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Bob53
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Here's a look at the washout at Catavina...
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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Desertbull
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My friend Bill Walton and his wife Pam drove out of LA Bay on Wednesday. They had to cut through the open desert at times detouring around washouts
and running water but they made it home from their LA Bay house.
It took them 20+ hours to get home from LA Bay…
However, Bill is a Baja veteran and has been traveling Baja for 35 years ….
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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do you know when this photo was taken?
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Bob53
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
do you know when this photo was taken? |
It was posted by Blanca Diaz on Facebook today. Not sure when it was actually taken. I'll see if I can find out for ya.
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Alm
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I think Tonyo ia Resendiz, not Resindez.
I'm trying to figure out the flood pattern, though it seems to be random. The whole bay in sand, flood channels appear and disappear.
From the big arroyo across the air strip the terrain descends to the sea, and also - to the South, there is good 15 or 20 meters descend from the
airstrip to the town. Most water goes towards the town center and malecon and stays there because it's a low land. Homes on the beaches between town
and air strip are getting run-offs from that main flood stream - which could be as much as half of that main stream, and those are random, impossible
to tell where they would go next time.
Closer to La Gringa there is another big arroyo, and from there it also goes South-East, but there are fewer people there.
Somebody on Mia forum mentioned a tropical storm in 1993, but that much flood is something abnormal, in this area. I think the climate IS changing.
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VermilionSeaInstitute
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Relief for Bahia
Hi there Nomads,
I am going to attempt to drive down to Bahia de los Angeles tomorrow in order to bring supplies and help to the community. If anyone knows of any
community members with a specific need, please don't hesitate to let me know.
I will do my best to take pictures and bring back updated information.
Meghann McDonald
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marv sherrill
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Meghann - do you have any current road conditions?? I'm hoping to go down as early as Saturday, but do not want to get stopped for hours at washouts
etc - I know that the BOLA road is going to be off road for most of the way but is passable - thanks - marv
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VermilionSeaInstitute
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no road conditions updates yet
Sorry Marv,
No idea what I'm going to be in for, but I'll be well equipped and ready for anything (I hope!) I'll post updates as soon as I'm able.
Meghann
P.S. My dad (Lane) says hi!
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larryC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Doug/Vamonos
The pics above from Marv...where exactly does he live? North of town? larry - do you have any solid news for us southside folks? I'll ask Doc. Thanks.
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Marv lives up near La Gringa, right next to Los Vientos spa.
I know the road south of town down to Gecko is drivable. Ramon the gate guard at my old house has driven it and Paola and Angela the Italians over at
Rincon were able to drive out and made it into town so it appears the south bay avoided the worst of the damage. Sorry but I don't have any specific
info at this time. Janice and Jay are on their sailboat and have a place next door to my old place and promised they would take a look around and
report back soon.
Larry
Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
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Doug/Vamonos
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Thanks. After I posted I got news that we appear to have made it through without too much damage.
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Bob53
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
do you know when this photo was taken? |
Ok, from what I have been told, they opened up the road to traffic yesterday morning so this pic must have been taken either earlier that morning or
on Tuesday.
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vacaenbaja
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Does anyone know how hard Raquel and Larry's and the surrounding houses were hit? I wonder if the airstrip survived.
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ladydi
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Odile!
We have a house 3 lots North of Glendale school & got a email this afternoon saying we had No damage & No damage to our neighbors house Chris.
I also heard the Navy,Marines & Government are helping out in BOLA
Does anyone know if the road into Town is open yet?
Our thoughts & prayers go out to all
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woody with a view
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road is open desert all around the pavement. you can make it with 4x4 today, prolly a sedan in a few more days.
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Alm
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Can anybody remind me, where is that camp called Ejido RV that Antonio mentioned?
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55steve
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Just read that it is clear driving all the way down to GN on Mex 1.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Alm
Can anybody remind me, where is that camp called Ejido RV that Antonio mentioned? |
I am going to guess it is the abandoned government trailer park... right by the turtle research center. It is where the pavement once ended coming in
from town. We stayed there in 1976... it was a busy place then!
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MMc
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Here you go!
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152495668123005&s...
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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Alm
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Alm
Can anybody remind me, where is that camp called Ejido RV that Antonio mentioned? |
I am going to guess it is the abandoned government trailer park... right by the turtle research center. It is where the pavement once ended coming in
from town. We stayed there in 1976... it was a busy place then! |
Yes, it's been abandoned for years. Occasional big rigs stopped there, because of flat paved spaces, though hookups didn't work. Paving is probably
ripped now by flood channels.
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Alm
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Impressive. One thing is when you read that 60 homes were "affected", and another thing when local explains: "... sin casas".
Have you read the comments on looting in La Paz? Guys with machetes come in and take things that are not anything "basic". Cars, jewelry, plasma TVs.
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