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surfer jim
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What about a MALARRIMO trip this summer?
Been reading about these trips and it got me thinking.....
Anybody "thinking" about going to Malarrimo (or even a round trip out to Eugenia and Abreojos this summer)?
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fishbuck
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Make it late summer when the fishing gets good there and it's a maybe.
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capt. mike
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more interested in Asuncion here. aug is nice when we are boiling here in phx.
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woody with a view
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what buck said....
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dtbushpilot
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What woody said.....
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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bajaandy
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Always wanted to go there. Keep me in the loop.
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David K
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Just be careful when you dig up the torpedos that wash up on that beach 
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Bajaboy
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We're headed down to our place next week and might sneak up that way for a few days if anyone wants to meet up.
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Ken Cooke
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Subscribing to thread...
I'll look forward to seeing photos posted relating to this trip.
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David K
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Yes, please take photos of the canyon going in... it's the original road to Malarrimo Beach, not the fish camp road from Tortugas. I hear it is like a
mini grand canyon.
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surfer jim
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Too soon for me.....but sure would like report and everyones' favorite PHOTOS.....
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shari
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I was so excited to finally get out there after years of wanting to...but what a huge disappointment it was...oh yeah, there is lots of stuff on the
beach...but you get real tired of looking at plastic garbage...it's literally covered in garbage at the high tide mark...some old foam floats but tons
of garbage...and a few bottles with some skanky booze still left in them.
there is some driftwood and a few big old mahogany logs that cry out for an alaska mill chain saw....man would I love a few boards of some of those!
It is a very exposed beach and the wind sandblasts you in the afternoon...not a great place to camp...great place to get stuck and show off your
skills at getting out...hopefully.
But I'm game to tag along with bajaboy again just for the adventure.
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dtbushpilot
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Shari, that was our observation as well. Definitely worth the trip to say we've been there but certainly not a destination for your vacation.
DK, those who would describe the road in as a "mini Grand Canyon" have never seen the Grand Canyon. Maybe I was too busy staring at all the places
where the unfortunate ones had to dig out to notice the majestic beauty of it.......dt
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dtbushpilot
Shari, that was our observation as well. Definitely worth the trip to say we've been there but certainly not a destination for your vacation.
DK, those who would describe the road in as a "mini Grand Canyon" have never seen the Grand Canyon. Maybe I was too busy staring at all the places
where the unfortunate ones had to dig out to notice the majestic beauty of it.......dt |
I can relate! 
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dtbushpilot
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Yea DK, nothing like that on the way to Mallarimo, maybe they were referring to the "canyons" made by the stuck vehicles.
BTW, I'm not trying to scare anyone about getting stuck. We drove in and out in a big rig without spinning a tire.....luck? Maybe. Skill? Not
likely.....dt
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Ken Cooke
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Copper Canyon - Chihuahua, Mexico
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I can relate! |
Urique Canyon - Chihuahua, Mexico
[Edited on 6-30-2009 by Ken Cooke]
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TMW
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Mark Naugle did a great trip report several years ago that was written up on the Off Road .com web sight about his trip into to Malarrimo with two
other vehicles and one getting stuck in the mud on the way in. You have to stay on sand. Any dirt that looks dry may not be. It may not be as big as
the Grand Canyon but it still looks pretty neat.
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Mark Naugle did a great trip report several years ago that was written up on the Off Road .com web sight about his trip into to Malarrimo with two
other vehicles and one getting stuck in the mud on the way in. You have to stay on sand. Any dirt that looks dry may not be. It may not be as big as
the Grand Canyon but it still looks pretty neat. |
Just read it, I wanna go!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Ken Cooke
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A Question for TW
| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Mark Naugle did a great trip report several years ago that was written up on the Off Road .com web sight about his trip into to Malarrimo with two
other vehicles and one getting stuck in the mud on the way in. You have to stay on sand. Any dirt that looks dry may not be. It may not be as big as
the Grand Canyon but it still looks pretty neat. |
There was an article written by Ned Bacon in FOURWHEELER magazine in the Feb. 1998 where he traveled with some friends throughout the Baja peninsula.
When their trucks hit the sand, the mud in certain spots hardened and was difficult to remove from their trucks' wheels. Lots of winching was
necessary to keep Neds pickup from remaining on the beach. For that reason, a winch is important equipment when driving past the badlands and onto
the actual beach (or, so I read).
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TMW
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East of Playa Malarrimo is an Estero, called Estero Mike McMahan in the almanac, and it is a mud trap. I road my MC toward it when I was there and
quickly decided to turn around. It was more fun to chase the coyote pack down the beach to the west.
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