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bajaric
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Awesome trip report. I knew there were two roads east of Urapan! The old one is very scenic. I got as far as the oak camp ground that you guys
passed in the other direction
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bajaandy
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Great trip report! Love those two roads that lead to the Pacific coast. Looks like you guys really covered some ground!
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
JBL Noel
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John M
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bajaric - oak campground
Ric - when we passed the oak campground it looked deserted. Tables and other amenities were still there as was a small travel trailer with the door
wide open.
Surely it is a nice setting for a campsite.
The road remains in good shape eastbound for another 8+ miles until you get to an active ranch. Immediately after passing through the corral you get
to the rough stuff.
John M
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bajaric
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John M, yes that is a neat spot, a little oasis of spring fed oaks and sycamores in all that barren country, was deserted when I was there too except
for 3 locals who passed through on motos. I saw some plastic totes full of cow skulls. Somebody must have had some big barbeques there back in the
day! I did not attempt to go further east, the road was already a little off camber and my gut was telling me that it would get a lot worse and was
in 2WD pickup by myself. There was a reason the main road from Ensenada to El Alamo went up past Ojos Negros back in the 1800's rather than taking
that route. Even Gerhard and Gulick did not attempt it. You guys are to be commended for all the help you gave to various people along the way,
makes a good impression on the locals for those of us who follow in your footsteps, or wheel tracks, as it were. Gracias!
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David K
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In the Lower California Guidebook, Howard Gulick went as far as Santo Domingo (5.1 miles from the highway) and adds that a "little used road"
continues to Santa Clara.
In 1974, Auto Club Map:
On the 2010 Auto Club Map:
[Edited on 7-11-2019 by David K]
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GalacticGS
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My buddy and I just attempted to head to Tres Hermanos on motorcycles but were faced with locked gates not too far south from Ojos. There was a sign
that with our limited Spanish we were thought said you had to perhaps register with the local ejido to gain access to the road. Does anyone have any
info?
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