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KASHEYDOG
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Location: CARLSBAD,CA 619-990-0270
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Mood: SO MANY TACOS, SO LITTLE TIME... Gotta Go, See ya there.... 
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HOW ABOUT HWY 3 FROM ENSENADA TO SAN FELIPE???
ANYBODY KNOW HOW THE ROAD IS BETWEEN ENSENADA & SAN FELIPE??? CONDITION AND SAFETY FACTOR ?? ANY BANDIDITOS?
Don\'t mess with the old dog...... Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery! Brilliance only comes with age and
experience.....  ....  ....
Are you getting the most out of life OR is life getting the most out of you ?? 
Twenty years from now you\'ll be more disappointed by the things you didn\'t do then the things you did.
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BajaWarrior
Super Nomad
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Registered: 9-27-2006
Location: Mission Bay, San Diego. Playa Hermosa, San Felipe.
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Went through there one month ago, absolutely beautiful scenery. A little curvy coming from Ensenada for a bit, but it straightens out pretty well
after you gain some altitude. Have used this road many a time and must say the asphalt was in very good condition.
Great views coming off the mountain onto the desert plain of the gulf and the top of the mainland. Also, as you come into the desert, look south for a
sweet side shot of Picacho del Diablo and its dry lagoon to the east.
No Bandido encounters.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Phil C
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Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: N. San Diego County/ Loreto Centro/Lopez Mateos
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Isn't that the spot where Humphry Bogart had that trouble with those guys with no badges?
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Yup, banditos behind every rock! 
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DENNIS
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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Potholes big enough to swallow a motorhome.
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KASHEYDOG
Senior Nomad
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Location: CARLSBAD,CA 619-990-0270
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THANKS GUYS. APPRECIATE THE INFO. WE'RE GOING DOWN NEXT WEEKEND FOR FOUR DAYS. HAVEN'T BEEN ON THAT SIDE OF BAJA FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. CAN'T WAIT.
THANKS AGAIN
KASHEYDOG IN O.B.,CA
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woody with a view
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Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
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pavement??????
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KASHEYDOG
Senior Nomad
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HEY WOODY !!!! I'M IN OB. DO I KNOW YOU???
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DENNIS
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Location: Punta Banda
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kasheydog ----
You'll be fine. Just dont drive at night. Chupacabras, you know.
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Mango
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Location: Alta California &/or Mexicali
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
kasheydog ----
You'll be fine. Just dont drive at night. Chupacabras, you know. |
Yeah, and if the Chupacabras don't get you La llorena might. Her ghost will be waiting for you at a crossroads...
Another reason, among many, to stay off the road at night.
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Kasheydog, welcome to Nomad... don't mind us poking some fun at you! We hear a lot of the 'what about the banditos' stuff from people who never been
to Baja... We consider it an inside joke, a way to keep those without a little sense of adventure from taking a chance on having a great time.
While there is crime in Mexico (and everywhere else in the world, including San Diego), it rarely touches those of us who go to the great outdoors
found in Baja. The farther away from a city or paved road, the safer you are, and the friendlier the people you will meet.
Highway 3 is fine... a great drive. The first 20+ miles out of Ensenada are a bit slow and you get behind trucks crawling up the hills, but after Ojos
Negros, it is clear sailing and beautiful country!
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KASHEYDOG
Senior Nomad
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Location: CARLSBAD,CA 619-990-0270
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THANKS DAVID. I FIGURED I WAS IN FOR SOME SORT OF INITIATION, BEING MY FIRST TIME ON THE SIGHT. MADE ME FEEL RIGHT AT HOME, THANKS. ACTUALLY I'M NOT A
TOTAL GRINGO . MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN ON THIS SIDE AS FAR AS ROSARIO FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE MET SOME GREAT PEOPLE. BAJA BERNIE
IS ONE AND SHE WORKS WITH HIM. I'M SURE WE'LL MEET MANY OF YOU GUYS NOW THAT WE FOUND THIS SITE. WE ARE LOOKING FOWARD TO IT.
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Baja Bernie is a cool dude!
Here he is at last year's Pyramid Resort Book event...
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KASHEYDOG
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Location: CARLSBAD,CA 619-990-0270
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COOL PICTURE, THANKS DAVID. I HAVE YET TO MEET BERNIE, HOWEVER I'VE READ ALL OF HIS BOOKS. MY GIRLFRIEND KNOWS HIM THROUGH HER WORK. HE HAS RETIRED
FROM THE SAME LINE OF WORK. I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT HIM, ALL OF WHICH IS GOOD. WE WANTED TO GO TO THAT BOOK SIGNING IN THE PICTURE LAST YEAR, BUT I
HAD TO WORK. HOPE TO MEET HIM SOON. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ME FINDING THIS SITE. HE GAVE US THE HEADS UP AND TOLD US ABOUT IT AND HAD SOME GOOD THINGS
TO SAY ABOUT YOU TOO. MAYBE WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER SOME DAY.
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David K
Honored Nomad
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Check your u2u...
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SunBums
Newbie
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Registered: 9-5-2007
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Took that road in 1999 and we spent more time on the gravel beside the road than on the 1 square inch of pavement left after hurricane? My wife
reminded me of this god awful noise when we were pulled off checking to see if all trailer was still there. It started way off and went
wwwppppoooppppoppoopoppopopthump mopopppp and then verysoon a hover semi trailer went by at about 70 miles an hour on a road that was virtually non
existant.
Glad to here things are better.
SunBums
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Fred
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Registered: 3-15-2007
Location: Las Vegas
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Any good places to eat along this road?
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Fred
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Kasheydog...............I guess you should take a cooler with you as there seems to be no eating places on this road.
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wornout
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Registered: 10-24-2004
Location: San Felipe, Baja California
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I took that road about three weeks ago from San Felipe to Ensenada. There is a Pemex in Valley Trinidad and a place or two selling food but I would
eat before I left just in case the restaurants are closed. There is new pavement on the Ensenada end for a couple of miles. The rest of the road is
in great contidion.
This Space Available, E-Mail Me If Interested.
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Sur2baja
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Registered: 10-8-2006
Location: Fallbrook, CA/Nuevo Mazatlan
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On the good side it's a very beautiful drive. It's one of my favorites for scenery. If you drive Baja it's your average Baja mountain/valley
highway. The one big caution is to drive it during the day and not at night. One reason is the open range animals and the other is this road is
famous for it's drug traffic. Not alot of places to eat. If you drive it with friends or on a weekend you'll be fine. Be cautious of race weekends
also as this is a popular road for chase vehicles and haulers.
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