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CaboRon
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
Would like to revive this old thread. Any one have any current information on the condition of the Puertecitos to Gonzaga road and the Gonzaga to Hwy
1 road? |
Hi, I started this thread but the last time we were there was June. They had paved maybe two miles but most of the work is consumed by bridges and
grading.
Once those are complete the straight sections should pave quickly.
But yes, anyone been through there since June?
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Udo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tattuna
I hope they never pave that road! It takes me 2 hours to travel the 48 miles of rugged road but that just makes it a sweeter reward at the end.
I'll be goin down there for a kayak fishing trip this April. I'll be sure to post some pics. |
Could you please also post some photos of your fishing yak?
I am looking for some ideas on how tp set up mine. I have a Hobie Aventure Island.
Thanks
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
Would like to revive this old thread. Any one have any current information on the condition of the Puertecitos to Gonzaga road and the Gonzaga to Hwy
1 road? |
Hi, I started this thread but the last time we were there was June. They had paved maybe two miles but most of the work is consumed by bridges and
grading.
Once those are complete the straight sections should pave quickly.
But yes, anyone been through there since June? |
YES, Elizabeth and I drove it on Sept. 1 (2008) and did a nice photo filled trip report here on Nomad describing the road and showing the new pavement
around Puertecitos...
Go to the trip reports forum here on Nomad... The trip photos (with captions) are also in this web page: http://vivabaja.com/908 and can be found with all my other recent trip pages at http://VivaBaja.com below the links sections...
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beercan
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I was there last week
The road is not paved past Puertecitos. It is graded for another two miles . At this rate the road may be finished by 2020 !!!
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PabloS
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This was a good part of the road to Gonzaga in 1981
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dao45
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I don't know but I blew all 4 shocks out of my Exterra .But Im getting new ones and gonna do it again.Just wish Coco would be there
how do you spell shocks
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baitcast
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I know I do this every time this subject comes up but runs from Puertecitos to Gonzaga in the early 60,s would take anywhere from five to six hrs,one
year after alot of winter rains a little over 8 and the surprising thing is my
wife actually started enjoying the drive!
Rob
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David K
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Road crew (1 man, worked for tips) south of Puertecitos in the late 1960's. We saw his wheelbarrel and shovel with a sign in '67... This photo from
Cliff Cross' Baja Guide c1970
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David K
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Heading north from Gonzaga in 1974...
[Edited on 10-22-2008 by David K]
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David K
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Here I am driving down one of the steep grades in my Myers Manx dune buggy, 1974 (age 16). My last tiime over the old road was in '79... Then over the
new road in '85/'86 as it was still being built.
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baitcast
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I forgot about the road crews,at the top of some of the grades there would be a
tincan stuck on a brush and a bit of a sign,we would always leave something.
Rob
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David K
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Yah, aren't these old Baja dirt road memories great!
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baitcast
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David that pic in 74 is the one my wife and kids had to walk up I think when I had the VW,its the one with the dreaded ledge.
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David K
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Yah, the people who never experienced the 'Gonzaga Grades' or 'Three Sisters', etc. have no idea!
When they complain how bad the new road is (that doesn't even require 4WD), I just smile and remember the pre- 1985 road (or goat trail)!
[Edited on 6-18-2024 by David K]
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David K
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The paving was completed, 13 years after the roadwork began, 2007-2020.
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