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| Quote: | Originally posted by pointdog
Insurance papers? I've never heard that one before.
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Just passed from Tecate to Cabo last Mon/Tues. Some of the military checkpoints had police inspectors too. They just waived us through this time,
but in the past we have been asked for various paperwork including a valid visa.
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Is the gravel deep and loose going up the grade? I am thinking of taking a heavy road moto (Harley) up that way soon. Deep, loose gravel is a no go
for me.
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We were pulling a 5th wheel (about 12,000 - 14,000 pounds) and we simply took it slower. You should have no problem.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegejim
Came from Mulege to San Quentin today (Thursday) road in great shape - work on the Santa Rosalita grade but no problem as even the dirt sections were
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Is the gravel deep and loose going up the grade?
I am thinking of taking a heavy road moto (Harley) up that way soon.
Deep, loose gravel is a no go for me.
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It is now paved... It was gravel southbound on July 15, and new pavement when we were northbound on July 24...
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DavidE - The other trip report is from RV.net and that is also me. I posted in both forums since we are RVers traveling the Baja.
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Drove from San Quentin to Tecate on Friday - some road work in various places but even the dirt parts were well graded so no problems. Left SQ about
5:00 AM - traffic was light all the way so very short delays at the check points. Crossed at Tecate - in line at 9:50 AM and cleared the border at
11:00 AM. Passed some large police/military operation just getting started about 5 miles north of the Mex 1 to Mex 3 turnoff. No idea what was
happening or about to happen, however, there were quite a few buses so maybe some type of demonstration was getting started. I just wanted to clear
the area though. All in all road in very good shape. Jim
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Passed some large police/military operation just getting started about 5 miles north of the Mex 1 to Mex 3 turnoff. No idea what was happening or
about to happen, however, there were quite a few buses so maybe some type of demonstration was getting started."
Just found out what was happening - glad I made it through when I did or may have been in for a long delay.The president was visiting.
http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/27762/Mexican-president-...
[Edited on 8-4-2012 by mulegejim]
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by David KIt is now paved... It was gravel southbound on July 15, and new pavement when we were northbound on July 24...
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Actually no. We passed through on July 31 and the bottom of the grade is still torn up with about 2 orf 3 miles of compacted gravel in both
directions.
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by David KIt is now paved... It was gravel southbound on July 15, and new pavement when we were northbound on July 24...
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Actually no. We passed through on July 31 and the bottom of the grade is still torn up with about 2 orf 3 miles of compacted gravel in both
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Please confirm paved or not paved and hard packed gravel passable with a heavy motorcycle.
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Please confirm paved or not paved and hard packed gravel passable with a heavy motorcycle.
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On July 30th we passed through and it was not paved. But, like I said we went through pulling our 5th wheel and had no problem. Just need to allow
more time for this particular area and drive slower.
I only mentioned the construction because it is important to allow more time in these areas as you plan your trip.
Good luck!
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Interesting, southbound it was gravel/ unpaved (on the steep grade), just as I had read here. However, northbound, new asphalt had been applied (on
the steep grade, Cuesta del Infierno). They were working on it, sure, but tires never were off pavement on the grade. Perhaps you mean between the
bottom of the that grade and the coast, which is actively under construction?
In any case, no truck, RV, or anyone was unable to drive up it either time we were on it.
Edit: Jumping ahead of my trip report, but here are photos on Cuesta del Infierno July 24:
Maybe they applied a layer of sand on the fresh asphalt after these were taken so it looked like dirt?
[Edited on 8-4-2012 by David K]
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construction was north of Santa Rosalia up to Cuesta del Infierno (Hell's Grade). Road is rough pavement to loose gravel. The grade itself is still
under construction but is paved.
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Yes - the northbound side of the grade is paved. I believe now (if I remember correctly) even the southbound lanes were paved as well.
Construction continues with machinery and men along the grade but it was an easy pull for us. The only thing we didn't like was having to stop on the
grade itself (even though it was paved) for construction vehicles to cross the road. We're in a truck with standard transmission pulling 12,000 pound
5th wheel so we needed to keep vehicles from crowding behind us because we knew we could roll backwards just a bit when starting again.
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Oxxo says it is not paved.
David says it is paved
Angelos says it is paved.
Two out of three...maybe it's paved?
DavidK provides photo proof....looks paved to me.
Maybe Oxxo is down the hill farther?
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Actually no. We passed through on July 31 and the bottom of the grade is still torn up with about 2 or 3 miles of compacted gravel in both directions.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I think we are all correct. The bottom of the grade - before you start up is not paved. As you start up the grade it
is paved. Aren't we all saying the same thing?
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Road is rough pavement to loose gravel. The grade itself is still under construction but is paved.
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Bottom line is that it is all passable, but because of construction vehicles, gravel places, and men working you will need to go slower.
Charlene
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Notice we received at the border:
[Edited on 8-5-2012 by Angelos]
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reducing image to under 50kb is only for using Nomad to host your photo. Use pbotobucket or another web site and the only limit is pixel width of
800. If you would email the full size image, I will post it here for you.
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