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El Comadante Loco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
BAJACAT - maybe a head count at this point? Drivers/passengers? Caravanners from SD? Baja Cactus hotel people? |
Wild, as today Im riding solo, the wife still thinking about it. So that's 1 on my side, if David goes i will Caravan with him all
the way to el Rosario, TW is leaving on thursday, and I think is driving all the Way to Rancho Santa Ynez...As far as Bajacactus I dont know how many
people are staying there, what about you Neal are you going to meet us there(Catavina)..
ps. David, im in the same boat, when it rain I didn't work for a week but I was saving my Vacations hrs, so that's some help..
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Sounds like the trip is go and I am ready to go NOW!!!.. My plan is to pick Fred in SD on Thursday and drive down to Camalu, talk to Lee Moreno about
fishing on the way back and spend the night there or ??? May go as far as El Rosario depending on time and weather. Will get to Santa Inez early
Friday afternoon and camp there carne asada, chiles, torillas and beans for dinner come over an have a plate if not to late...
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BAJACAT
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Ok at this time is KurtG, Neal, El comandante Loco will reach Rancho Santa Ynez by friday Feb-12. If David K can make the trip I will try to make it
to RSY, by friday. Wilderone, when are you living for RSY.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Hope you come down, and at least try... Some with trucks (or affraid) park at the top of the Widowmaker and walk (or you could hitch a ride with
others) the final mile+ to the mission. Going down the Widowmaker is not so bad, other than the big rocks you drive over... It is wondering how you
will be able to drive back up it, that has many stay on the top. |
This sounds thrilling! Bob H
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
Ok at this time is KurtG, Neal, El comandante Loco will reach Rancho Santa Ynez by friday Feb-12. If David K can make the trip I will try to make it
to RSY, by friday. Wilderone, when are you living for RSY. |
Jose, before you said you were staying at Baja Cactus Friday night... ?
If we are able to go, we will stay at Baja Cactus Friday night and Sunday night... Go to Santa Ynez by 10 am Saturday... Arrive at Santa Maria about 1
pm, camp that night, and head out by NOON on Sunday... Plenty of time to explore the mission, oasis, El Camino Real, Petroglyphs, Indian trail to
Gonzaga... Saturday afternoon and/ or Sunday morning.
If there are issues with any of the vehicles on the way in, we will have 4 hours of daylight beyond the typical slow drive time to resolve them.
(pulling someone up a steep grade, or transferring cargo to another pickup if someone gives up and parks their rig for the night, etc.)
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BajaRoadrunner
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We plan on driving all the way to Santa Ynez and camp there Friday night but it depends on how tired I get. I have to work at least during the
morning.
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
Ok at this time is KurtG, Neal, El comandante Loco will reach Rancho Santa Ynez by friday Feb-12. If David K can make the trip I will try to make it
to RSY, by friday. Wilderone, when are you living for RSY. |
Jose, before you said you were staying at Baja Cactus Friday night... ?
If we are able to go, we will stay at Baja Cactus Friday night and Sunday night... Go to Santa Ynez by 10 am Saturday... Arrive at Santa Maria about 1
pm, camp that night, and head out by NOON on Sunday... Plenty of time to explore the mission, oasis, El Camino Real, Petroglyphs, Indian trail to
Gonzaga... Saturday afternoon and/ or Sunday morning.
If there are issues with any of the vehicles on the way in, we will have 4 hours of daylight beyond the typical slow drive time to resolve them.
(pulling someone up a steep grade, or transferring cargo to another pickup if someone gives up and parks their rig for the night, etc.)
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David, what I meant was ,If you go I will stay at BC, if you don't go i will try to make it to Santa Ynez by
Friday.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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LOL! It was you saying your wife wants to stay at Baja Cactus that gave me the idea of doing that! Baja Angel agrees! No need to make camp twice...
packing up the tent and air mattress takes awhile.
Remember, BajaCactus (Antonio) is doing a special treat and offereing last year's rates for Nomads staying there Friday night.
