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Blair
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Location: El Cajon Ca
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Thanks for the pics. Cant wait to do this in April!
Blair in El Cajon
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elfbrewery
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Just did this trip! WOW! Thanks Kurt for the details. They were very accurate, invaluable and necessary to convince someone to come along with us. We
drove out to La Purisima, stayed at Posada del Angel (perfect, 250 pesos per room), ate a little way closer to town at Leti (yes, they are open in the
evening, maybe). Having our own coffee maker and breakfast helped out in the morning.
We started up the Paso Hondo road at 8:55a.m. and came out onto the Icehouse Road at 15:18. That included 47 min. for lunch and 27 min to fix someones
flat tire, as well as other pit stops. Taking our lunch break at the viewpoint gave us a little rest before the gruelling afternoon of fighting rocks,
ruts, sharp switchbacks and utterly steep drops. The trip was no longer an adventure, just a challenge for bragging rights to say we did it. Golly
were we beat when we got home.
I would vote for San Juan de las Pilas as being the better trip, although we all agreed we were glad we did this one.
Thanks again, Kurt. Keep the rubber side down.
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 4x4abc
yup, I did this road last year from Mulege to Purisima - it is indeed very steep:
http://tinyurl.com/6s228l7
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by 4x4abc] |
Nice pics...a white Erythrina---very cool! Were there more of them or just the single plant? A friend of mine saw a white Ocotillo years ago---when
he went back to collect seeds he couldn't find it---tried for years but never seen again.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
| Quote: | Originally posted by 4x4abc
yup, I did this road last year from Mulege to Purisima - it is indeed very steep:
http://tinyurl.com/6s228l7
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by 4x4abc] |
Nice pics...a white Erythrina---very cool! Were there more of them or just the single plant? A friend of mine saw a white Ocotillo years ago---when
he went back to collect seeds he couldn't find it---tried for years but never seen again. |
--------one of those Ghost ocotillo's we have heard of. Unnerving, at the least.
Barry
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KurtG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elfbrewery
Just did this trip! WOW! Thanks Kurt for the details. They were very accurate, invaluable and necessary to convince someone to come along with us. We
drove out to La Purisima, stayed at Posada del Angel (perfect, 250 pesos per room), ate a little way closer to town at Leti (yes, they are open in the
evening, maybe). Having our own coffee maker and breakfast helped out in the morning.
We started up the Paso Hondo road at 8:55a.m. and came out onto the Icehouse Road at 15:18. That included 47 min. for lunch and 27 min to fix someones
flat tire, as well as other pit stops. Taking our lunch break at the viewpoint gave us a little rest before the gruelling afternoon of fighting rocks,
ruts, sharp switchbacks and utterly steep drops. The trip was no longer an adventure, just a challenge for bragging rights to say we did it. Golly
were we beat when we got home.
I would vote for San Juan de las Pilas as being the better trip, although we all agreed we were glad we did this one.
Thanks again, Kurt. Keep the rubber side down. |
Glad the road log helped, that was my goal in doing it. I'm still having the occasional flashback!
Kurt
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motoged
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Location: Kamloops, BC
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Kurt et al,
Thanks for the intel....will be doing this from San Isidro to Mulege on my 690 in mid Ja nuary. So far I am solo....anybody who wants to join up is
welcome...
Don't believe everything you think....
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