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Catavina area

Mexitron - 9-13-2012 at 01:20 PM

On our trip through there in late August it was raining quite a bit and also greening up nicely. Chapala was about half-full of water. Seems like since then there's been even more rain chances---anyone been through there to see what its like?





Udo - 9-13-2012 at 04:25 PM

I think that this is only the third time I have seen the area that wet!

Marc - 9-13-2012 at 08:48 PM

I have been in Cativiņa when raining several times. But never heavy.

pappy - 9-14-2012 at 07:26 AM

been there in a flash flood situation this time of year. had the road shut down completely. there are two dry creek crossings that were raging rivers. waited hours until they dropped enough so that the 18 wheelers could pull through, then slowly, those with 4wd then all others. early on one guy, in a new chevy pick-up, tried to cross. got pushed over to the low side of road by the water. it was completely submerged by the raging creek-just a little bit of his cab was visible.

Sunman - 9-14-2012 at 08:54 AM

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Originally posted by pappy
been there in a flash flood situation this time of year. had the road shut down completely. there are two dry creek crossings that were raging rivers. waited hours until they dropped enough so that the 18 wheelers could pull through, then slowly, those with 4wd then all others. early on one guy, in a new chevy pick-up, tried to cross. got pushed over to the low side of road by the water. it was completely submerged by the raging creek-just a little bit of his cab was visible.


We have been caught there in similar conditions, those arroyos can go from dry to raging very quick.

Mexitron - 9-15-2012 at 09:02 AM

When we drove through the area it started raining around the turnoff to Punta San Carlos. By the time we reached Catavina we had been through several intense 'Texas Style' thunderstorms and had to ford one arroyo----which I think was at the limit for being crossable in a truck---near San Fernando. The road out to the coast was wet as you can see in the pic...about 20 miles in the rain stopped and skies were clear on the coast, however even the coast had rain at some point since there were still muddy spots out there.

Cisco - 9-15-2012 at 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by Mexitron
When we drove through the area it started raining around the turnoff to Punta San Carlos. By the time we reached Catavina we had been through several intense 'Texas Style' thunderstorms and had to ford one arroyo----which I think was at the limit for being crossable in a truck---near San Fernando. The road out to the coast was wet as you can see in the pic...about 20 miles in the rain stopped and skies were clear on the coast, however even the coast had rain at some point since there were still muddy spots out there.


Waited two days for it to go down once in a diesel VW rabbit and then was pulled across on a heavy line by a Cat. (car floated a bit even then) There were a couple hundred yards of cars, trucks and motorhomes all waiting until the Cat got there.

Mexitron - 9-15-2012 at 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by Mexitron
When we drove through the area it started raining around the turnoff to Punta San Carlos. By the time we reached Catavina we had been through several intense 'Texas Style' thunderstorms and had to ford one arroyo----which I think was at the limit for being crossable in a truck---near San Fernando. The road out to the coast was wet as you can see in the pic...about 20 miles in the rain stopped and skies were clear on the coast, however even the coast had rain at some point since there were still muddy spots out there.


Waited two days for it to go down once in a diesel VW rabbit and then was pulled across on a heavy line by a Cat. (car floated a bit even then) There were a couple hundred yards of cars, trucks and motorhomes all waiting until the Cat got there.



Wow! Sounds like 1983....

Cisco - 9-15-2012 at 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by Mexitron
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Originally posted by Cisco
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Originally posted by Mexitron
When we drove through the area it started raining around the turnoff to Punta San Carlos. By the time we reached Catavina we had been through several intense 'Texas Style' thunderstorms and had to ford one arroyo----which I think was at the limit for being crossable in a truck---near San Fernando. The road out to the coast was wet as you can see in the pic...about 20 miles in the rain stopped and skies were clear on the coast, however even the coast had rain at some point since there were still muddy spots out there.


Waited two days for it to go down once in a diesel VW rabbit and then was pulled across on a heavy line by a Cat. (car floated a bit even then) There were a couple hundred yards of cars, trucks and motorhomes all waiting until the Cat got there.



Wow! Sounds like 1983....


Was a 1979 Rabbit that I picked up off the boat in Long Beach and this was it's maiden voyage.

When I was in La Paz talking with Mac Schroyer he took a look at that engine and wanted to put it in one of his lanchas.

Great car. 48 MPG when I picked it up new and 52 MPG when it was 'eaten' by an RV on the Silver Strand in 1986 with 160,000 miles on it and nothing done but oil and filter changes. Then the government said we couldn't have cars like that anymore. Go figger.