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TMW
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What an air mattress, oh my, I thought this was a roughing it trip. I was planning on sleeping on the ground the way the padres did. I was giving Neal
and his wife a break with the camper since she was driving in. Guess I may rethink it now.
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David K
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The only roughing it will be the road!
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El Comadante Loco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
What an air mattress, oh my, I thought this was a roughing it trip. I was planning on sleeping on the ground the way the padres did. I was giving Neal
and his wife a break with the camper since she was driving in. Guess I may rethink it now. |
No mas ground for me, too old and my bones hurt on the ground.. I need my mattress. Now, I will say that I have seen TW lived it up easy style and
check into a motel...
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Neal Johns
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They let TW in a motel? No! What next? 
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
LOL! It was you saying your wife wants to stay at Baja Cactus that gave me the idea of doing that! Baja Angel agrees! No need to make camp twice...
packing up the tent and air mattress takes awhile.
Remember, BajaCactus (Antonio) is doing a special treat and offereing last year's rates for Nomads staying there Friday night.
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So BajaCactus it is.. thanks guys for making this happen, its going to be a memorable trip.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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El Comadante Loco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Neal Johns
They let TW in a motel? No! What next? |
YES!! He even had a motorcycle or two in it...
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Neal Johns
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What are we going to use for communication, CB? FRS/GMRS? I have both.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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David K
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The only major communication needs to be between the lead and the end vehicle. If someone gets stuck or takes a few tries to climb one of the many
grades. The lead vehicle can stop before getting too far ahead.
If it is like our other caravans, we will be within sight of the vehicle in front or behind so will know when to hold up. Taking photos of our various
rigs on this Jeep trail will mean lots of photo stops.
Over the 14 1/2 miles, there will be for sure stops at that first nasty gully crossing 1.8 miles from the ranch... at the peninsular divide where you
can see Punta Final on the gulf, 9.9 miles... The granite slide a couple more miles down... the Widowmaker at 13+ miles... The bog (swamp) in the palm
oasis... and then the mission.
I am very anxious to try it all with the new Tacoma A-TRAC (Active Traction Control) system and not use the Locker, unless I need to. A-TRAC has been
available on the FJ Cruiser before 2009 when The Tacoma got the limited slip differential system.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by David KI am very anxious to try it all with the new Tacoma A-TRAC (Active Traction Control) system and not use the
Locker, unless I need to. A-TRAC has been available on the FJ Cruiser before 2009 when The Tacoma got the limited slip differential system.
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David -- Is that vehicle on the Toyota "accelerator" list?
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David K
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The truck had no floor mats because of what happened in Santee... When I discovered that, I told them I wanted the mats from my old Tacoma... and they
were fine with giving them to me... two days after the deal was made.
The stock Tacoma floor mat drivers side is hooked to the floor... there is no way it can interfere with the accelerator pedal. What happened in Santee
was that Lexus loaner car is it had a second floor mat on top of the stock one... from what I read. The previous user of the loaner even complained to
the Lexus dealership about it catching... and they did nothing. This is a big issue against that dealership. Toyota is not at fault, but have done so
much to ease the minds of their customers.
I do not have any information about an additional accelerator issue or recall.
I am on my third Tacoma, with 242,000 total miles in the past 9 years and have had NO accelerator issues.
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wilderone
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"If we are able to go, we will stay at Baja Cactus Friday night and Sunday night... Go to Santa Ynez by 10 am Saturday... Arrive at Santa Maria about
1 pm, camp that night, and head out by NOON on Sunday... Plenty of time to explore the mission, oasis, El Camino Real, Petroglyphs, Indian trail to
Gonzaga... "
sounds good to me. I have my BajaC reseervations. I am 95% sure I'll be going. I would be a passenger en route to mision.
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BAJACAT
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Thats the plan Wilderone, for the ones that have to come back to work Tuesday..did you call or via e-mail for the resv. in BC.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BajaRoadrunner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Neal Johns
What are we going to use for communication, CB? FRS/GMRS? I have both. |
I have a CB.
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