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David K
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I hope Evan has a better picture of the route. For a vehicle, once you get to the L.A. Bay highway, there are really no choices to the town on dirt
roads for most of that 30 miles.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I hope Evan has a better picture of the route. For a vehicle, once you get to the L.A. Bay highway, there are really no choices to the town on dirt
roads for most of that 30 miles. |
Two obstacles exist - Mud (deep at times), and sand (remember to air your tires down for better flotation and traction).
[Edited on 7-13-2012 by Ken Cooke]
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Sprocket
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I have ridden the Nicholl trail both directions. Its a bike trail and so is the Window Rock. Please dont attempt drive a truck, jeep or utv onto these
trails. Many people have worked long and hard to make these trails. Thanks.
As for heading south from El Crucero there is no reason to take the whooped out race course and chance destroying your truck. Get on the freeway.
Trust me those sand whoops are some of the worst in Baja.
As for exploring and taking your time 4x4 is the way to go, that said I have driven every Baja race in a 2x4!
[Edited on 7-13-2012 by Sprocket]
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David K
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Good info Sprocket!
Here is another look at El Crucero (just a junction of roads normally) during the Baja 1000 when it is a major pit stop... We were helping 'Baja Pits'
there in 2006: http://vivabaja.com/1106/page3.html
[Edited on 7-13-2012 by David K]
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sprocket
I have ridden the Nicholl trail both directions. Its a bike trail and so is the Window Rock. Please dont attempt drive a truck, jeep or utv onto these
trails. Many people have worked long and hard to make these trails. Thanks.
As for heading south from El Crucero there is no reason to take the whooped out race course and chance destroying your truck. Get on the freeway.
Trust me those sand whoops are some of the worst in Baja.
As for exploring and taking your time 4x4 is the way to go, that said I have driven every Baja race in a 2x4!
[Edited on 7-13-2012 by Sprocket] |
I completely believe you, Sprocket. Your rig is perhaps the most race-ready of any Nomads on this site.
Sprocket standing on his Baja Truggy
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evanthebruin
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I appreciate all the replies folks. Sorry for lack feedback on my part.
David,
In 2010, I pretty much took the exact route you're describing, out calamuje wash to the whooped out race road (ouch), and over to the old BOLA road.
We had a 2wd Tacoma with us and had to do some minor winching in the wettest part of the wash but no big deal. I appreciate the maps! I'll have to
post some Baja maps of my own. I bet nobody here has them!
Had to dig to find pics:
In the wash
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Nice Cactus garden along old BOLA road I think.
I remember seeing a few two tracks in the area but they probably all just lead to ranchos.
Sprocket,
Thanks for info about the Nicholl trail. I really need a bike. I tend to be a tread lightly kind of person - wouldn't ever bulldoze though good single
track.
[Edited on 7-13-2012 by evanthebruin]
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evanthebruin
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Ha yeah screwed it up for a minute then everybody decided to have a meeting in my office. I'm trying to do some (baja) work over here!
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David K
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Glad you got the pics to show, I deleted my post of them... Thanks for making the cactus scene bigger, too!
I will be there in a couple days! All this Calamajue talk has me re-planning my route south from Gonzaga on Sunday or Monday. Baja Angel has never
been to Calamajue Canyon.  
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Glad you got the pics to show, I deleted my post of them... Thanks for making the cactus scene bigger, too!
I will be there in a couple days! All this Calamajue talk has me re-planning my route south from Gonzaga on Sunday or Monday. Baja Angel has never
been to Calamajue Canyon. |
Bring a Sat phone. Call me if you get stuck - you buy my gas/insurance, I buy the first round of tacos.
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TMW
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A spot would be cheaper.
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John M
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Sat Phone vs Spot
We rented satellite phones a couple of months ago for an event and again are renting them this coming week for a running race in Death Valley. The
rates aren't too bad and the telephone service has been perfect.
The cost to make a phone call from a cell phone or land line TO the satellite telephone can be up to ten bucks a minute so folks you give the number
to need to be aware.
Calling out from the Satellite phone is like a buck-fifty a minute, depending on the calling plan you select when you rent the phone.
We are paying (I think) $59 per week for the phone, with some Verizon supported something or other.
Cellhire is the name of the company and they've treated us great, used them several times, plus they have a 24 hour tech line.
JM
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Sprocket
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We use Allroad communication here in SD. They have a local # you use to call the sat phone from a land line no charge. We also use the text feature. I
would only use Iradium in Baja, Globalstar only works when you don't need it!
[Edited on 7-13-2012 by Sprocket]
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Neal Johns
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Sprocket is right, right, right!
Iridium is the only way to go, Globalstar only works for a few minutes an hour because so many of their sats are dead. I know, we have Globalstar.
Neal
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Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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David K
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Hi Neal, we are going south via Calamajue... and was wondering just what were you thinking when you told the Jesuits to build the mission there?  
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Bajatripper
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My daughter and I went through the San Luiz Gonzaga/Coco's Corner/Calamajue Canyon trip a couple of weeks ago and found it fine for travel. If you're
looking for muddy challenges, you won't find them at this time there. But it's still worth the trip, for the geology and history of the place (in
addition to mining ruins as you decend into the canyon coming from Coco's Corner, there are the ruins of the old Jesuit Mission directly across the
canyon from the old mining ruins, easy to miss.
Here are some photos of our recent trip:
The ruins of the mine as you decend into the arroyo. The Jesuit Mission ruins are directly across the arroyo from here.
While no very impressive, the rectangular dirt mound is what remains of the old chapel. There are also rock structures in the area, one can be seen in
the background.
The soda shelf formed by the spring on top
View from the top of the soda, although this year there was barely a trickle of water flowing where there use to be a mini-geyser.
The road winds its way through the canyon greenery
Some of the beautiful geological formations
Another road picture, not much water to cross
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Neal Johns
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DK, don't believe Bajatripper, I have arranged for the old Black Mud Gods to be ready for you!
Re thinking about the alkali water that necessitated closing of the Mission: I had never tasted it, everyone knows I only drink Mountain Dew!
Nice pics, Bajatripper
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Ken Cooke
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Got Baja? Part Two (July 2005)
I have this excellent magazine article on four wheeling across the Baja Peninsula (on existing trails and roads). There are some footnotes on
Calamajue Canyon which might be of some interest to this thread.
If interested, I will post the article here for everyone to read.
[Edited on 7-16-2012 by Ken Cooke]
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Neal Johns
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Kenneth, 
Post it, I don't remember that magazine.
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Ken Cooke
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Got Baja? Ten Daze In Baja - Part Two (May 2005)
Got Baja? Ten Daze In Baja - Part Two (May 2005)
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