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CrashDBad
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Thanks for the responses! I had a Baja Almanac that got lifted/lost my last trip down and they are currently out of print and sell for a lot of money
used at the moment.
Will check out the other sources.
Rick
Call on God, but row away from the rocks-HST
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BajaGeoff
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We still have the Baja Almanac for sale:
http://www.merchlackey.com/bajabound/
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deanfootlong
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any eta on when this road is to reopen? Im cruising down that way in the next couple weeks. wondering if I will be forced to take the free road
through the mountain or if I can continue on the toll.
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David K
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'deanfootlong', the month of September has been mentioned (but not the year  )
Seriously, the free road is great... and has the same number of lanes as Highway 1 south of Maneadero! Your option is to drive east to Tecate and
cross south there take Hwy. 3 and be rejoining Hwy. 1 near Ensenada. The border at Tecate is not open 24/7, however.
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David K
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NICE! Do get this before they are all gone! It remains the best overall map of the peninsula, even with the typo errors which we have listed back in
2009, here on Nomad.
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deanfootlong
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
'deanfootlong', the month of September has been mentioned (but not the year )
Seriously, the free road is great... and has the same number of lanes as Highway 1 south of Maneadero! Your option is to drive east to Tecate and
cross south there take Hwy. 3 and be rejoining Hwy. 1 near Ensenada. The border at Tecate is not open 24/7, however. |
gotcha. Ive driven the free road once before. it is pretty nice. cool scenery.
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dasubergeek
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The current state of the cuota is packed dirt (they made bicyclists in the annual Rosarito-Ensenada ride walk through Salsipuedes). Construction can
happen very quickly in Mexico assuming all the political motivation is there, so September might happen.
In the meantime, the free road is fine. There will be a delay if you are going through the curvy bit south of La Misión behind a large vehicle, but
otherwise it's pretty easy to deal with and not worth driving east to Tecate and then south. Just keep an eye out for the Federales in La Misión,
because they have shiny new speed limit signs, including 25 km/h through the area south of the causeway.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dasubergeek
The current state of the cuota is packed dirt (they made bicyclists in the annual Rosarito-Ensenada ride walk through Salsipuedes). Construction can
happen very quickly in Mexico assuming all the political motivation is there, so September might happen.
In the meantime, the free road is fine. There will be a delay if you are going through the curvy bit south of La Misión behind a large vehicle, but
otherwise it's pretty easy to deal with and not worth driving east to Tecate and then south. Just keep an eye out for the Federales in La Misión,
because they have shiny new speed limit signs, including 25 km/h through the area south of the causeway. |
Heading north from Ensenada you can miss to 2 dangerous up hill grades on the free road by taking MX3 towards Tecate and turning left at the signal
light in San Antonio de as Mineas. Go 2.6 miles to the Guadalope road and turn left 4.7 miles to get onto the free road to La Mission. Adds 6.8 miles
to trip but can save about 15-20 minutes depending on traffic going up the grades.
Bob Durrell
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dasubergeek
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Bob, when's the last time you drove that road out of San Antonio de las Minas? A few weeks ago it was all chewed up at the top—had to use 4x4 to get
past the top. It may have been graded since then, but given that they STILL haven't fixed the intersection of the next paved road (the "El Tigre" sign
from Hwy 3 that was requires the U-turn) and the road to El Porvenir, I'm not sanguine about it.
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bajaguy
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Have used the free road many times since January. It can be slow if you are behind a truck or a bus, but overall good
Two cautions........while passing through the town (village) of LaMision, observe the posted speed limits.......and watch in front and behind you for
idiots passing
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durrelllrobert
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Progress as of 5/5
| Quote: | Originally posted by deanfootlong
any eta on when this road is to reopen? Im cruising down that way in the next couple weeks. wondering if I will be forced to take the free road
through the mountain or if I can continue on the toll. |
This is what it looked like before the bicycle race:
Bob Durrell
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lizard lips
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Heard from reliable source that a two lane dirt adjoining road will open in August prior to the four lane "new" road will open.
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peterb
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Is Playa Saldamando still inaccessible or can local traqffic get there from either La Mision or Ensenada? Thanks.
peterb
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baconjr
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Here is the news story about the re-opening.
http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/56942/Rosarito-Ensenada-...
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Whale-ista
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Scenic road opens sept
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=71d29b0aaec8f5dab866cafc...
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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bajacalifornian
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Bueno!
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
Jeff Petersen
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Bob53
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Great news! I will be traveling south on 9/30. I hope it's finished.
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willardguy
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I've always taken the free road anyway, it'll be nice to get it back to normal traffic!
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David K
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It was sure a long ways from completion just 2 months ago!
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Bajaojosazul
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Hmmm. We may be going down in a few weeks. It will certainly be interesting to see if it actually happens.
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