Pole Line Road Maps?

roverdude, here you go:

These are Baja Almanac maps marked up. The Garmin North American basemap also has the PLR on it - plus or minus a half mile. The real topos are available from Map World - 7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA
http://www.mapworld.com/

Questions? aridnealatearthlinkdotnet

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Here another on the older Lower California Guidebook map...

Is that you, Westy???

As seen in this photo at Matomi Canyon, Feb. 2001 (with esposa Barbie, Wild Bill, jeans, LN, Bajaboy/Zac, Mexray and BajaBarb...

Wonderful!!!

If you don't get lost (easy to do!), an easy two days. If you pushed and got an early start and had no flats, etc., you could do it in one day but I never had and do not recommend it. Three days in more fun. Lots of things to explore on the way:

Explore Canyons Palomar (and Rancho Palomar) and Isabel.

Visiting Rancho Palmitas is a little iffy, they are not always friendly (seriously). If you go there, park at the crest overlooking the oasis and send a hot chick down to see if it is OK.

Explore the palm grove, grinding slicks, hunting blind upstream where you hit Jaquegel.

Go past Basketball Hill to see the dry waterfall where Enmedio joins Jaquegel.

If you must do a speed run, then do not go by Canyons Palomar and Isabel, instead go by Ejido Guardines de la Patria and straight south to Cajabuzo Junction.

Scene from Guardines de la Patria (you won't miss those tall trees - they're the tallest things in the area):


That's the Sierra Juarez and the Guadalupe Cyn area in the background behind John and Wendell:


Cohabuzo Jnct. is behind the Jeeps in the distance:


[Edited on 9-10-2006 by Ken Cooke]

If you reach the dirt at Hwy 2 outside of Mexicali by 9 a.m., you can make it to the "Perfect Cobblestone Hill" right before dusk - if you don't get lost along the way, only stopping for 10-100s and keeping your speed at the recommended 10 m.p.h. limit on this course.

Day 2 you can accomplish the rest of the trail, reaching the massive lower Jaquegel and driving across that wash towards Ejido Saldana. Note: It is easy to get lost trying to descend into Jaquegel - you will need a navigator to stay atop the berm to help guide your group across the mile wide wash. At Ejido Saldana, you will need GPS to help find Hwy 5 since the road snakes north, then west then north, then south, then east. Get a real early start - 7 a.m. on your last day should get you out, but there will be some footwork needed to connect you with the road since some portions will have you driving down the Jaquegel instead of on the road. Bringing a 2WD vehicle is a serious liability, and it would be safer to leave that rig at home. There are some serious hillclimbs that cannot be renegotiated in 2WD if a mistake is made. We had a Jeep teeter on a cliff and if it didn't have 4WD (or if the rig behind didn't have a winch) , the driver may have been injured badly. Take your time, this is a serious trail with real tough sections. If you drive this trail at night, you're taking your life in your own hands...

Are any of you "off roaders" going down to help. It seems like motorcycles, jeeps, atvs would be really helpful in getting supplies / info in and out of the rural areas. It would be great if there could be a relief 1000 Just trying to help. Love.

........ Thats all I got is stories!



........okay, lets see......oh, Ken will like this one.......I'll be driving the 1737 JeepSpeed of Steve Ghamari for him at the 1000.

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here she is....

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Quote:

Originally posted by westyI'll be driving the 1737 JeepSpeed of Steve Ghamari for him at the 1000.

Can I borrow 1737 for a simple drive to the park to pick flowers???

We'll have a main pit and driver change at the junction.
I'll get in at San Ignacio and drive until somewhere around Ciudad Constitution/ St. Rita area.
If she makes it that far.

[Edited on 9-24-2006 by westy]