Punta Entrada to Punta Baja, August 16th 2011

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Crossing from the mouth of Bahia San Quintin down to the open shore
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Approximate location: 29.7269N / 115.6614W.

An interesting resort with people tide pooling at the shore
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The shore had lots of sandstone caves, but there were too shallow to paddle into
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

An interesting resort with people tide pooling at the shore
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The resort has running water flowing into the sea
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

Next to the resort an optical illusion on the cliff caught my eye
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

That is no illusion! It is cave with a giant sinkhole in the roof!
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The entrance to the cave was large enough that I was not worried about the southern swell
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The shore had lots of sandstone caves, but there were too shallow to paddle into
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The entrance to the cave was large enough that I was not worried about the southern swell
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The sandstone cliffs were interesting to travel past
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

Bird covered island with small arch in it
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The sandstone cliffs were interesting to travel past
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

Fish camp Viejo? A slot in the clif with a small beach
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

Another cave I could not go into
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

An interesting resort with people tide pooling at the shore
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

The sandstone cliffs were interesting to travel past
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

I passed some shorefront houses on the coast
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

I think this is the big beach just north of El Rosario
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

After a long day of paddling, I finally rounded Punta Baja
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

There seems to be a big town at Punta Baja that I do not recall from 10 years ago
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

I landed at the same arroyo I camped in 10 years ago
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.

This time I camped in the arroyo instead of up on the bluff
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Approximate location: 30.27433N / 115.86574W.