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Off-road adventures, camping and the great outdoors.

Baja is dust, campfires and a full tank of gas. Four-wheelers, campers, beach bums and desert rats make their homes here.

Featured Homesteads in Baja

	Desert Rats Off-Road Club by Rick & Tammy V., Barstow, California · Baja/Dunes Trip reports, a trail etiquette guide and the calendar for a family off-road club.
	Camp Cook Carl by Carl D., Tucson, Arizona · Baja/Cactus Dutch oven and campfire recipes from a scoutmaster who has fed a lot of hungry kids.
	Sandpiper Beach Rentals BUSINESS Baja/Mesa Three beach cabins for rent on a quiet stretch of the Baja California coast, by the week.
	Rockhounding in the Mojave by Frank Delacroix · Baja/Canyon Where to find agate, jasper and geodes in the desert, with the rules for collecting and what to bring.
	Desert Wildflower Watch by Nora and Hal Brightman · Baja/Oasis When and where the desert blooms: a couple's spring records since 1992 and the fall rain watch.
	Two Countries JOURNAL by Marisol Echeverria · Baja/Trail A Tijuana-born woman in San Diego writes about the border crossing, her sick mother and becoming a U.S. citizen.
	Between Here and There JOURNAL by Loretta Begay · Baja/Mesa A young Dine woman writes from the college computer lab about her grandmother, her language and a boyfriend in Phoenix.
	desert notes by Rafael Ortega · Baja/Dunes Short poems about the Sonoran Desert from a land surveyor who walks it for a living.
	Abuela Esperanza Says Hello by Esperanza Rios · Baja/Cactus A seventy-year-old grandmother in El Paso introduces herself, in English and Spanish, with the help of her granddaughter.
	Siempre Selena by Araceli Garza · Baja/Mesa Selena, 1971 to 1995, remembered by a Corpus Christi girl who saw her last Astrodome show. Her life, her songs, and a poem.
	La Ofrenda: For Papi and Mami by Roger and Monica Hurd · Baja/Oasis Every November Monica builds an ofrenda for her parents, Roberto and Cecelia Romero. This year it's on the computer too, with Roger's help.
	Jay & Lena's Rolling Home by Jay and Lena Akins · Baja/Trail We sold the house and hit the road in a 34-foot fifth wheel. Where we've been, where we're headed, and tips for new full-timers.
	You Know You're Getting Older When... by Dudley and Judy Goodman · Baja/Mesa His list in blue, hers in red, and the senior discounts we have known. From two retirees who winter in Mesa and summer in Michigan.
	Camp Stout - Opening Day 1998 by Gary Stout · Baja/Canyon My grandpa built the camp in 1948. Last November my boy Ben hunted his first opening day there. Euchre, venison chili and no TV.
	Above the Clouds - Mt. Pulag, February 1999 by Gerald Evangelista · Baja/Trail Five of us, one jeepney, 2,922 meters and 3 degrees at 4 a.m.: our Valentine's weekend climb to the sea of clouds on the highest mountain in Luzon.
	Two Seats, One Sleeper JOURNAL by Gertrude Camarena · Baja/Canyon Me in the left seat, Ray in the sleeper, then we switch. Since 1997 my husband and I have driven a truck together coast to coast. This is what I write at the truck stops.
	Palm Hollow Date Garden BUSINESS Baja/Oasis Medjools, Deglet Noors and a date shake you'll drive back for. A family date garden in the Coachella Valley since 1948: our dates, the shake stand, holiday gift boxes and how dates are grown.
	Sheldon & Myrtle: Our Adopted Desert Tortoises by Kathleen Anders · Baja/Trail Meet Sheldon and Myrtle, the two desert tortoises who own our backyard. How we adopted them, what they eat, their burrow, getting ready for the winter sleep, and the rules every tortoise owner should know.
	Como la Flor: Remembering Selena by Melinda Anguiano · Baja/Mesa I was 18 when we lost her. Four years later I still play Amor Prohibido in the car. Selena's story, the albums, the movie, and my trip to Corpus Christi.
	Mariachi Los Halcones - Desert View High School by Robin Bissett · Baja/Cactus Twenty-two students, violins, trumpets, guitarron and vihuela, and a lot of hard work. Our mariachi program, our instruments, and where to hear us this fall.
	Desert Splat: Paintball in the Mojave by Shon Weibel · Baja/Dunes Five guys, a dry wash, and a lot of paint. Our paintball team, the field rules, our markers, and the scenario game where we held the hill for six hours.

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