Three Month Home Base in Southwest

[buckland]

Lucy Rose is getting stronger ...starting the transition from Vet food back to her dry kibble... 25% increase/day. Hoping for the best.
Trip plans coming along and getting excited to be on the road.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Great news Rob.
Frank

 

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

 

[buckland]

Watching the World Cup.... Lucy Rose on the rebound.

 

[buckland]

Borrego Springs.
As we have decided to enter Mexico at the Tecate crossing we thought we'd spend some time in the Anza Borrego area. I guess the first question to ask those who have been here is first: If you had a choice of visiting here in the last week of January or the beginning of March which would you do and why? We would either exit Mexico back at Tecate or at Mexicali (we will be going down the west side of Baja and up the east.
The second of course would be where to find dispersed camping and what things to visit...is there a special route through the area which is a 'not miss' Any and all advice truly appreciated.

 

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

Good to see she’s on the mend. That’s my Golden’s favorite position.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

For me, Borrego would be a March visit. There’s a bit more wildflower, and the temps are a little nicer (although it can get hot).

 

[buckland]

I'd like to thank everyone who was patient enough while I came to the realization that the SW can be frosty at the elevations I was interested in... and in the end we are very excited now, after a month getting to and exploring Big Bend, then on to Borrego Springs, we then turn south to explore Baja for a month. Our trip homewards unplanned but hoping AZ and NM areas might be warming up mid March... considering also a curved coastal trip home along the Gulf Coast to FL then up the Carolinas... who knows?!

For those who would like to follow I will do another blog. My way of recording the trip for friends who want to know where we are. A warning though, I get wordy can't seem to help myself rambling on. I will however endeavor to put a bunch of photos so you can flick through! I put my truck back on the GM OnStar ATT plan unlimited data/cell/text for $15/Mo IF you also sign up for $10/Mo Chevy plan (keeps track of your truck if stolen and on can open and start truck with iPhone etc)... I'll keep it while we are on the trip. (US Can. Mex)
We leave on 1/2/23.
Cowabunga (Howdy Doody Show)
Rob

https://eagle-flies-southwest.blogspot.com

 

[Vic Harder]

Rob, I am loving your blog. Feels like I am getting to know you! I hope to learn a lot from your adventure.... fish taco's here we (you) come!!!!

 

[buckland]

Thanks Vic. It will be a big adventure and after all the 'type A' preparation, I hope to just wing it. If what I see on the web is true I wish I could have done it years ago... I love to fall onto something like a food truck or a beach that we just happen upon.... There is a wide range of foods so I will have fun there. I am a fan of Rick Bayless, an expert on Mexican foods. I bought his book some time ago and scanned the pages that refer to Baja. Oh Boy!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Rob,if you might be a fan of Linda Ronstadt she has a new book called Feels Like Home.
A story about her ancestors who settled the Sonoran area of Mexico.
She is a good friend of Rick Bayless and the book had her family recipes.

It's a nice quick read.

Frank

 

[buckland]

Oh i am indeed. Thanks Frank I’ll look it up and get.. I’d enjoy getting in a bit deeper.

 

[AWG_Pics]

We have a couple of Rick Bayless cookbooks. We made authentic (according to Rick) Mole five or six times -- it is a lot of work -- kind of a day long effort each time.

We look forward to your after action report. Have a great time!

 

[buckland]

​We are excited and the escape weather looks favorable. Time to jump off the dock!
Cowabunga

 

[ski3pin]

​We are excited and the escape weather looks favorable. Time to jump off the dock!
Cowabunga

Jump! Jump!

 

[goinoregon]

We just got back from 12 days in baja. in and out thru mexacali. if you are unsure of places to visit/camp, i would highly recommend the camps/rv parks. at them, we met a ton of other campers, and got some excellent on the ground advice on where to go and what to do.
at the bigger rv locations they have locals that come thru and sell all sorts of prepared food - tamales, empanadas, etc - which were great. and fresh fish.
we at at local cantinas most of the time, the cost is low, and quality is high.
i made a recommendation on todd gru's baja post about a great camp spot on the pacific side, north of guerrero negra. great beach and people.
have fun - we had no security concerns on our visit, and did not hear of any.
greg

 

[buckland]

Well all will be revealed on the blog link but thought I'd post a photo of a real pop up camper. Great for those crowded campgrounds or bird watching. I am amazed someone hasn't put one of these together! That said it would be your last nighttime pee if you forgot and stepped out for a minute.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Like they say "watch out for the first step it's a lulu".
Frank

Oh I just noticed "lulu" no pun intended.

 

[DavidGraves]

Howdy Buckland

I assume you are somewhere in the Southwest....and good for you !

I wanted to mention that there appears to be shaping up a very good wildflower bloom due to abundant rains in late winter.

Encourage you to try to see at least some of the desert blooms....truly a natural spectacle.

David Graves

 

[AWG_Pics]

Howdy Buckland

I assume you are somewhere in the Southwest....and good for you !

I wanted to mention that there appears to be shaping up a very good wildflower bloom due to abundant rains in late winter.

Encourage you to try to see at least some of the desert blooms....truly a natural spectacle.

David Graves

David
Great recommendation. We are trying to decide how much we can see in late March and early April. A lot to choose from: Death Valley, Organ Pipe, SE Arizona and many places in between.
Tony