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Ateo
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You may have to cross this arroyo! Last weekend......the river was flowing.
http://youtu.be/ECQsdxtiawA
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Sweetwater
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Wow, nice vid Ateo.
Having posed the same questions several years ago, it's now amusing to watch the same responses.....with the mod that we were on big moto's.....just
pin it across the sand dunes and try to stay on the packed sand when possible....
When we actually got there, we were fortunate that the arroyos were not flowing, the kids in Datil were thrilled to see us, we got separated and 1
bike made it to SJ much earlier than the 2 others....the major factor is the weather, nothing in Baja is consistent because of the changes created by
water and wind. Somebody in San Ignacio will have an idea of conditions but the better informed folks will be at the campos by the Laguna. Once past
Datil, you really need to pick your directions carefully and the weather gods need to smile upon you.
I know we would not have been able to cross the arroyos that flowed like the video......be sue to wash off any and all the sand/salt you pick up on
the trip, it will quickly corrode if left on your ride.....
[Edited on 8-5-2015 by Sweetwater]
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StuckSucks
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Ąjuevos!
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Whew!
Did you guys score any surf?
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Quote: Originally posted by Sweetwater  | Wow, nice vid Ateo.
Having posed the same questions several years ago, it's now amusing to watch the same responses.....with the mod that we were on big moto's.....just
pin it across the sand dunes and try to stay on the packed sand when possible....
When we actually got there, we were fortunate that the arroyos were not flowing, the kids in Datil were thrilled to see us, we got separated and 1
bike made it to SJ much earlier than the 2 others....the major factor is the weather, nothing in Baja is consistent because of the changes created by
water and wind. Somebody in San Ignacio will have an idea of conditions but the better informed folks will be at the campos by the Laguna. Once past
Datil, you really need to pick your directions carefully and the weather gods need to smile upon you.
I know we would not have been able to cross the arroyos that flowed like the video......be sue to wash off any and all the sand/salt you pick up on
the trip, it will quickly corrode if left on your ride.....
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Thanks for the help Sweetwater. I have been looking at the road on Google Earth and have written down GPS coordinates for any turns. I am looking
forward to the adventure and we will see where the road takes us!
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Tomas Tierra
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THE most important part of taking the salt flats route is following recent tracks. If no tracks exist you may face what happened to Ateo in the mud,
likely much worse. There is always a way around the soft flats..
When the big arroyo is flowing?? Well, I've never seen that..
TT
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BigWooo
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Westywanderer check your U2U. It's on the upper right of the page.
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Ateo
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Yep Tomas, I made a mistake in the flats because I was so amped up and let it cloud my mind. I've taken that road many times and never done something
so stupid. Did I post the video of the mud and salt flat fiasco yet?
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Fresh tracks are no guarantee!
| Quote: Originally posted by Tomas Tierra | THE most important part of taking the salt flats route is following recent tracks. If no tracks exist you may face what happened to Ateo in the mud,
likely much worse. There is always a way around the soft flats..
When the big arroyo is flowing?? Well, I've never seen that..
TT |
I was following the markers for the Baja 100 course last October when I came to an area that was getting drifted over with sand, right at the second
water crossing.
I followed some well defined tracks and barely made it through pulling a small off road trailer. It became clear that the tracks were made by one or
more pre-runners or other rigs that were more capable than mine.
It took me hours of bush whacking, dead ends, and some jack and shovel work to find a way back to the correct route. I didn't want to take another
shot at that muddy crossing.
But I got out without help, so....a very good day!
Edit; Full disclosure, if I had gotten out of my car and spent ten minutes checking things out before I followed those tracks, the drive would have
been a lot less dramatic and a few hours shorter!
[Edited on 8-6-2015 by AKgringo]
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Tomas Tierra
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Ateo
I thought I saw a picture of you on the other side of a big deep mud flat on this thread. No? Musta been FB...
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