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Quote: Originally posted by honda tom  | David, i should have been more clear,
next to last sentence of my post i said be sure to see the mission. But there is also a fun easy trail that heads east off of the mission road about 3
miles from the BOLA road. If you were to take that trail, you could head back to the mission from the Nuevo rosarito road, making a loop.
yes I would always recommend the mission tour. |
Sorry, I missed that Tom! I get so touchy about the missions, you understand, yes? LOL
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| Quote: Originally posted by honda tom | David, i should have been more clear,
next to last sentence of my post i said be sure to see the mission. But there is also a fun easy trail that heads east off of the mission road about 3
miles from the BOLA road. If you were to take that trail, you could head back to the mission from the Nuevo rosarito road, making a loop.
yes I would always recommend the mission tour. |
I believe this should read "But there is also a fun easy trail that heads (follows Palo Chino) west off of the mission road about 3
miles from the BOLA road.
Also should go without saying that conditions change all the time both for better and worse in Baja. Some of the info given may be best available but
not be current.
Bruce
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honda tom
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yessir.. west is correct. start of the 22 day trail... but also access to palo chino,
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note ... 22 day trail bikes only. Palo Chino truck and beginner skill bikes
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| Quote: Originally posted by honda tom | JZ,
your going to get a load of routes here. they all have to take in account your timetable, and how much riding you like to do each day. IMO anything
south of san Ignacio requires a week or so trip (driving /riding) |
I'm open to all. Just learning. Been coming to Baja for about 15 years, but 90% of it has been boating trips. Been down the entire coast multiple
times and years of boating on the mainland where we keep the boat.
Kids are 13 and 15 and have been riding for about 6-7 years. Mostly here in California. I'd say they are a little above intermediate. We just road
about 300 miles over Christmas. They did 75 miles a day no problem. I personally probably like to keep it that or a little less.
Biggest thing is I want to have my truck close enough for safety sake (and to carry the beer). We had two flat tires and carb problem on our last
trip.
I'd usually make it a week to 10 day thing. But maybe 3-4 days in Northern Baja.
Video from last trip: https://youtu.be/_-A9MBoODCg
[Edited on 1-5-2017 by JZ]
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THAT was extremely NICE!!!
Thank you!!
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We are thinking next to go down to Loreto. What trails are there been Mulege and Loreto?
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The Concepcion Peninsula can only be fully run on motorcycles! We got about 3/4 the way up last September... the side washes (to petroglyphs and
running water) were great even though we missed the petros, the stream was beautiful in there. Lots to explore on a bike!
See: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/bahia_co...
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | We are thinking next to go down to Loreto. What trails are there been Mulege and Loreto?
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You might find a bit of useful information on some of the routes we did over Thanksgiving.
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=81192&got...
Do your boys do any highway riding, or do you haul the bikes between dirt segments?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Only dirt except for short stretches. Let the oldest drive the truck on the road tho.
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When are you scheduling this trip? I live and ride out of Mulege and try to keep up on the conditions within 100 miles or so of here.
PM me and I'll keep you posted as I get updates and ride the roads myself.
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from San Ignacio go SW to San Juanico. then East over to Mulege easy 1 day trip, or break it up and stay night in San Juanico.
From Loreto up to mission San Javier... then continue south, then west out to the pacific, both these trips are bike and truck.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | Only dirt except for short stretches. Let the oldest drive the truck on the road tho.
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Good to know that not all the unlicensed drivers in Baja are Mexican underage drivers....
Don't believe everything you think....
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| Quote: Originally posted by honda tom | from San Ignacio go SW to San Juanico. then East over to Mulege easy 1 day trip, or break it up and stay night in San Juanico.
From Loreto up to mission San Javier... then continue south, then west out to the pacific, both these trips are bike and truck.
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Is this the route you are talking about? What's the road like?
How do you get back over to Mulege, the 53? Dirt or pavement?
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Depends on how tired you are when you get to San Juanico and what time of day it is.
If it's late in the day, grab a cabin there and start fresh. It can take five hours and more to get from San Juanico to Mulege the shortest distance
up the Raymundo river/canyon. There's been a fair bit of rain this Fall and there are quite a few water crossings in the first half of the trip going
East.
If you get to San Juanico by noon, you can ride the faster, longer and a bit less challenging route down through La Purisma and San Isidro to Rt. 1.
Pavement from San Juanico to San Isidro and a long rocky ride over the hill to the highway. And then still quite a ways back up to Mulege where you
can find a room and a shower.
I have ridden from Mulege to Mulege through all three settlements in eleven hours, dawn to dusk but I wasn't much good for anything for a day or two
and I still arrived home in the dark. I was moving most of the time too. Actually I was riding way too fast for solo work.
Now I have no recent information about the San Ignatio to San Juanico route. Last year and before, the inland road was difficult due to deep silt. One
of our posters busted up his foot playing sand angels along there.
Sometimes, at higher tides the beach route is soft and damp but the word I get is that it is the better way to go.
Personally I find the East side rather long and boring. I would pass on the San Ignatio to San Juanico leg. Start and end at Mulege with a night at
San Juanico. Cabins with two single beds are 450p at Cowabunga. Nice folks.
And again, when are you planning this trip?
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Thx. Not sure yet on time, just investigating now. Maybe April or June.
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April is great except for staying away from the beaches near the 16th. (Easter). The roads can be dangerous on Easter and the days right after due to
families rushing to get home after their big vacation of the year. Also, literally no rooms available for that two week period.
June is getting well into hot summer days. I'm gone back to Washington by then. If you do ride down here that late in the season, be especially
careful of bike reliability and carrying enough water.
With your plans running that late in the season, the road reports will be much more up to date by then.
Since you're not riding solo the risk is much less of breakdowns and dehydration.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Gulliver | April is great except for staying away from the beaches near the 16th. (Easter). The roads can be dangerous on Easter and the days right after due to
families rushing to get home after their big vacation of the year. Also, literally no rooms available for that two week period.
June is getting well into hot summer days. I'm gone back to Washington by then. If you do ride down here that late in the season, be especially
careful of bike reliability and carrying enough water.
With your plans running that late in the season, the road reports will be much more up to date by then.
Since you're not riding solo the risk is much less of breakdowns and dehydration. |
Kids always have Spring Break after Easter and that's when I wanted to come. For some stupid reason it's the week of Easter this year. So more
likely June.
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You can do your rides around Easter here. Just don't plan on any serious road runs on those critical days. Easter weekend and the couple of days
after. The crowds are at the beaches.
My Baja motto:
"Slow down, you've too fast
You've got to make the morning last
Just kickin' down the cobble stones
Looking for fun and feeling groovy"
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Barbara just reminded me that half of the readers here are too young to know those lyrics. Probably think it was the campaign song for Warren Harding.
59th. Street Song. Simon and Garfunkle.
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