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"After a night of beach camping outside Santa Rosalia, the sun rose at around 6 a.m. We woke up slowly. Our captain Russell Moore is tugging on the stern line to bring the boat in to reload nearly 400 pounds (181 kilograms) of gear.
"Baja can feel like a dream. On this morning, somebody asked what day it was. I answered, 'I think it's Cinco de Mayo?' In response we all did a celebratory shot of tequila to toast glorious Mexico." —Photographer Woods Wheatcroft
Rafting Baja primer
