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December 4, 2015
The Sea of Cortez - Looking Back
So, I'm back from Mexico. I wanted to jot down a few thoughts while they're still fresh in my retarded little mind.
1) South Park vs. North Park - I have never understood why they talk about "South Park". There is an animated tv show named South Park, and people talk about South Park hay, but I never understood what South Park really meant until this trip.
I assumed that South Park meant South Park County, as in the southern end of Park County. But, the problem is that South Park County is actually hilly/mountainous, with twisty roads through conifer forests. So, that meant that what people were calling South Park (County), - (Jefferson, Como, Fair Play, etc), was actually North Park (County). So, I struggled with this for some time.
Until I saw the map on the wall of the motel in Salida, Colorado. And, the map that I saw, on the wall, was old and faded and worn. Rubbed through in places by people tracing their fat fingers over the map, showed two large concentric meadows, labeled North Park and South Park.
Even now, as I search the intertubes, I can't find anything remotely close to that map in Salida. I'll check to see if I have a photo of it in my phone or cameras. If not, I'll call down there and get them to send me a picture of the map. It's truly enlightening.
2) Father Kino - So, while I was in Kino Bay, a decadent, remote enclave well off the beaten path, I heard the story about Father Kino. Now, apparently, there was a mine down south of here, where a Catholic priest set up/operated a mine where they mined gold/silver and his name was Father Kino. The funds that came from the mine were used to pay for the expenses of the conquest of the new world, although how and why Kino came to be named for him is somewhat of a mystery, as he never passed through this particular area, allegedly.
3) Mark has identified one of my cactus photos as a "jumping cactus". Yikes.
4) My understanding is that Guaymas has a large expatriate population, and that it's been around longer than Rocky Point (Puerto Peñasco). So, Americans were heading down to Guaymas as expatriates, long before Rocky Point was an established destination.
5) Kino Bay (Bahia del Kino) was better known to people who were surf fishing, as the fishing was better there than in Rocky Point (Puerto Peñasco).
6) Goat Tit Mountains - Both the Yaqui and Seri Indians considered the tetas to be sacred. The Yaquis named it, "Tecalai," meaning, Dragon's tongue. The Seri Indians named the mountain, "Stone Mountain." The name was changed to "Tetas de Kawi" ny the Spanish speaking settlers and is now called the Tetas de Cabre." Meaning "goats teats" in Spanish, which it is supposed to resemble the tits of a goat.
They recently had a guy do a tight-rope walk between the two peaks of Goat Tit Mountains. Apparently, he fell a few times, but had a safety cord, and lived.
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 4, 2015 at 8:18 PM
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