Cactus Cowboy
Well-Known Member
Starting with "un marino de la Armada de Mexico" polishing his boots at 0600 on the stone & cement rampart of the primitive barrack building where I spent the night on Isla Sur... I suppose there's some sort of inspection held out there every morning, and I was on my way up from shore when I took this photo. This guy actually had a fully-automatic rifle lying next to him, though you can't see it in this photo... an FN, if I remember correctly. I had already shared some fruit smoothies with this hand before walking down to my boat and taking a field shower, so I was on my way up to explore the island... had permission from the man in charge to pull a solo exploration, therefore I didn't waste any time getting past the barrack and getting on with my mission, LOL.
Here's a shot of my derigged Laser riding at a mooring below the barrack building, the shot taken from higher ground across Smugglers Cove. Those buildings to the upper right are the squalid abodes of civilian light keepers on Isla Sur... not a bad gig for those Mexicans into nature.
Here are a couple shots of my loaded Laser on a bayside beach in Coronado, it's early yet so the cloud cover hasn't burned off, though the breeze is already picking up...
Here's Isla Norte on approach... no Mexicans stationed here, so stealth voyages leave you in command of the entire island. An awesome venue too, as seen in certain photos in a link in Post #1 of my 'Laser Island Voyages' thread.
This shot was taken looking up toward the summit from that prominent saddle seen in the previous photo:
And here is the SW coast of Isla Norte, unseen from the mainland, a very rugged and beautiful area, though this particular pic doesn't do it justice... I had a really cool shot of this area of the island, but I gave it to a friend in a wheelchair back in the day, so he could enjoy the view as well. I suppose he still has it on a wall of his home.
Now we go to Middle Island for a little bird action... cue the 'SCARFACE' line: "C'MON, PELICAN!!!"
Here's a montage of the knife-edged arete on South Ridge of Middle Island, a sh!tload of pelicans hung out here and we got along famously, LOL:
Here we have a shot of a small rocky cove on the north side of the isthmus on Middle Island, read the third story in my 'Laser Island Voyages' thread to get the details. That land on the horizon at left is actually Middle Rock, so there are two islands in this photo, separated by a channel roughly 1/4-mile wide.
Here's a shot of my derigged boat lying upon the shingle beach at the head of the cove to the south, on the other side of the isthmus. Battens removed & sail furled round the mast for stealth purposes... one is supposed to have permission from the Mexican gubmint to land on Los Coronados, which are designated wildlife sanctuaries.
Yes, those are seals lying among the rocks in the previous photo, but they know I'm an animal lover so they're still hanging out in lounge mode. However, when I first sailed into this cove, four small juvenile seals flapped down to the water for safety's sake... later, as I derigged, they floated closer inshore to suss me out, a comical squadron of pinnipeds as described in the story I mentioned earlier. That would be "ILLUSION DWELLER" in my 'Laser Island Voyages' thread, the pinnipeds deserved mention, AYE? And here they are:
Damn, it's already 2007 hours, I gotta take a break to load some beef medallions in the oven, I'm having those with mushroom gravy tonight, after a primo salad, of course... but I'll be back to post up some more shots in a bit, gotta grab another beer and have a slash while I'm at it. Enjoy the island pics, you won't see their like anywhere else, due to the situation with stealth voyages in Los Coronados. Don't forget the Mexican jailhouse scene!!! LOL...
Here's a shot of my derigged Laser riding at a mooring below the barrack building, the shot taken from higher ground across Smugglers Cove. Those buildings to the upper right are the squalid abodes of civilian light keepers on Isla Sur... not a bad gig for those Mexicans into nature.
Here are a couple shots of my loaded Laser on a bayside beach in Coronado, it's early yet so the cloud cover hasn't burned off, though the breeze is already picking up...
Here's Isla Norte on approach... no Mexicans stationed here, so stealth voyages leave you in command of the entire island. An awesome venue too, as seen in certain photos in a link in Post #1 of my 'Laser Island Voyages' thread.
This shot was taken looking up toward the summit from that prominent saddle seen in the previous photo:
And here is the SW coast of Isla Norte, unseen from the mainland, a very rugged and beautiful area, though this particular pic doesn't do it justice... I had a really cool shot of this area of the island, but I gave it to a friend in a wheelchair back in the day, so he could enjoy the view as well. I suppose he still has it on a wall of his home.
Now we go to Middle Island for a little bird action... cue the 'SCARFACE' line: "C'MON, PELICAN!!!"
Here's a montage of the knife-edged arete on South Ridge of Middle Island, a sh!tload of pelicans hung out here and we got along famously, LOL:
Here we have a shot of a small rocky cove on the north side of the isthmus on Middle Island, read the third story in my 'Laser Island Voyages' thread to get the details. That land on the horizon at left is actually Middle Rock, so there are two islands in this photo, separated by a channel roughly 1/4-mile wide.
Here's a shot of my derigged boat lying upon the shingle beach at the head of the cove to the south, on the other side of the isthmus. Battens removed & sail furled round the mast for stealth purposes... one is supposed to have permission from the Mexican gubmint to land on Los Coronados, which are designated wildlife sanctuaries.
Yes, those are seals lying among the rocks in the previous photo, but they know I'm an animal lover so they're still hanging out in lounge mode. However, when I first sailed into this cove, four small juvenile seals flapped down to the water for safety's sake... later, as I derigged, they floated closer inshore to suss me out, a comical squadron of pinnipeds as described in the story I mentioned earlier. That would be "ILLUSION DWELLER" in my 'Laser Island Voyages' thread, the pinnipeds deserved mention, AYE? And here they are:
Damn, it's already 2007 hours, I gotta take a break to load some beef medallions in the oven, I'm having those with mushroom gravy tonight, after a primo salad, of course... but I'll be back to post up some more shots in a bit, gotta grab another beer and have a slash while I'm at it. Enjoy the island pics, you won't see their like anywhere else, due to the situation with stealth voyages in Los Coronados. Don't forget the Mexican jailhouse scene!!! LOL...
Last edited: