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BajaDanD
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We saw two different sets of bicyclists last mo. below Catavina two in each set, miles apart. All were riding down the center of the lane like a car
would, not by the edge like you would think. That way every body had to pass them like they were a slow moving car. If you came around a curve driving
too fast and there was a slow moving car in your way and you hit it, Your falt. We saw them on our way to San Ignacio and we saw them on our way
back. Treat them just like they are another vehical, even though they're a vary slow one. I do think bringing you kids along is a little stupid OK a
lot stupid.
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Phil C
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It looks great on a map, and ohhhh the adventure. Im sure most of these people have never driven the road. Of the few I have spoken to most were
Euros., but none seemed to think it was dangerous
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Pompano
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Watch out for this one.....
This is one of the real dangers of the Baja Road....the 'Unexpected'.
Moving of the Mothers...an obscure holiday still practiced in remote Baja.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Capt. George
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Pompano
where do you come up with this stuff? too much, thanks.
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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Pompano
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George...I am merely a messenger.
AND....I may have had too much Kahlua in this morning's coffee.
[Edited on 3-21-2006 by Pompano]
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Capt. George
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looks like my mother in that wagon!
been searching for her for forty years, knew she was in prison!
capt g
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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turtleandtoad
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Pompano,
You sure about the width of the highway? I was told it was 19.7 ft (6m).
That would leave the bicyclist a whole .7 ft. 
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Pompano
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turtleandtoad...some are...some are not.
Mostly the Road has been repaired, renewed, and re-engineered so many times by now, it is hard to get a figure on it. Mostly it is still TOO
NARROW..so stay on your toes when pulling your rig!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Ken Bondy
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VERY narrow!!
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Pompano
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Opps....picked up a hitchhiker there, Ken!
[Edited on 3-21-2006 by Pompano]
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turtleandtoad
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Tell me about it!!
My coach is 8'4" wide WITHOUT the mirrors! About what Kens Hummer is.
The mirrors add another 12 inches on each side. But I've never lost a mirror or dropped a wheel off the edge......yet. (Knock on wood)
By the way, where did Ken find that nice road with fog lines and everything? .
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Pompano
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A very WIDE load on the Baja Road
turtleandtoad....I believe you are referring to my fog picture. That is always a nice sight in the Baja mountains near the Pacific..but be prepared
to sit awhile until it lifts!
A long time ago, maybe 1986-87 or so, a friend towed a very wide load down the entire length of the Baja Highway..actually from Nevada. It was a
large 31 foot long flybridge fishing boat...31 Bertram...11 feet 2 inches wide plus the wheel wells on the trailer. Took him 5 days from the border
with many turnouts for safety and a scout-support vehicle. No accidents. It can be done..but with extreme caution.
The largest and widest load I ever witnessed was around 1976 or so when 4 large-large rigs hauled down HUGE generators to La Paz. These rigs were
traveling very slowly and jammed traffic completely...maybe 14 feet wide or so. They covered the entire road and you had to wait for clearance from
their support vehicles..both directions. That convoy took 2 weeks to make it from Tijuana to La Paz.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hose A
Is that brush guard made out of scavenged bicycle handle bars ? 
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Hey, easy on my custom brush guard  I'm pretty proud of that big honker!!!
++Ken++
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David K
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JR posted this photo to illustrate the Baja Highway south of Km. 0, San Quintin...
No room for error and no room for idiots on bikes... which the highway was NOT designed for.
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David K
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Baja Bike Lane
Here is a photo showing the bike lane on Mex. 1 (all 3 inches of it)!!!
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BAJACAT
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nice one Dk
 3 pulgadas (inches) is better than nothing, but don't hate this people for being
Baja impared
[Edited on 3-22-2006 by BAJACAT]
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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The squarecircle
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Greetings: >>>>> This querist has been titilated by Pompano's quest ie "Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?".. Could it be ---
Because he peddled his burro on Mex. 1 where the road was simply too narrow and had a very close shave?? Youth wants to know!! >>>>>
Best Regards, sq.
[Edited on 3-22-2006 by The squarecircle]
[Edited on 3-22-2006 by The squarecircle]
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