Baja California is not in California, it’s in Mexico. The Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) is not in California, it’s in Mexico. But whatever it’s called, Baja Mexico is a place of much diversity, great landscapes and a vast desert environment surrounded by immense bodies of water. https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9998847,-113.5,6z
It’s about a 1,000 mile (1,609 Kilometers) drive from San Diego to the southern tip of Baja at Cabo San Lucas. I had the opportunity a few years ago to drive that stretch and to capture the essence of the land, its people and customs. The food was spicy, inexpensive and the military checkpoints were ubiquitous. The photos below are a good representation of the land in much of Baja with its endless mountain ridges and succulent desert vegetation. These photos and more are available as prints or downloadable files at http://dawn2dawnphotography.com/

This fine young hombre with AK 47 searched my vehicle but forgot to check the rocker panels. I guess he never saw the movie “The French Connection”

Many visitors are content to camp along the bahias of The Sea of Cortez, where the waters are peaceful, clear and green! Just be aware of the giant squids!
And then there are the sunrises and sunsets. This was when I decided to name my website Dawn2Dawn Photography.

This is the shot I used for my website logo. I got out of my tent around 6am and saw this. The color was immense. I didn’t have to push the saturation in Photoshop.
And when you get hungry, you head to town. They serve really good Mexican food down here!

The carne asada was delicious even though they hang the carne out to dry on their clothesline out back.
After a great meal, it was time to reflect.
Beautiful! Amazing pics
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Thank you Lucia!
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I’ve sailed up and down Baja Calif 4 times, and have spent so many hours staring at the landscape (when I could see it) and looking at these pictures gives me so much insight. I loved every single on of them!
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Thank you so much Marie. Glad you enjoyed
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Wonderful photos! Baja is on my list for “soon”, and I think you’ve just inspired me to make it sooner.
Thanks for following my blog.
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Thanks Angeline. I’m looking to go back in the near future and find that chihuahua!
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Its is a Great tour for me. I only been at the tip, I have eaten sun dried Fish its very good. Thank You
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Reblogged this on dawn2dawn photography and commented:
Reblog from 3 years ago. Baja California is a worthwhile trip
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Lovely photos!
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What a coincidence. I just came home from spending a week outside of a small town on the Pacific Ocean side of Baja about 90 minutes north of Cabo, now my new, most favourite place. I’ll go back and explore some more and your photos are just the temptation I need. Every dog I encountered – and there were many – seemed to be the colour of sand, just like that chihuahua.
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You must mean the town of Todos Santos, a surfing mecca. We spent a night there and I remembered eating at a little restaurant al fresco.
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Amazing how plants and animals have adapted to the desert climate – love the cacti! … beautiful shots, Mike.
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