Baja Oct-November 2015 = Damn, it was awesome - fish, whale sharks, great friends, super food!!!!

 It was amazing hanging out with the whale sharks!
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 We spent two mornings hanging out with them, one day we spent five hours just cruising with them.

 So sublime.

 Underwater photography is hard!

 Here be monsters - biggest was at least 2X the length of my kayak, or at least 30' (10 meters) long!

 I have no idea what this creature is at all.
Anemone?

 The smallest fish I have ever caught - a halibut - fully hooked!

 Seriously?

 D. says she's going to eat it.........

 She's not kidding, either.

 D. with a big one!

 Osa just freaking loves the panga!

 Bam!

 Incoming!
Better then a piñata!!

 She is so helpful.

 Marco!

 Pretty little pintado set loose

 Daily double!

 FISH ON

 Or, SHARK ON

 Fun to get to use the big rods

 Bass & tuna

 A couple damn nice tuna steaks, tag-teaming the filleting

 Chillin' with Al - such a good dude.

 We get a casita for a few days each stay to break up the dirt camping.

 BoLA rigs

 Another Whale Shark day!

 Scouting for our buddy Angel

 TRUTH

 Post whale shark beverages - ice cold Pacificos & Damiana margs

 Man........that is one fine plate of Pescado al mojo de ajo, we bring the fish, they prep it all up perfectly.

 A beautiful Mamillia cactus

 Antonio!
Such a good dude, he used to run the sea turtle sanctuary, due to his hard work we saw sea turtles almost every day on our trip.
I washed tanks for him on a bike tour in 1991

 Antonio's campo - highly suggested

 Cooked!

No cell phone access here, coffee is "When the sun is above the point" and evening meetings are "Happy Hour" just before sunset to watch it & then shooting stars - so amazing.

 Julie - not sure how many more times we will get to see sweet old Julie.

 Skeptical?

 Good cats!

 Burn you then hurt you, or hurt you then burn you?

 Angel y Erika, living the dream for reals.

 Boojums!!

 I love the Sinaloa chicken stands so much

 Gracias y ustedes!

 Tacos Junior may be my favorite non-seafood taco stand in the world, in Cuidad Morelos, there & Tacos el Rey in Loreto.........

 1st thing in Mexico:
New Hats!

 Tacos El Guero, where the fish taco as we know it was invented, Mi Amiga Alejandra there was interviewed by NPR for just that, and here, a plate of Camarones a Diabla to die for......

 Pulpo/camaron cocktail & tacos de camaron.........so, so good.

 I hate killing snakes, but this sidewinder damn near got Taylor in the night, very aggressive and not backing down.

 Holy Hell that was a sunrise!

 Dang.

 Some of the most threatening seas I have ever put in on, and so good........damn.........

 Symphony in Blue

 Shit, Taylor - not bad for your 1st day kayak fishing ever!

 We will be well fed!

 Many corvinas, I just started feeding people on the beach for free

 Bring it.

 Colors you just can't make up.

 Calavera de Delphin

 An old codger

 Kelp grouper

 Sierra

 Trigger

 Corvina

 Shade up!

 Holy fishing kayaks!

 Big bag for T. to take home

 Graham Macintosh - world famous adventurer

 Dream Date

 "I hope this is not the last ever picture of me"
Setting out for a month!

 D. brought her new/used paddle board

 Purple heron

 Those Orangemouth Corvina are pretty toothy

 More whale sharks!

 Damn.
Never had a Rapala bit in 1/2 before.......

 Cattle Egret

 Crested night heron & purple heron

 Another little slice of heaven.......

 Ospreys everywhere.

 Full moon paddle

 More corvinas.......I just started taking orders - "You want fish? I'll bring you fish"

 White Ibis

 Old dolphin, it was digging big holes?

 That one got me.

 The road to the end of the world.

 Off to town!

 Glass, just glass.........

 Deadly poisonous Bullseye Puffer, "Botetes" neurotoxin AND they bite too.......

 Gorgeous catch & release Kelp Grouper

 A fine bag of fish - want a cold drink?

 Momma & baby dolphins having fishing lessons

 Cortez Halibut

 Corvinas.......

