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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Hey Pacifico, can you estimate HOW LONG the quake seemed to go on for you guys? Over here on the mainland and a bit south of the epicenter, it felt
like it shook for AT LEAST 30 seconds. |
Sorry for the delay on answering....I've been busy at work. It seemed like it shook for about 15-20 seconds. Hard to tell exactly. How did it feel
over on the mainland?
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
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I thought this looked like the kitchen. |
Joe, This is the same building that has the kitchen. I did not go in and check it out, but they said the kitchen was fine. This damage was just north
of the kitchen itself.
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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaron182
Was the road into Quito damaged? from through El Arco? how about LA Bay road?
anyone know? |
We went out through El Arco and no damage was noted on that route. Not sure about the LA Bay route. That one hill that has all those red rocks on it
has always looked like a big quake would bring it all down onto the road! Maybe it did??? 
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Skipjack Joe
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I'll bet la cuesta de la ley ended up with rocks on it.
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junkyarddog
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6.9 Quake at San Francisquito
We were at San Francisquito, sleeping peacefully the night of the quake that Pacifico described so well. Thanks, Pacifico, for saving me the work!
Sorry we didn't see you there. It was a dandy! When we finally struggled our way outside, it was almost impossible to stand up and the side-by-sides
were rockin' and jumpin'.
Although there were some significant cracks in the earth there, there was no damage to the roads back toward Rancho Escondido (now an alternate place
to stay on a visit to SFOquito) and Rancho Piedra Blanca (the place we will overnight on future trips-I highly recommend it - it is 16 miles back on
the road to El Arco. Location shows accurately on the Baja Almanac. Phone at the ranch is 615-157-0043 (Spanish only so if you don't get by in
Spanish, I suggest email) and email is ranchopiedrablanca@hotmail.com. Guadalupe does a great job and the rooms are new and clean and beds good.
Until the day San Francisquito is rebuilt properly with new construction, we will stay at Piedra Blanca and make day visits to the beach. After the
quake, we slept the rest of the night in our side-by-side quads as we deemed the two 'best' cabanas we were staying in to be very unsafe. Ours had a
big crack in the left back corner of the foundation wall, among other faults.
It is too bad but it was time for some (most) of those buildings to go away. The airstrips are in great shape. The one that used to be paved has had
all of the pavement chunks removed and only has a couple of slightly soft spots in it. I would still use the dirt strip, tho. The originally paved
strip is 0.8 of a statute mile long, as measured on my Rhino odometer.
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David K
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junkyarddog, I am interested in hearing more about Piedra Blanca (photos too)... It seems to be an unusual location for a resort?
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junkyarddog
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David, Piedra Blanca is situated in the thick of the Viscaino biosphere where desert vegetation is thick and varied. Cirios appear very healthy there,
as do many other species. I saw candelito blooming for the first time in my life! The ranch appears to be doing well and most everything I viewed
there appeared well done. Competent might be the right word.
What else would you like to know? I am going to post some pics of our trip on
dropbox and will send you the link if you would like to drop me a note, send it to drdder@gmail.com
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LaPazGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
junkyarddog, I am interested in hearing more about Piedra Blanca (photos too)... It seems to be an unusual location for a resort?
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David, my son and I camped there in the van one night and the people were very friendly. We had been doing 55MPH in the van on the road to San
Francisquito and bottomed out, popping the gas tank loose and after a quick temp fix, we were delighted to find smiling faces there that night. They
have nice cabins and clean showers. They are Villavicencio people and showed us how to easily find Cueva Carmen on the way back to El Arco, which was
our first introduction to rupestrian art. At about 2am we were sure glad we were camping inside fences cause the pack of coyotes sounded like
wherewolves that night.
I'm not sure I'd be interested in the drive from Rancho Piedra Blanca to San Francisquito on a daily basis but it's definitely amazing country.
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LaPazGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Wow. They lost their kitchen. What now? |
The last meal I had there- well, whatever kitchen it came from is no great loss, IMO |
I second that. I rolled up on a motorcycle dead tired and starving one evening and would have been happy with pretty much anything. It was lousy and
expensive but beat starving and being where I was with a cold Pacifico in hand meant no complaints from me. Next time I'll bring my own food.
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goldhuntress
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My BF stayed at Rancho Piedra Blanca 2 nights ago and though it was great. Hot shower and clean bed and room for 100 pesos. I have met the owners
before and agree they seem like very nice people. He drove from there to BOLA the next day, passed by SF. I'd sent him this link so he'd seen the pics
and someone on the road said it was closed and there was a lot of military there so maybe they are getting some help. I hope so, it looks like they
could use some. He said the road to BOLA sucked but did not say it was because of the earthquake.
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Curt63
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Im not positive, but I think this is Rancho Piedra Blanca. Can some one verify?
[Edited on 4-17-2022 by BajaNomad]
No worries
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Skipjack Joe
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Sure looks like it. A more distant view could help.
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Curt63
Im not positive, but I think this is Rancho Piedra Blanca. Can some one verify?
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Look like the place...I noticed it during the last trip in November. I recall how far the place had come. Nice looking place.
[Edited on 4-17-2022 by BajaNomad]
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LaPazGringo
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That is it!
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Curt63
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I thought so. its a ranch and I see white rocks.....Hmmmmm
If I recall, thats a long, slow 16 miles to PTSFO
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LaPazGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Curt63
I thought so. its a ranch and I see white rocks.....Hmmmmm
If I recall, thats a long, slow 16 miles to PTSFO |
It's some amazing country though!  We were dead tired and hot that day and man
were we glad to find some friendly people. As a heads up, they still charged us 100 pesos even though we didn't even take a cabin so you might as well
use their bed instead of camping. It appeared that la senora would cook for you if you asked for it.
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Blair
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Here are some pics from 2010. The ranch and the surrounding area is very interesting. Saw the rooms but didnt get photos. They have fuel too. Great
people.
Blair in El Cajon
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David K
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10 years ago!
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chippy
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I was in this one. It was pretty crazy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
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Bajazly
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I was riding my mnt bike home from work and thought I had a flat tire. When I looked up Willow St in Alameda all the telephone poles were wobbling
back and forth like limp spaghetti. Went out to the Cypress structure the next day to photograph it, very sobering.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
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"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
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