Complete Listing (see also the Fullscreen versions)
listed from northwest to southeast

Tecate

The main plaza in Tecate.

Next to the huge brewery in Tecate.

San Vicente

Ruins of Mission San Vicente.

The new visitor center at Mission San Vicente.

San Quintin

Pangas on the beach south of San Quintin.

Sunset on the beach south of San Quintin.

Near El Rosario

Trace of the old Baja road in the mountains south of El Rosario.

Boojums and cacti on a ridgetop south of El Rosario.

Mission San Fernando Velicata

Looking over the valley at Mission San Fernando.

Ruins of Mission San Fernando Velicata.

Perennial stream at Mission San Fernando.

El Marmol Onyx Quarry

Huge slabs of onyx ready for transport at El Marmol.

A schoolhouse made entirely of onyx at El Marmol.

The main cemetery at El Marmol onyx mine.

Onyx-covered graves at El Marmol.

Open pit mine for onyx at El Marmol.

The Catavina Boulder Field

The Catavina boulder field in the Desierto Central.

Boojums and cacti in the boulder field north of Catavina.

Granite tors and many kinds of cacti, near Catavina.

Young fan palms in a wash near Catavina.

(Tall fan palms in Arroyo Palmitas.)

Catavina

Catavina, largest settlement in the Desierto Central.

Sunset from the arroyo at Rancho Santa Inez, near Catavina.

Sunset near Catavina, one.

Sunset near Catavina, two.

Sunset near Catavina, three.

South of Catavina

An extensive cardonal (giant cactus forest) near Lake Chapala.

Desierto Central landscape on the Transpeninsular Highway north of Lake Chapala.

Bahia de los Angeles

The view over the Sea of Cortez from above Bahia de los Angeles.

On the pier at Guillermo's in Bahia de los Angeles.

Bahia de los Angeles early in the morning.

On the Road to San Borja

Desert landscape between Bahia de los Angeles and San Borja.

Spring flowers north of San Borja.

Boojums (cirios) in the high desert north of San Borja.

Lichen gowing on boojums, a sign of persistent fog.

On the road from Rosarito to San Borja.

Mission San Borja

The northwest side of Mission San Borja.

The front and main entrance to Mission San Borja.

Inside the stone church at San Borja.

Adobe ruins on the east side of Mission San Borja.

Old grapevines in the irrigated fields at San Borja.

The two springs that made the mission at San Borja possible.

The Vizcaino Desert

The barren foggy Vizcaino Desert, near Guerrero Negro.

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