 Bat Ray!
My shoulders hurt for days

 Needlefish!

 Hmmmmmmm.............toothy.........

 Lunch!

 So playing with a Marine, fine fellas, I always talk to the Federales, almost all nice guys, mostly poor working class dudes getting ahead in life.

 THAT WAY

 Off to see our good friend who owns a campground

 Senor Fong, rocking his 80's, one of many descendants of Chinese immigrants in Mexico.

 Signs of San Ignacio

 Breakfast on the Zocalo

 Pretty damn OK

 White Heron

 Cocktail hour!

 Manuel - our good friend, like family.

 I love the solid hand-carved doors here.

 Pitahaya peeling lessons - native cactus fruit, so good.

 Huh - never caught one of these - some kind of Grunt

 Long lost family?

 Paul over for a visit.

 Old engine from the mines

 More whale sharks!!

A damn fine trip was had!

A sweet 26" frame set for PDX

 Just a stack of detail shots - enjoy!

Tall Dirt Roadster / build queue changes / no new orders this January / respond or get refunded

 Here, a tall DR - it still need the Di2 ran, steer tube cut to length, bars taped, and all the bits set up for the rider.

And, here is the state of the nation, folks:

NO NEW ORDERS IN JANUARY.

I intend to build out my list, and when I get to the last one all orders on "HOLD" will be refunded, as when I build out the list I am going on a much needed sabbatical to work on several projects, including myself.
No Exceptions - Clean Slate 100% reboot of Coconino Cycles!

I am motoring through it all, and as such, expect more notifications, as I'm trying to get bikes to the people who are solidly waiting for one, so if I don't hear from you, or you need some time, you go on HOLD - at the end of the list, you will get your deposit back unless you are ready for an Immediate build, not next, not next month, NOW.
 And, if something will keep you from getting your bike at this time, please ask for a refund, no worries!

What next, then, you ask?
After some time off, I will take a list of people who want bikes.
 No deposits.
I call you, you want a bike, then you send me a deposit, and we build one.
Don't want one?
 Then you can get removed, or sent to the end of the line.
No deposits, no shuffling orders - and the thing is, it will work so much faster for everyone, I've tried this system for going on 14 years, so let's try something different, eh?

Current list, people who are ready are rising to the top like cream on milk:

* S. Khamal = in the jig, polishing front triangle.
* Michael H - working on fork.
* James P.
* Nate T.
* Steve H.
* Paul Eckert = you coming from Oz to get this?
* Dana E.
* Jennifer J.
* Don B.
* Eric P.
* Perry D.
* Andrew K.
* John U.
* Jason R.
* David T.
* BT
* Matt F.
* Derrill W.
* Tom F.
HOLD:
Stu L, Bill S, Steve H, Craig M, Kip M, Pav x 2.

And questions, please ask!
 - Steve.

And to sigh off, if you made it this far, a sweet Mountain Cruiser!

26er off to paint BUILD LIST - PLEASE READ AND REPLY

 Yep.
Fully rigid 26er - know all about them, built 100's

 And for this person, it's the bee's knees.
Custom is as custom needs!

Here below is a full list breakdown - I'm sitting here right now, idle………..just got measurements, so off to do that (right on, thank you much) but here is my full queue with beta - if you are in the top 5 and we haven't ironed out things then please give me a call, or better yet e-mail me at: coconinocycles@yahoo.com and give me your # and I will call you ASAP.
If you need some time for delivery, I would really like to know, as there are people ready to go, no worries, just trying to maintain flow - Thanks!
So, here you go:

* Jon L: in transit from paint
* David R: to paint
* Michael H: UP
* Craig M: need to finalize design
* Chris R: See you Saturday!
* Kip M
* James P
* Nate T
* Steve H
* Paul E - in OZ, what's up?
* Dana E
* Jennifer J
* Don B
* Eric P
* Perry D
* Andrew K
* John U
* Jason R
* David T
* Pav - Meet soon?
* Mrs Pav
* BT
* Matt Franklin
* Derrill W
* Tom F

Hold: Bill, Stu, Stabo

Thanks!!