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    Six weeks top to bottom, this Baja road trip is the start of a family tradition
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    Six weeks top to bottom, this Baja road trip is the start of a family tradition

    For as long as I can remember my family has headed south to Baja Sur to avoid the cold of winter. In the beginning it was for a few days. As I got older, my Dad ran the numbers and it made more sense to shut his construction business down through the holidays, so we went for a couple of weeks. 

    Then, the snowbird experience really kicked off when my parents rented a beach front space in a trailer park and brought down a fifth wheel.

    Snowbirding became a family tradition and lifestyle my parents still hold today. While they are not ex-pats, yet, I can see them moving in that direction.

    I’ve been away from that tradition for more than a decade and am starting a family of my own, so I’m trying to figure out what’s right for us. 

    So, this winter, we gave snowbirding in Baja a try in my self-converted 2019 Ram Promaster 2500.

    Six weeks top to bottom, it's time to start heading back to the cold.

    Some highlights (in no particular order):
    Puertocito
    Todos Santas / Cerritos
    La Fortuna
    Sierra de la Laguna (maybe my favorite)
    Conception Bay

    It's been six weeks going top to bottom, now it's time to start heading back to the cold.

    Posted by dalton-johnson

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    7 Comments

    1. Quesabirria on

      Very jealous, I want to buy a van someday and do the same.

      I miss Baja, used to camp and surf every Feb about 8hrs south of Ensenada. Still think of the fish tacos at San Quintin, best seafood anywhere. Catavina desert was always so cool.

    2. NWRegAgentJaq on

      The conversion looks so cozy and these pictures are giving me serious wanderlust, all those endless waves and warm sun look so inviting! Thanks for letting us live vicariously through y’all.

    6. FloridaGatorMan on

      Wonderful pics! Any chance you might have a high def pic of the bird? I’m a bird nerd and that one is just absolutely fantastic.

      Also if you have one high def enough you can see the spines of the cacti, you might consider submitting it to a photo contest.

    7. DinkandDrunk on

      I’m sure the conversion is comfortable, but my experience with Ram sprinters is they are utilitarian at best and the ride is not so smooth.