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ogfast50
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North Road to Scorpion Bay
Does anyone know if North road (high road ) is
passable yet? Low road mud flats?
East road from HWY 1 to La Purisma?
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woody with a view
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south road only in a truck. unless you feel lucky!
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Russ
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Has anyone tried to go over the mountain from Mulege to Scorpion Bay?
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Has anyone tried to go over the mountain from Mulege to Scorpion Bay? |
Yes, I have. But not recently.
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oladulce
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Has anyone tried to go over the mountain from Mulege to Scorpion Bay? |
A friend with family on a rancho in the mountains along the road from Mulege to La Ballena (the road Russ is referring to) says he tried on his
motorcycle and it wasn't possible. His Dad told him it's horseback only. This was before the heavy downpour we had last night.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Yes, I have. But not recently. |
Don't believe everything you think....
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ogfast50
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Road Conditions into Scorpion Bay
Does anyone know if North road is passable yet?
East Road from HWY 1 to La Purisma?
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Let me just say that the clouds outside are a solid black and I bet those mountains sustained massive rains last night as well as strong winds, which
are expected to last all day today.
experienced or not- ogfast50 - now does not seem like the right time to go.
welcome to baanomads!
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woody with a view
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if you're on bikes I can think of no reason you won't be able to find a way through.
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i'm trying to figure out if my planned trip to scorpion bay is going to be doable in the next couple of days.
does anyone know if the south road is passable. i'll be in a 2 wheel drive van with reasonable clearance. also, any show stopper issues on hwy 1 or
53?
thanks,
tom
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proneman
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Just heard of a guy who drove in on the south road from Insurgentes....What would normally be less than 3 hours took him 12 hours.....
Oh BTW, word is that the points are marginal after losing massive amouts of sand....
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bajaspuds
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Sounds gnarly. Any rain from Simon would only make it worse.
Is the road getting any serious reconstruction work yet?
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BCSTech
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I heard yesterday from one of the locals that the south road from Insurgentes is just barely passable for a 4X4 vehicle, but it is not yet in good
condition.
After the scare we had going through one of the vados there three weeks ago after Norbert, I would wait a bit. Water came up to the headlights on a
Suburban. I hope I never do anything that stupid again. 
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Zola
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The south road is passable.
Any reports on the north roads from San Ignacio into San Juanico?
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Jasha
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North road (high road)
I've heard the salt flats are no good but has anyone heard about the high road from San Ignacio to San Juanico (scorps) along the mesa's?
[Edited on 10-18-2014 by Jasha]
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I don't have an answer for you, Jasha...
But I wish you a hearty welcome to Baja Nomads!!!
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joel
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I know someone who made it through on the Middle Road. They said that there was water on parts they'd never seen before. Heading north, you need to
cut off the middle road about 15 miles before Ballena to head towards the mesas. Sounded like an adventure.
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Jasha
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Thanks Udo! This is my first trip down so I'm not familiar with the roads. I've talked with a friend who's made the trip a lot and he's shared with me
the salt flat road(s), the high road and the long paved road staying all on road. Joel, is the middle road part of the high road? Also in coming from
San Ignacio down and it sounded like you were talking about heading north.
Thanks already for the quick replies everyone. I'm excited to head out on Tuesday. Anyone else going down that way?
[Edited on 10-18-2014 by Jasha]
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Zola
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I arrived yesterday in San Juanico from the north by the middle road. Do not even think about driving on the north road unless you have an 4X4 with
high clearance. Instead of driving west to the Lagunas sign and then turning left (south) onto the high road, you must take an unmarked detour that is
to the east (before) the usual turn-off. The detour is not marked, and shortly after you take it you must drive through a pretty deep stream of
water. There are several other streams and a lot of mud at points. I have an FJ Cruiser, and for me it was fun and an adventure, and it is a beautiful
drive. After the detour, the middle road is marked for the Baja 1000, but with all of the water I do not think that this is not a good offroad trial
unless you have already driven it before.
I would not try it if this is your first time. The south road is passable, but for it too you need a 4X4 with lots of clearance because of flooded
arroyos in parts (at least, that is what I have heard). I hope that this helps.
[Edited on 10-19-2014 by Zola]
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Zola
I arrived yesterday in San Juanico from the north by the middle road. Do not even think about driving on the north road unless you have an 4X4 with
high clearance. Instead of driving west to the Lagunas sign and then turning left (south) onto the high road, you must take an unmarked detour that is
to the east (before) the usual turn-off. The detour is not marked, and shortly after you take it you must drive through a pretty deep stream of
water. There are several other streams and a lot of mud at points. I have an FJ Cruiser, and for me it was fun and an adventure, and it is a beautiful
drive. After the detour, the middle road is marked for the Baja 1000, but with all of the water I do not think that this is not a good offroad trial
unless you have already driven it before.
I would not try it if this is your first time. The south road is passable, but for it too you need a 4X4 with lots of clearance because of flooded
arroyos in parts (at least, that is what I have heard). I hope that this helps.
[Edited on 10-19-2014 by Zola] |
plus you are going to start seeing some pre-run traffic adding to the fun.
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