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Mexitron
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Sierra Juarez to Sierra Tinajas Trip Report
Drove the ridgeroute from Rumorosa past Laguna Hanson
and eventually hooked up to the Canon El Mano Road which drops down into the desert. Camped up on top and got soaked by freezing rain and
wind.brrrrrr
Heading down El Mano:
Brooks, Trinity, and Libby---we made it down El Mano:
Heading up to Agua Caliente:
Cool stove:
Hiking up Agua Caliente Canyon:
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desertcpl
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Beautiful,, thanks for sharing
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Mula
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Map of the route, David K?
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Next we hook up with the old road from Valle de Trinidad into
the Sierra Tinajas, which can be seen in the distance:
Nice camp spot:
BBQed Tri-tip and sauteed Agave spear for dinner:
Off we go:
The road gets bad:
And then this high pucker factor section---steep, slippery, and high consequence of misstep...as Brooks said, approaching the limit of stock 4x4s like
ours:
Parched but beautiful Sierra Tinaja:
Got through and camped out on the Laguna Salada somewhere, headed home next day...awesome fun time!
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
Map of the route, David K? |
Brooks has all the GPS map data and he'll likely post another report about it, but the route can be seen on the Baja topos or atlas.
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Mula
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Great photos. Thanks.
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Mexitron
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BTW there were some old poles toward the east side of the Tinajas---maybe this is an old pole line road??/
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I think you were on the pole line road. But I would like to know how you made the turn to Basketball hill from the wash unless you had the GPS
coordinates. You had to go up BB hill because the road past it is a motorcycle only road or trail and even then you have to carry the bikes over some
rocks unless the rains have really changed the place. Would like to see the GPS data.
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TW,
They were not on the Pole Line Road as we know it. El Mano goes from the top of the mountains to the bottom. It is about 11 miles north of "Summit"
(A. Alamito). Nice trip.
Great pics, Mexitron!
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Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Great stuff Steve, thanks.
Nice to see a couple familiar faces also.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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1962 Maps
Howard Gulick (Lower California Guidebook) mapped and made a road log of the Pole Line Road for his 1962 edition...
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David K
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Neal, they went south from El Mano Canyon past Agua Caliente, then on to the Pole Line??... (at least that's what I think from what I just read?)
[Edited on 4-8-2012 by David K]
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Great photos. Looks like loads of fun! Thanks for sharing your trip.
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DK that is what I thought too. That they came down El Mano and went to Agua Caliente then found the pole line road. Maybe they found the summit road
up over the mountains and out to hwy 1 NW of Trinidad. Need to see the GPS data.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
DK that is what I thought too. That they came down El Mano and went to Agua Caliente then found the pole line road. Maybe they found the summit road
up over the mountains and out to hwy 1 NW of Trinidad. Need to see the GPS data. |
I edited my reply from late last night... I realized that Agua Caliente is before the Pole Line Road, when coming south from Mano Canyon...
Mexitron... we love the photos, but some more directional details please! 
THANKS!
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Here is a picture from top of the summit taken by Bob Bower BFG.
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Thanks for the report....
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Looks like you had a great time. Also looks a little like you just winged it as you went finding your own way----we often find this is the most fun
and leaves one with a real sense of adventure.
Thanks for the report and the really nice photos.
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Mexitron
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Sorry for the vague directions, still in my post Baja haze  ---we came down
El Mano Canyon then headed south to Agua Caliente. After leaving Agua Caliente on the closest road hugging the base of the Sierra Juarez going south
we drove about 10 miles---BTW this part of the road was a SCORE course---and we intersected the old road which runs to Jamau/Valle de Trinidad to the
west. This portion of the road seemed to be in decent shape as some ranchers who were building a fence had attested to. We then proceeded to turn to
the southeast section of that road which Ken Cooke's map correctly shows as running through the Jaquejel Arroyo drainage (heh, before jumping
through several other drainages). 
The road appeared to be fairly old with some sections of nice roadwork still intact while others completely washed out.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
Sorry for the vague directions, still in my post Baja haze ---we came down
El Mano Canyon then headed south to Agua Caliente. After leaving Agua Caliente on the closest road hugging the base of the Sierra Juarez going south
we drove about 10 miles---BTW this part of the road was a SCORE course---and we intersected the old road which runs to Jamau/Valle de Trinidad to the
west. This portion of the road seemed to be in decent shape as some ranchers who were building a fence had attested to. We then proceeded to turn to
the southeast section of that road which Ken Cooke's map correctly shows as running through the Jaquejel Arroyo drainage (heh, before jumping
through several other drainages).
The road appeared to be fairly old with some sections of nice roadwork still intact while others completely washed out. |
That is the Pole Line Road, built in 1941 to install/ check on the phone line between Ensenada and our tiny San Felipe base, where we had installed a
radar station to watch for Japanese (or German?) invasion coming up the Gulf of California.
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