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Ken Cooke
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I could sure use a GPS unit! 
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Here is part of the page of waypoints that take you from Guadalupe Canyon up to Hwy. 3 via Mano Canyon... this is from 2003 and the map datum is set
at NAD27 Mexico:
Guadalupe Canyon Entrance: 32°09.40'/ 115°47.29'
Cohabuzo Jcn: 31°55.74'/ 115°36.22'
South of Cohabuzo 8.2 mi. is a fork, go right for El Mano (4WD): 31°49.81'/ 115°33.89'
Jcn. with road to left. Ahead-right goes up the mountain via El Mano canyon: 31°47.68'/ 115°36.65'
Rancho El Mano driveway left, road begins major climb: 31°48.56'/ 115°40.39'
Rancho Los Pinos, elev. 5,086': 31°48.77'/ 115°46.26'
Jcn. Santa Catarina left (S)/ Agua Blanca right (SW): 31°45.20'/ 115°51.52'
Jcn. Agua Blanca left (S), Hwy. 3 right (N): 31°42.24', 115°54.25' |
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
Opinions please-----------would the trip down to the desert from Luguna Hansen be more pleasant than the other way around??? All the folks I have
heard from have gone the other way, low desert to high mountains.
What say you wise guys?? (and could you ever even find the right road from the "top"??) Which way is easier on your vehicle?
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This all depends on the time of year you plan to travel. The summer can be deadly hot. Be prepared with good tires and plenty of fuel.
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Neal Johns
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Barry,
The drive over the rough spots near the bottom of the canyon would be easier. I think you would need a GPS to use with the lat/long of the turns from
your starting point (found using Google Earth) to the top of the canyon.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Ken Cooke
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Very good advice on the GPS unit, Neal.
Also, be sure to travel with at least one other vehicle.
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yukonrob
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We are going from the bottom to the top - from warm to cool - hopefully not too cool. I've been at L. Hanson when it was so cold that the only things
that didn't freeze were the things kept 'warm' in the ice chest.
As to which way is harder on a vehcile - I'll defer to others with that expertise. From a driving perspective, I personally feel more in control
going up hill.
Currently three vehicles in the group - two with GPS - heck I have 3 GPS in my truck alone. (a turn-by-turn, a Lowrance 480c, and a Garmin Rhino
handheld).
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TMW
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| Quote: | Originally posted by yukonrob
We are going from the bottom to the top - from warm to cool - hopefully not too cool. I've been at L. Hanson when it was so cold that the only things
that didn't freeze were the things kept 'warm' in the ice chest.
As to which way is harder on a vehcile - I'll defer to others with that expertise. From a driving perspective, I personally feel more in control
going up hill.
Currently three vehicles in the group - two with GPS - heck I have 3 GPS in my truck alone. (a turn-by-turn, a Lowrance 480c, and a Garmin Rhino
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Don't forget to do a trip report and tell us the trail condition. Pictures please.
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David K
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Yes, we love photos of the road, views, your rig, etc.!!
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yukonrob
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I'll be sure to post up a report and photos. I'm already looking forward to the trip, and then to the 1000, and then...
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BAJACAT
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yes, we want pictures, I never did the trip because the people that was suppose to go with me chicken out do to rummors of ilegal drug activity in
that back are of Laguna Hanso..I have gone a few miles past El calabozo, down there is a air strip that was cut by the Mexican military, if you follow
the arroyo you end up in Palomar canyon..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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