ATV Ride in the Baja Desert
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canyonwalkerLos Cabos Travelog #17
Baja California Sur, Mexico - Wed, 8 May 2024, 3pm
Today we went ATV riding in the Baja desert. It was another of the A-or-B activities arranged for my company club trip. I think the "B" activity was a spa treatment, so yeah, I was totally going with Option A. Hawk, too.
A bus took us to a spot over an hour away. Fourteen of us were aboard for the activity.
After the difficulty I had with snorkeling yesterday you might wonder if I'd want to try another physical activity. Hell yes! It's not the physicality.; it's my familiarity with the equipment. While I've never driven an ATV before I have been driving 4x4 vehicles for 27 years. I'm very confident with reading trails and picking the right line through obstacles. As I took the while after a quick briefing on the controls, I thought to myself, "This is like a Jeep and a lawnmower had a baby."
The photo above/right of me in my gear is the only one I have from this activity. The guides told us multiple times not to try using phones or cameras during the trip. "You'll need to keep both hands on the wheel and pay attention to driving," they advised us. Which was totally reasonable. But it was also because they were taking pictures for us to sell at absolutely hideous prices. How hideous? Over $100 for a digital download of 20 or so pics they made. $72 for single photo printed as a souvenir. Fuck no.
The ATV I drove was a two-seater, front and back. I had wanted a solo ATV but Hawk didn't want to drive. Thus she rode as my passenger for the full hour.
While we were out on the trail we saw other groups in the same area. Other outfitters offer ATV rides, too. And some offer a much more classic 4x4 way of traversing the desert....
I was amused we saw camels in the same area as Hawk had spotted beach camel rides a couple weeks ago when we were planning activities for our Los Cabos trip. I was way more interested in ATVs than camels, though. "Compared to ATVs," I warned, "Camels are stinky and mean."
Baja California Sur, Mexico - Wed, 8 May 2024, 3pm
Today we went ATV riding in the Baja desert. It was another of the A-or-B activities arranged for my company club trip. I think the "B" activity was a spa treatment, so yeah, I was totally going with Option A. Hawk, too.
A bus took us to a spot over an hour away. Fourteen of us were aboard for the activity.After the difficulty I had with snorkeling yesterday you might wonder if I'd want to try another physical activity. Hell yes! It's not the physicality.; it's my familiarity with the equipment. While I've never driven an ATV before I have been driving 4x4 vehicles for 27 years. I'm very confident with reading trails and picking the right line through obstacles. As I took the while after a quick briefing on the controls, I thought to myself, "This is like a Jeep and a lawnmower had a baby."
The photo above/right of me in my gear is the only one I have from this activity. The guides told us multiple times not to try using phones or cameras during the trip. "You'll need to keep both hands on the wheel and pay attention to driving," they advised us. Which was totally reasonable. But it was also because they were taking pictures for us to sell at absolutely hideous prices. How hideous? Over $100 for a digital download of 20 or so pics they made. $72 for single photo printed as a souvenir. Fuck no.
The ATV I drove was a two-seater, front and back. I had wanted a solo ATV but Hawk didn't want to drive. Thus she rode as my passenger for the full hour.
While we were out on the trail we saw other groups in the same area. Other outfitters offer ATV rides, too. And some offer a much more classic 4x4 way of traversing the desert....
I was amused we saw camels in the same area as Hawk had spotted beach camel rides a couple weeks ago when we were planning activities for our Los Cabos trip. I was way more interested in ATVs than camels, though. "Compared to ATVs," I warned, "Camels are stinky and mean."
