Catavinia area hiking

Around Catavinia the landscape gets crazy cool, with cacti everywhere and huge boulderscapes.  On our first trip to Baja years ago we spent the night in Catavinia so we could do a little hike in the area.  We decided to do the same this year.  We stopped in a little marked area where the signs read, "Stay on trails with a local guide."  Well, we didn't have a guide and there was nobody to be seen, so we decided to play dumb and check out the area.

This was an archaeological area and at the top of our climb we found a cave with the most amazing and colorful petroglyphs.  What an awesome surprise!

Shortly after our hike we passed a familiar vehicle traveling south on Hwy 1.  It was Barb Kus (my boss), Suellen Lynn, and Lisa Allen on their way to the tip of Baja in search of Least Bell's Vireos.  We had originally hoped to stay in the same hotel overnight, but instead we opted to drive on to El Rosario, so a wave hello from the highway had to suffice.  Was probably a good move, because the metal T-Rex sculpture at our hotel (Mama Espinosa's) pretty much made Quinn's day.  :)