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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elfbrewery
Mulagena,
Great to see the countryside and the road conditions. Was the photo of the truck almost sliding down the loose rocks the worst part of the drive??...
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Yup, ya' got it in one, Elf.
We were half-way down the South Switchback already in granny and crawling. Got no idea the percentage grade, but suffice to say it was steep. My dog
and I got out to look down at the bottom half of the mountain-- not that we were gonna be able to turn around but I wanted to know what we were in
for.
Let me reassure everyone thinking of doing this route, north or south, we were never in danger and never slid or lost traction. We made it down easily
and safely but decided we'd probably not try to ascend it, at least in our current pickup truck.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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David K
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Guajademi bypass road (Agua Grande to Las Chivas)
Topo area map from '91... and found El Llano on this older map, then located Cerro el Llano on new Almanac!
High Look Satellite
Close Up South
Close Up North
Zoom in road 1 of 3:
Zoom in road 2 of 3:
Zoom in road 3 of 3:
Road plotted on topo map:
Key points underlined.
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The squarecircle
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Guajademi Canyon Road
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What a 'great' road!!! Thanks for the slide show... what a trip! [/quote
When 'Winston' saw that freeway and now thinks he wants to try a nite run with his new LED light bar. That is one crazy 'dog' and he is begging to
go. Too manny butttons too push when finallly inn loow raange. Gotta go butt needs treees and no seemm treees. Could be a good trek. Regards, sq.
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elfbrewery
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David,
Thanks again. Now I'm fairly sure I know the whole route and the names of the ranchos I was guessing at. I'll check out more of your maps for the
area. Need to get out there and see all these new places (new to me, anyway)!!!
The topo maps seem like a great source. Do you find them helpful?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elfbrewery
David,
Thanks again. Now I'm fairly sure I know the whole route and the names of the ranchos I was guessing at. I'll check out more of your maps for the
area. Need to get out there and see all these new places (new to me, anyway)!!!
The topo maps seem like a great source. Do you find them helpful? |
Yes, in reviewing before a trip or reflecting after a trip. I always have the Almanac with me, but usually I know where I am while driving... I love
new places to check out! Now I just need to win the lottery so I can go go go!
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Elizzabizzy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
That route was a Camino Real used by the Spaniards and Indians in mission times...
Hola David--
This is the exact post that I was looking for, thank you for sending me the link, I will also check out your photobucket site. You and everyone on
this forum have been most kind in providing info to me and I sincerely appreciate it, this is a fabulous site! I will be posting info that I hope will
be helpful to others on the forum trying to do my part, I will also be posting on my blog. We can hardly wait to get on the road in the morning...at
last. Thanks for your help, your maps are great!
Muchas gracias,
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Elizzabizzy
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
That route was a Camino Real used by the Spaniards and Indians in mission times... |
Hola David--
This is the exact post that I was looking for, thank you for sending me the link, I will also check out your photobucket site. You and everyone on
this forum have been most kind in providing info to me and I sincerely appreciate it, this is a fabulous site! I will be posting info that I hope will
be helpful to others on the forum trying to do my part, I will also be posting on my blog. We can hardly wait to get on the road in the morning...at
last. Thanks for your help, your maps are great!
Muchas gracias,
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Great, and we are looking forward to your trip reports!! 
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JZ
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So, did Blair ever make it? Or did he die on the Cuesta?
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Blair
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Yes he did! It was a while back but an excellent ride. I have pics but I'd have to study up on how to post them here.
Blair in El Cajon
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by Blair  | | Yes he did! It was a while back but an excellent ride. I have pics but I'd have to study up on how to post them here. |
This is posted on the Nomad Photo Forums:
Easy instructions to post photos, for free, on Nomad
June 2019:
To post photos from your Pictures folder on your computer...
Go to www.Postimages.org, make an album if you want to organize your photos to find them easily in the future (by date or by subject). No cost to use
Postimages.org.
Change the upload setting from "Do not resize my image" to 640x480 (recommended for forums) or 800x600 (max. on Nomad). You click on the little arrow
to see the size choices.
Click "Choose images" and select the photos you want to put on Nomad from your Pictures folder.
Click on the image you want on Nomad and click on "Share" at the top of the screen.
Choose "Hotlinks for forums" (down next to the last one). You can click the little box at the right end of the link and it is now saved on your mouse.
Go to Nomad and paste that link onto the place where you are typing on Nomad. You can put text in below the photo for a caption or your post and if
you double space between photo links (for clarity), you can put several photos and captions in a single post on Nomad. You can click "Preview" on
Nomad to check and see how it will look before posting to the board.
If you need to fix a post after it is done, click on "Edit" along the edge of your post, and change or delete your post. If you edit more than once,
you can delete the previous Edited on tags so only one edit tag will appear after you edit the post.
[Edited on 10-2-2019 by David K]
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by Blair | | Yes he did! It was a while back but an excellent ride. I have pics but I'd have to study up on how to post them here. |
We are planning to make a run at it soon.
I found it funny that my Google Earth looks almost exact like yours in the OP from 7 years ago.
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Blair
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Hey I think I did the picture thing. This was a few years ago. We did south to north, as I remember north to south would be more more challenging. The
road was little traveled, steep and likely subject to hurricane damage. The steep parts were toward the middle of the span which, if found to be
impassable may lead to a disappointing retreat. Summary: Worth a shot. Completely awesome!
The Green line:
[Edited on 10-3-2019 by Blair]
Blair in El Cajon
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David K
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Great job on the photo posting!
If you want...
You can double-space between the photo links and you can type in, below each link, what the photo is showing.
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Blair
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Thanks for the tutorial! I didn't even have to use DOS commands.
Blair in El Cajon
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JZ
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Nice.
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We may do the Guajademi trail on our Nov trip. We want to do the loop to Mission Guadalupe then probably down San Raymundo and up Guajademi. Still in
the planning stages. I've done the trail in both direction but not since the last wipe out.
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Nikno
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I did Guajademi Canyon from La Purisima to Mulege and then back to San Juanico via San Raymundo at the end of June 2019 and all of the roads were in
very good shape.
I was back in the Comondus last week and based on the trails I drove I can't imagine there are any major washouts or issues with the road conditions.
They definitely got a lot of rain and everything is very green but no major storms that hit in that area that I am aware of.
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David K
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Thanks!
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