Oh the Baja
March 26th, 2008 Posted in Breaking NewsBaja Travesia, from white sandy beaches of the Sea of Cortez to the snowy high alpine mountains nearing 3,000m racers now make their way through the green rolling interior heading toward the rocky coastline of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a true adventure in every sense of the word.
The Sea of Cortez was a treat, a light breeze, blazing sun and warm emerald waters. The desert was scorching, veterans had blisters after just 20k and newcomers were beat. Despite the Event Directors’ warnings the canyon was giant surprise for everyone, a non-stop beating even for the front teams. As for the Pacific Ocean that still lies ahead, the forecast is for high winds and big surf. In turn, the kayak course has been shortened, cut in half in fact and in true Baja Travesia fashion there will be no dark zone. The course leaders will likely finish late, late tonight or early a.m. Thursday, but the rest of the field is still out on the course, pushing hard and doing their best to make it through. Darkness is falling again.