High Surf Conditions At K38 Baja, MX

Been down in Baja at the house, K38 sure is looking good.  The waves have been just outstanding as yesterday we got some double overhead waves at a little over 12 feet.  Next weekend the waves are going to be even higher.  The weather is in the mid to low 70's with some cloud cover to day, it's really nice.  We had a great BBQ on the north end of the Campo on sunday with J-P supplying lots of fish.  Ron is one hell of a chef.  Below are the images from the last couple of days.  If you want any of the images go over to http://travelswithshadow.smugmug.com to check them out.  You can get any size print you want.  If you want me to paint an image just let me know.

It's been way to long that I was able to write on this blog.  I've been healing up in Tucson for the past few months and I can't wait to get back to Baja which will be happening in the middle of January.  They tell me that I'm not 22 anymore that I'm 72 and should act like it but I don't think so as you have to do what you love.  I love surfing, scuba diving, kayaking while photographing and painting all the action.

With lots of time on my hands I've been doing some shooting around the Tucson barrios.  I hope to paint some of the images that best suits the medium.  I'll put somemore up in a few days so keep an eye out.

Heading To Baja Sometime Next Week

Shadow and I are heading to Baja next week to get a little surfing in.  It seens like the past two months that the surf conditions have been poor with 1 to 2 foot surf which is not good to say the least.  We have had some 3 to 4 foot days but they have been few and far between.  Need to go somewhere where  the waves have some height and form.

I'm looking to plan a trip in the next few weeks to either the Point in San Quintin on the Pacific side to do some major surfing or go over to the Gulf of California side to do some fishing at Bahia de Los Angles.  It all sounds good to me!  The Point at San Quintin is a great place for both surfing and fishing.  The Point is really hard to get to as you have to fourwheel it along the beach at low tide and then climb a 200 foot sand mountain.  Believe me when I say it is not an easy trip to make it out to the good surfing spots.  I'll put somemore pictures up on a new post of the area in a day or two.

Tumacacori Mission in Southern Arizona

Tumacacore Mission was established in 1691 by Father Kino making it the oldest Jesuit mission site in southern Arizona.  The mission was established at an existing native O'odham settlement on the east side of the Santa Cruz River.  After the Pima rebellion of 1751, the mission was moved to the present site on the west side of the Santa Cruz river.  By 1848, the mission was abandoned due to the lack of people living in the area.

The black& white photo was taken about 1924 in front of the old mission.  In the photograph are may great grandparents Emil and Emma Wagner from Ft Recovery, OH.  Also in the photo is Edith Wagner Hegemeyer my grandmother, my father Paul Hegemeyer and my aunt Betty Hegemeyer Williams.  The Hegemeyer family were living in Nogales, Arizona which is on the Mexico border.  My grandfather Art Hegemeyer owned a battery shop at the time serving the copper mines in the area.

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Mission San Xavier del Bac Panoramic Images

I'm still working at photographing Mission San Xavier from different perspectives.  The weather is cooling down some in Tucson which makes it a little easier to be out shooting in the later afternoon.  Looking to make a trip down to Mission Tumacacori to make some additional shots.  All of the images on this blog are for sale at http://travelswithshadow.smugmug.com.  If you can't find a particular image give me a call (520) 907-1556.

Mission San Xavier del Bac

Mission San Xavier del Bac is located about ten miles south of Tucson, Arizona.  The area was first visited by Father Kino in 1692 and a mission building was started about 1700 but never finished.  The present mission was started in 1783 and finished in 1783.  It was built to serve the Tohono O'odham nation which was part of Mexico at the time.  The images are all of the outside of the mission so when I get the time I'll head back and photograph the interior which is beautifully restored within the last few years.  Hope you enjoy the images.