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During our stay in
Cabo San Lucas, we decided to go on an adventure. After
looking at many different books at
Casa Contenta we decide to consult
Lonely Planet's book on
Baja California. It pointed to an out of the way place known as Sol de Mayo,
which was just west of
Santiago. To get there you have cross the
Tropic of Cancer
where there is a big ball monument marking its existence
. I
haven't found any other information on this hike except in the Lonely planet
book, but I do know it is part of a the
Sierra de la Laguna reserve initiated by
UNESCO.
Once at the trailhead, we began our
hike down into the valley
and the view kept getting
better and better as we hiked along.
The hike is not all that long,
but it does requre some class 3 or 4 rock scrambling. Once at the bottom
, we contemplated what to do.
I decided to be dumb and jump right in the freezing
water. (You will need Windows XP or Quicktime to watch the videos. Be patient,
it takes a long time for the videos to download -- even on a broadband
connection.) Meanwhile, as Elle contemplated swimming, she took more pictures of
the waterfalls
and another
video. I jumped out of the
freezing water to warm my fat butt up.
After I got out, I realized
that I had my wallet still in my pants (doh!)
so I laid out all my money
and it was dry within minutes!
Our climb back up the trail was not that bad
as we were both dry by the time
we reached the car. Once there, we headed to
Aqua Caliente, but it was no where near as fun as this hike.