mcfez
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Paved to Rancho Grande by the first of the year.
From www.sanfelipe.mex.com:
And from Doug Magee at Gonzaga:
The road is paved and open to "Okies Landing". It is paved to Juan Pablo's ( Popeye's) and should open by the end of this month. That leaves only
about 15 miles to our camp. and they graded that last week. Not perfect but graded !
Now I hear they are going to run another Baja 1000 which will destroy all the grading ....O 'weeell.
However , the closest " Beer" is Rancho Grande. So I think the "Construction Crew" will keep the road in good shape ??
It is scheduled to be Paved to Rancho Grande by the first of the year. The Ranch is putting a chase under the road now , so they can service the
Palapas with Power and Water after the road is completed.
Then on to Hiway one. To be complete in 2000 something....
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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I don't think the B1K will impact that graded part at all. I'm pretty sure (looking at course map; talking with those pre-running) that the course is
all north.
Allen R
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The 1000 isn't running down that way this year.....so, no worries!
Thanks for the update....
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Right... so if I understand this... the remaining rough 10 miles we drove in July, has now been re-graded? Well, is it getting cold where the devil
lives? 
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Here are some shots from this past 4th of July Weekend and also the progress shown at Labor Day Weekend this past summer, so it could happen!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Where is Okies Landing on the map? I can't find it on any maps i have. How close to Punta Bufeo or something else on a map?
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Okies Landing is about 3miles south of Arroyo Miramar and about 10 miles north of Punta Bufeo.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ArvadaGeorge
Where is Okies Landing on the map? I can't find it on any maps i have. How close to Punta Bufeo or something else on a map? |
What Okie's Landing looks like from the road... a few concrete slabs on a cove. Was a fishing camp for tourists in the 1960's. A cave was used as the
ice house.
Located between El Huerfanito and Punta Bufeo/ Gonzaga Bay.
1970 map
1962 map
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Just returned from Campo Beluga...the road is NOT paved or open to Okie's landing...there IS heavy construction going on AT Okie's...in fact the
graded haul road is about 50 yds from thr concrete pads shown in Davids photo.
I say this because on the way south on Sat AM..we DID use that "PAVED" road, because there were no signs or barriers up to tell us different...it
is simply the 1st "lift" (layer) of pavement...we got to the unfinished bridge (daylight) and were able to get off to the graded haul road
On our return on Wed AM..there WERE big rocks placed to divert you off the road and onto the haul road..
.as we passed the bridge under construction...we saw why...a late model white Dodge Dakota had apparently NOT seen the construction and went
flying off the edge..mutliple air bag deployment, shattered windshield on the passenger side, extensive front sheet metal and suspension damage and
crinkled bed
They are making good progress and were moving lots of dirt...the road from the end of the "open" pavement to Rancho Grande is very good as is the
hill climb over and into the Papa Fernandez checkpoint (except for a small area of curve near the top) Total time from the San Felipe malecon to
Papa's checkpoint about 2.5 hrs...
Mike
Pics soon
[Edited on 10-6-2011 by dizzyspots]
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Sounds as if nothing more has been opened since I was on it last July, where we left the pavement 1.4 miles north of Okie's Landing:
The newest paved additions to Hwy. 5 are well engineered, wide and are designed and signed for high speed. However, frequent rock slides onto pavement
require caution.
0.0 / Km. 74+ Puertecitos Road
5.0 / Km. 83 Bahia Cristina
6.1 / Km. 84.5 La Costilla
7.2 mine road
16.4 El Huerfanito Road
18.9 Bridge at previous end of pavement (July 2010)
20.1 / Km. 311 Change of Km. markers, distance from Mexicali
23.6 / Km. 317
24.1 / Km. 318 END OF PAVED DRIVE, detour onto older road, regraded smooth. Pavement ends just ahead on new roadbed.
25.5 Okie Landing site.
32.0 END OF NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION and end of smooth dirt detour on older road.
32.4 Campo Delfines Road
35.6 Las Encantadas Road
37.7 Punta Bufeo Road
42.4 Papa Fernandez' Road, roadbed south of here is better/ faster.
43.6 Miltary Checkpoint
45.0 GONZAGA BAY PEMEX/ ALFONSINA'S ROAD/ RANCHO GRANDE MARKET (Pemex closed from 2-4 pm for siesta)
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San Felipe malecon to Papa's checkpoint about 2.5 hrs
Wow!!!! Thanks Mike for the road report.
Waiting for that fish report :-)
Hard to believe...that just a few years ago...it took darn near all day to reach GB!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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I got a couple of nice triggers off the shipwreck point using McFez Salted Fishee Treats,,also a bunch of sand bass...Jim and Doug (yakyak2010) nailed
a bunch of nice sierra across the bay side of Willard , around the point and on the Cortez side Sat HOT...Sun nand Mon nice..wind kicked late Mon
and thru Tues..Tues night sucked...came back Wed
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HEY MCFEZ !!!!!!!
remember...that beers/taco bet we made last year ?....about
the road bein paved by July of this year !!!!
(note to self.....taco is singular.....beer is plural !!!)
PS; Pacificos.......ICE COLD !  
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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dizzyspots
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hey bert...sorry we missed you but glad you're working. Lots of activity around your palapa...toyhauler, 5th wheel, jet skis....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dizzyspots
hey bert...sorry we missed you but glad you're working. Lots of activity around your palapa...toyhauler, 5th wheel, jet skis....
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Ya I know ! my bud is down there havin a good time !!!!!
I couldnt even get away for a short visit 
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cj5orion
HEY MCFEZ !!!!!!!
remember...that beers/taco bet we made last year ?....about
the road bein paved by July of this year !!!!
(note to self.....taco is singular.....beer is plural !!!)
PS; Pacificos.......ICE COLD ! |
One thing a BN never forgets.......the beer!
Well.....I will be doing a McFestival 2 next Spring break......come and get it....you won that bet 
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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cj5orion
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"Well.....I will be doing a McFestival 2 next Spring break......come and get it."
that can work !!!!
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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