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captgorn
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road from Puertecitos
I want to take the road south from San Feilpe all the way to Mx 1 and then to Mulege. They were going to work on the road I wonder does anyone know if
you can take a class C and a tow car that way ?
[Edited on 9-14-2008 by captgorn]
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captgorn
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road south of Puertecitos
I want to drive from Puertecitos south to Mx 1 and then to Mulege. Does anyone know if you can take a Class c with a tow? We will leaving in Jan.
[Edited on 9-14-2008 by captgorn]
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bent-rim
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It would be an adventure. I wouldn't recommend it.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bent-rim
It would be an adventure. I wouldn't recommend it. |
Agreed. Rocky and slow to Bahia de Gonzaga and often a lot of washboard from there out to Highway 1.
It is a beautiful drive, however.
Diane
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Oso
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I've been over it a few times in 2 different 4wd trucks and haven't made it yet without SOMETHING going wrong; flats, things vibrating loose, lost a
camper shell... It's a beautiful drive taken very slowly. But a moho with a tow? I wouldn't. Very rocky (sharp rocks) Puertecitos to Gonzaga, then
soft sand and/or washboard to Coco's, then washboard and rocks to Mex 1.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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BajaWarrior
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You don't want to do that route with the rig you speak of, you wont have anything left on the frame of the MoHo but the seats and the steering wheel.
The road is rougher than ever, and the new road south of Puertocitis is only paved one mile or so.
I take it you want to visit Gonzaga as part of your trip?
EDIT: Ah hah, I now see a double posting here...
[Edited on 9-14-2008 by BajaWarrior]
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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Please see either my trip report of 2 weeks ago here on Nomad Baja Trip Reports Forum ... also the web page for the trip... In short, no, not until it
is paved or regraded... The new pavement ends only 2 miles from Puertecitos and the older road is as rocky and bad as ever... 3 hours to Gonzaga in a
light truck... http://community-2.webtv.net/boojum2/908/page6.html
[Edited on 9-14-2008 by David K]
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David K
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See my reply to your same question on the Nomad Road Conditions Forum, I was on it 2 weeks ago...
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
See my reply to your same question on the Nomad Road Conditions Forum, I was on it 2 weeks ago... |
David, you're going to wear that truck out! 
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larry
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My favorite road anywhere--and the worst road I have ever been on. Did it in a Dodge Grand Caravan and just barely made it with a temp spare to
replace a flat. And in a Suburban--very slowly.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
See my reply to your same question on the Nomad Road Conditions Forum, I was on it 2 weeks ago... |
David, you're going to wear that truck out! |
NO WAY... It's a TOYOTA! 
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bajamikey
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i love that road,slow down air down grab a cold pacifico,more dirt less blacktop, baja is not ment to be easy it is a adventure......next week will be
my 3rd round trip on this road this year. arizona to el juncalito and back
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamikey
i love that road,slow down air down grab a cold pacifico,more dirt less blacktop, baja is not ment to be easy it is a adventure......next week will be
my 3rd round trip on this road this year. arizona to el juncalito and back |
It is special for sure!
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamikey
i love that road,slow down air down grab a cold pacifico,more dirt less blacktop, baja is not ment to be easy it is a adventure......
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Please save the booze for camp. DUI's in Baja are not fun - Rubicon's do make excellent rescue vehicles, though...
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bajamikey
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your right ken....but from puertecitos to gonzaga i think were ok. i'v seen the pictures of your rubicon(nice) i do this trip in my f-250 4x4
diesel.(rubicon's yeah as does my 2000 tj it's not stock)
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Pappy Jon
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Great road. My favorite scenic road. Only road my Toyota has ever had an issue with. Fractured a wire coming off the battery last year. Dead truck.
Glad I was able to fix it. You should see my shocks. The shafts are blue from the heat going over the washboard.
I wouldn't drag a rake over that road let alone a trailer.
[Edited on 9-15-2008 by Pappy Jon]
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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Packoderm
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It would be hard to imagine getting a DUI for simply driving from Puertecitos to Gonzaga while drinking a few beers. I've done the road in my VW bus
driving 30-35 pretty much the whole way with no problems, but it sounds like the road is rougher now. It seems that our whole camping dynamic has
changed now that we bring our dirt bikes with us, and the bus now stays home. I'd like to talk my son into leaving the bikes at home, so we can do
another Gonzaga trip.
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BAJACAT
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I love this road
I almost melted the shocks in my RAM, but irt was worth it...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BAJACAT
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ROAD HAZARDS
i THINK I NEED A SPOTTER
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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The road was fast BEFORE Nov. 2005 for a short while after they regraded it. We drove it in July of '05 and it was a breeze (less than 1.5 hrs.)...
the same trip over it in Nov. '05 took 3 hours!
Then in late 2005 were some flash floods and the Baja 1000, both blamed for the loss of the smooth coat of dirt that covered the sharp rocky bed of
the road.
It was never repaired since...
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