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Udo
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Knee deep ruts???
I think even the FJ Cruiser would have had problems. Perhaps not if we aired down well ahead of time increasing the softer sand/dried mud.
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woody with a view
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look at the front tire tracks, or lack of. looks like a 2wd truck and they suffered because of it.
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rts551
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Udo. A number of years ago I saw a jeep with balloon tires buried out there. Look at what happens where they are stepping. "Even" your FJ,
unless of course you need a new vehicle.
[Edited on 6-30-2015 by rts551]
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DianaT
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That beach out there is famous for claiming the lives of vehicles --- 2wd, 4wd, air down or not, it does not matter.
Just ask the locals anywhere on the Vizcaino. And it is always the same story that it looked okay!
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russell
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The pictures I posted are from my trip to Mulege in 1997 and we took a side trip on the way at Malarrimo
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BajaGlenn
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Been there 5 times going right from the arroyo is the worst --have seen 4 vehicles caught below high tied over those years--
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o3dave
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Great trip report DT. Thanks. This must have been before that hilarious little high jumping dog you have now. Cant recall its name but sure enjoy it
when you bring it to the ranch.
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dtbushpilot
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Great trip report DT. Thanks. This must have been before that hilarious little high jumping dog you have now. Cant recall its name but sure enjoy it
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Thanks o3, glad you liked it. It was indeed before Cacahuate the wonder dog, back when life was simpler. 
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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TacoFeliz
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Uh, yeah. Late 1990s. It was a very long day.
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Udo
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I am wondering if it would have been easier to make the crossing if they drove to the surf line in search of harder sand, and cross the mud flats at
that point?
At least in TacoFeliz's photos, there appears to be someone on the dry side with either a winch of a very long tow strap
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TacoFeliz
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Jeep came out easy, only about an hour of panicked foolishness with onboard winch and a Tacoma as an anchor point.
Bronco was sucked down to the frame solid. Took the Jeep, Tacoma and LandCruiser pulling together while five guys tried to lift the back bumper to
unstick it. The Bronco added an additional three hours of trial and error, then success followed by trying to outrun the tide and ducking into an
arroyo just before sunset. All slept well.
Where we sank in (moving at about 25 mph) looked dryish just like stuff we had crossed all morning. Surprise! Beach crossing on the east end of
Malarimmo is off my list permanently.
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Udo
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There is a somewhat easier way to get to that side of the beach from the West.
Drive toward the town of Bahia Tortugas. About 10 KM before you get to the town, you'll see a white highway marker that guides you to Malarrimo beach.
Turn right there on the dirt road.
Although you may want to drive into town to fill up on gas and beer before you make the turn to Malarrimo.
After about three KM, the road splits into two. The left road takes you to the fishing camp where the local fishermen currently live. (Go ahead and
feel free to take that road and share a bunch of beers with them, your efforts will be rewarded!) Be prepared to take some t-shirts and hats for trade
material. The inhabitants have found on their beaches some stuff you may be interested in. If you decide to take the road to the right, you'll drive
over many hard dirt road hills. Then stop at the beach and be prepared for some off-the-hook beach combing. When you keep going, you'll approach the
wet silt-bed crossing from the West
Udo
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deportes
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Maybe that is why it's called mal arrimo.
Bad support!
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Neal Johns
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This friend of TacoFeliz turned Right....
 ![Malarrimo2 [800x600].jpg - 42kB](https://forums.bajanomad.com/files.php?pid=993220&aid=32278)
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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desertcpl
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oh my,, that surely doesn't look like much fun
no AA to come get you out,, its called a pucker moment
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BornFisher
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It`s enough to make a guy go to a meeting!!
And AAA won`t come get you either!!
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desertcpl
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guess I dropped an A,, funny,, I was doing this during Happy Hour
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Bump up for 'russell' of a great post from 2015 about Malarrimo's quicksand.
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4x4abc
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we should revive more old stuff!
Harald Pietschmann
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russell
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This was a really fun 10 trip to Mulege in May 1997. We took this side trip to malarrimo beach. We took the 26-mile wash from the graded road. Driving
in the wash was fun. It was me in my 1991 toy, 4x4 and a friend. Our other Friend and girlfriend were in a 1995 Isuzu Trooper 4x4. We both were loaded
up. We were about half mile from the beach, and I stopped to get a beer out of the back and our friend passed us and took the lead. When we caught up
to them. He had all four wheels spending and had sunk down to the frame. It took us one and a half days of digging with our hands (shovels and jacks
were no good). As you can see in the pictures, we moved a lot of mud (clay) under and around the Trooper. And used what wood we could find. I did not
try to use my truck to pull him out. I did not want to chance breaking down. My truck was our only way out if we could not get the Trooper out. This
was the best time I had on this 10-day trip. Don't get me wrong. The trip was a great trip without this. 
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