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David K
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Thanks...
Some Nomads are going down in a couple of weeks and I have requested them to take kilometer post notes.
If anyone else can answer any of these, that would be great for all of us!
I would like to know the Km. marker for
*La Turquesa Canyon road (if you can tell, this may be hard).
*The Coco's access or old road (near Las Arrastras).
*The Las Arrastras bridge (where you can see down to the old ore mill circle and well, etc.).
*The detour off the pavement.
*Any other markers of note, if they are installed, like the return to pavement.
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msulkers
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Sorry, David, we missed your post. We drove from Rancho Percebu to BOLA on October 19th. Experience as per Pacifico. We drove exactly 30 detours, with
most of them well under a minute in length.
From Bahia San Luis Gonzaga to Laguna Chapala took 50 minutes. There are sections of the Puertocitos to BSLG section that do not have undermined
shoulders marked with cones or piedras, so stay alert.
Also, most of Hwy 1 south of Laguna Chapala to Parador Punta Prieta is smooth retopping...
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David K
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Thanks for wanting to help... TW and other Nomads are going in November and have a to-do list. TW has been a big contributor to the Nomad Kilometer
List, anyway.
There is also the newly added kilometer markers south from L.A. Bay to add to the Nomad list... So, keep an eye out and have pen and paper for new
stuff on the road in Baja!
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Louisren45
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SAN Felipe to puertosito
Do you also know the condition of the broken pavement section after SF ? This spring on our return the road was so bad we had to idle through the
potholes towing our 20ft travel trailer. Are they fixing that or do they have made detours?
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mjs
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Quote: Originally posted by Louisren45  | | Do you also know the condition of the broken pavement section after SF ? This spring on our return the road was so bad we had to idle through the
potholes towing our 20ft travel trailer. Are they fixing that or do they have made detours? |
Lot of work currently going on in that section. Repavement, new culverts and rework on some of the vados to take the sharp crown off. Still some
detours but the road is in good shape as most of the pot hole sections have been completed.
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Louisren45
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That’s great to hear. Thank you
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David K
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TW (TMW) and other Nomads are south of San Felipe now and promised to post a detailed road report when they are back. I have been getting Spot pings
from TW the past two days (San Felipe South Campos, Rancho Grande Gonzaga Bay, Coco's Corner, L.A. Bay).
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Ron in BC
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Great, glad that's happening.
Going down this year in Feb. , with a trailer, was the worse it's ever been. I was happy to hear that the work pace had picked up.
Now all that has to happen is no hurricane or torrential rain hits before the end of January.
Keep those road reports coming, they're appreciated.
Ron
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basautter
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I drove the section between San Felipe and Gonzaga bay last week. A lot of work has been complete with more in process. There are a lot of bypasses
around bridges that are in work, but most are short. Overall, construction added about 45 minutes each way. Not too bad!
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ehall
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco | | As of today, 1 mile of dirt from Chapala to the new asphalt, then 4.5 miles of dirt thru the mountain. Fastest trip ever for me.
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Amazing, so after the 4.5 miles you can stay on pavement all the way to Gonzaga Bay?
5.5 total unpaved miles of the ~33 miles from Chapala to Gonzaga? |
Where you going? Me, Gary, Danny and Andy are doing a trip in December
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by ehall | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco | | As of today, 1 mile of dirt from Chapala to the new asphalt, then 4.5 miles of dirt thru the mountain. Fastest trip ever for me.
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Amazing, so after the 4.5 miles you can stay on pavement all the way to Gonzaga Bay?
5.5 total unpaved miles of the ~33 miles from Chapala to Gonzaga? |
Where you going? Me, Gary, Danny and Andy are doing a trip in December |
Ed, are you asking me a question? No trips for me planned. The two 2019 trips with TV show crews might just last me a lifetime... they were so much
fun to be a part of!
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