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The Sea of Cortez Sucks
It has been common knowledge or at least speculation of many of the locals in Baja California that the temperatures of the Sea of Cortez and Pacific Ocean may have a great influence on the tracks...
Preparing Your Boat for Hurricanes
"Batten down the hatches!" Is what the old salts on sailing ships would say before the storm hit. Well last week those of us that live in the cape region of Baja California Sur now know better than...
Hurricanes are coming - What to Do?
Yes it’s time not only to be sure everything outside that is loose is either put away or tied down, but to be sure you have what you need on hand. Many of us who have lived here for years know that...
Preparing for Hurricanes
Prepare, Prepare and Prepare... According to the NHC bulk of a hurricane threat is the tidal surge. It is responsible for more property damage and loss of life than any other aspect of a hurricane....
Hurricane Control - Interview with Hurricane Richard, Slayer of Hurricanes
June 14th, 2004, 10:00PM, Santa Barbara, California Reporter: So, "Hurricane Richard" You claim to be able to affect hurricanes. That's a pretty large claim. What exactly do you claim to be able to...
Historical look at Hurricanes in Baja
The Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season begins May 15th, but residents of Baja will scoff about any threat so early in the season. I've heard tribal knowledge like, "Hurricanes never come up the Sea of...
Baja's Coromuel Winds are Blowin'
Every evening the wind blows from the SSW durning the spring and early summer Coromuel winds area a welcome phenomenon of the La Paz area. These south-to-south west winds begin in the late spring and...
Baja Travel: The Change of Seasons in Baja California
(10/5/03) Ah the seasons changing. Yes the intense heat and humidity is about over. Almost always around the 15th of October in Baja Sur the daytime temperature makes a radical drop of 10-15 degrees...
I have a Thing about Thong(s)
Thong, what a great word, what a great sound? Thong coming from the fact that thongs are made with just a slight amount of material (originally a thong of leather) that goes between the appendages....
From Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California
(University of Utah Press, 2002). © C.M. Mayo. This excerpt is posted by permission of the author. All rights reserved. From the chapter “The Visitors” In the Galería de Todos Santos there was a...