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Baja California
Dividing the Baja
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one of the few holes in the wall to mexico

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it´s dirty and very lively in Tecate...

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...and very colorful!

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let´s got to the backcountry

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the roads are always a little bit sandy

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nature comes back after a wildfire

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sunset in the mountains

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alone out there

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sometimes it gets a little bit blocky

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and sometimes I can only push my bike

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wonderful campspot in the mountains

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on my way down there are more and more farms

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This house is Catholic! Religion is a major issue in mexico

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kids playing soccer

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and then back into the mountains

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Rubbish bin the mexican way

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the pacific coast, really beautiful way along it

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the road is definetly a "not that easy street"

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I had to push along the beach for a mile

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pelicans playing with the waves

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A Hole in the Rocks blows out water...

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Flora along the Coast

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Advertisements are mostly handpainted

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the Red Cross collects Money at the Main Highway

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Thrift Store

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Traffic along the Road

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You can always put something on top

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Dry country

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Electricity at it´s best

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what grows the best in the desert? KAktus!

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and then it got sandy again

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lot of military checkpoints along the road

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Agriculture in the desert... strong contrast

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Aound the rubbish the plastic is flying around

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bizarre Plants in the desert

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the highway winds over the hills

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sunset in a kaktusgarden

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huge my friend!

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and full of thorns

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lots of building along the road are abandoned

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between two gas sations you can just find these mobile Gasoline sellers...

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A thorny camp every night

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desert road

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Car wracks along the road

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alone under billion stars

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sunset in the bahia los angeles

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meeting Andy and Steffi and some other germans

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Invitation for fishing

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racing with dolphins

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definetely a reason for happiness

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Chris the most relaxed Alaskan Guy I ever met

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collecting Shells

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having a seafood barbeque

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pushing is easier if you can share it...

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these guys brought me back my tripod I lost on a bumpy road

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Having a Tortilla Break along the road

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sometimes you look a little bit feral in the morning

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Dirtroad Paradise Baja California

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A rare photo of the protagonist

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starting fireworks for new year early that year

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dolphin skeleton at Panchos Beach

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sometimes the are grading the backroads

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campsite in the mid of thorns again

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this rabbit is on the other side... a new image for my roadkill collection

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time for a laundry...

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the Casa de la Cyclista in San Ignacio was a perfect apot for that

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the Mission Church in San Ignacio

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this one slept under my tent one night... uuuppps

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Seabird at the coast

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the fishing village of El Datil

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fisherman at work

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the birds are waiting for their meal

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this was definitely a pushing track

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beautiful landscape again

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stinky Landfill just behind Ciudad Constitution

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now you could even find some rivers with water inside

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but the Landscape stayed dry and dusty

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beautiful Mountains

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but rocky paths up here

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reaching the coast it was a very nice ride to La Paz

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the Mountains are very colorful out here

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this was the most sandy part on my whole Baja Experience

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Ship wreck along the coast

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Made it! from here it´s just asphalt to La Paz

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the road winds over the coastal range

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La Paz

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the Marina in La Paz

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Downtown La Paz with Christmas decoration

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cleaning the cars as a buisness on the roadside

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Shoe Polisher

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In the MErcados there is also always a opportunity to eat

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Ice for the Seafood

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Shopping with his boy

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The Cowboy Hat is a common sight in the streets of Mexico

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Specialized Hat Shop

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in the Mercado

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the Signs in the Buses are handpainted

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Hardware Store

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waiting is a common thing in Mexico, here it´s a busstop

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In the Streets of La Paz