The Lower California Guidebook by Gerhard & Gulick 1956-1970 editions/ printings. Revised for the new paved/ graded roads as 'The Baja California
Guidebook by Gulick & Wheelock 1975-1980 editions.
So far no one has traveled in the direction of construction. Everyone wants to go from the bottom of the summit to the east. Are there no adventure
minded ones wanting to go in the east to west direction? whats the matter can't you find the road as shown above? So easy yet so far.
Originally posted by TW
So far no one has traveled in the direction of construction. Everyone wants to go from the bottom of the summit to the east. Are there no adventure
minded ones wanting to go in the east to west direction? whats the matter can't you find the road as shown above? So easy yet so far.
It is interesting that all of Neal's and Ken's trips seem to have started at the base of the summit road (Portezuelo de Jamau) and then headed east...
usually leaving the old road at Arroyo Grande or sooner.
How do you know that they built from San Felipe towards Ensenada, instead of towards San Felipe? If you have any history on the road or phone line
construction, I would love to see it! I have only found some posts on the various U.S. radar stations and airfields we built in Baja in 1942.
You know who is a big fan of this road? 'The squarecircle'! Roy, are you out there???
Thanks, if anyone could have it would have been you.
Back in the early 90s we rode motocycles over the PLR but not up basketball hill, didn't know about it then, and over a hill into a wash to the north
then road out to the main wash. We didn't reconnect with the PLR section that went over the bad hill but stayed in the wash past the bad hill then
rejoined the PLR to Arroyo Grande. I wonder if the wash is good enough for a 4 wheel vehicle to bypass the bad hill. Time to start planning.
Originally posted by TW
So far no one has traveled in the direction of construction. Everyone wants to go from the bottom of the summit to the east. Are there no adventure
minded ones wanting to go in the east to west direction? whats the matter can't you find the road as shown above? So easy yet so far.
It can be done. Trouble is, the new GATE might be closed, requiring you to backtrack and hopefully not run into gasoline supply issues - if the
persons at the ranch nearest the new GATE would not be willing and/or able to let you through...
Originally posted by TW
So far no one has traveled in the direction of construction. Everyone wants to go from the bottom of the summit to the east. Are there no adventure
minded ones wanting to go in the east to west direction? whats the matter can't you find the road as shown above? So easy yet so far.
It can be done. Trouble is, the new GATE might be closed, requiring you to backtrack and hopefully not run into gasoline supply issues - if the
persons at the ranch nearest the new GATE would not be willing and/or able to let you through...
Originally posted by TW
So far no one has traveled in the direction of construction. Everyone wants to go from the bottom of the summit to the east. Are there no adventure
minded ones wanting to go in the east to west direction? whats the matter can't you find the road as shown above? So easy yet so far.
It can be done. Trouble is, the new GATE might be closed, requiring you to backtrack and hopefully not run into gasoline supply issues - if the
persons at the ranch nearest the new GATE would not be willing and/or able to let you through...
GATES in Baja?? I hate the idea, too...
Where is the gate?
The new metal gate is located at the trail entrance just off of the Summit Road.
Maybe it's to keep cattle in or out and maybe for a few $$ he'll let people pass. Maybe I'll check it out in Sept. at the NORRA race with CODE since
rumor has it coming down the El Mono trail. But they may come over the summit instead.
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