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Trail Rides in area of San Javier - 2022 - 2023
The Ranch where we meet is about 45 minutes from Loreto or Loreto Bay.
Prices quoted are per person for 3 person minimum*, without transportation to the ranch.
Tours are Guided, with natural and cultural history, and/or Goat Cheese.
$54 for a 1½ to 2 hour Desert Garden Ride.
$65 for a Half Day ride (3-4 hrs)
$80 for a 3-4 hour tour with Goat Cheese Ride and tortilla making at a traditional ranch -
1 or 2 day notice needed in order to arrange with ranches.
$108 for a Full Day Ride with lunch, 1-3 ranch visits and San Javier mission tour or El Camino Real ride.
* For only 1 person add $25 to each trip cost. For only 2 persons add $10 to each trip cost above.
* For a Goat Cheese Ranch Experience, (no mule ride, maybe a short hike included), cost is $60 for 2 folks,
$75 for 3, $100 for 4, $22 pp for 5 or more. Kids under 10 free.
Trudi Angell - cel 613 100-8438 tourloreto@aol.com
A non refundable 20% payment is requested to confirm a trip date. Please first check with us, then go to our
on-line payment system. Balance may be paid in cash
(pesos preferable) the day of the ride.
What To Bring - For day rides we have a couple of saddle bags for the group to share.
You can carry in the saddle bags, a spare layer of clothing, camera, water bottle, any personal favorite snack -
or lunch if you are riding during your normal lunch hour. If you are signing up for a full day ride or make a
special custom arrangement, lunch may also be included by us at a ranch or at the restaurant in San Javier.
Bring / Wear : hat with brim, water bottle, long sleeved shirt, long pants, socks (there is thorny scrub,
not much, but there is, on the trails), and any sturdy shoe (walking shoe or riding boot), sunscreen, a warm
layer if weather dictates - it can be cooler in the mountains at 1200+ feet.
WHY MULES?
Mules are Wonderful ! Mules Rock ! Mules / Hinnys are a cross between a donkey (burro, or burra - female donkey)
and a horse (can be the mom or the dad). The mules/hinnys and donkey at Rancho Viejo - km 26 on the road to San Javier -
belong to Che Martinez and Trudi Angell. Sometimes for a larger group we hire trusted mules/horses from other nearby ranches.
Riding a mule is much like riding a horse. They are large like a horse, and our mules are mellow. Animals on a trail,
startled by a jackrabbit or whatever, are always subject to the possibility of a spook, but to date our mules have proven
to be well-behaved and mostly unflappable.
Don't bother bringing carrots or sugar lumps. Unlike horses, our four footed amigos were raised in the desert and are
not very familiar with feed other than what the desert (the natural food store for them!) has to offer, or alfalfa when
they are in the corral. But, do come and meet and enjoy the ride on our famous mules - the heroes of Trudi's long ride,
108 days up the peninsula on La Mula Mil. (The Mule 1000 )
Compadre - carried us the length of the peninsula, over 1000 miles!
Ratón Vaquero (Cowboy Mouse) - missed a few days, but also made the trip from Cabo to Tecate.
We use comfortable western saddles that Trudi has hand picked, thinking of her guests... not the wooden charro-style seats.
So come along for a day ride and usually by the end of the day folks are considering signing up for one of our multi-day pack trips!
Where to find us and the mules....ABOUT 45 MINUTES FROM LORETO OR LORETO BAY
Drive west toward San Javier, on the paved road into the mountains. Find us at Rancho Viejo at about kilometer 26
(9 km before getting to the village of San Javier) o After reaching the summit and the road straightens out, you go about 5 miles farther.
Pass the ranch called La Cumbre and another small ranch, and after about 6 arroyo (river bed) crossings, Rancho Viejo is
on the right side of the road. There is a large colorful mural. Park in the driveway and walk through the gate. You may see
animals saddled. The rancher or his wife, or the day trip guide might come out to greet you; but if we're in the back
saddling up, come through and enjoy seeing their ranch-house and garden.
GOAT CHEESE RIDE either at Rancho Viejo, or La Fortuna - TBD
If you are choosing the Goat Cheese ride - we start the day at Rancho Viejo or La Fortuna. Usually we meet at the
Rancho at about 9:30 a,m., do the cheese tour, which may involve milking a goat! Learn to make tortillas, and eat a bean
and cheese burrito with your own hand made tortilla. Then we'll do a Desert Garden ride on mules.
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