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EL ROSARIO BAJA CALIFORNIA (MORE CURRENT PHOTOS)
My Brother Sany’s son, Samuel, sent me these photos from El Rosario today! Don't quote me but I think they were taken on Thursday January 21, 2010.
The El Rosario Bridge looked passable on these photos!
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by ELINVESTIG8R]
[Edited on 1-25-2010 by ELINVESTIG8R]
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David K
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Thanks David... a wet muddy mess... Yah, that was just before the bridge section washed away! Look at how high the water level is.
Then I see the river is all the way across to Rosario de Abajo... those people are isolated...
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Some additional pictures I received today from my Brother Sany’s son, Samuel, depicting the crossing of El Rosario River using a caterpillar tractor.
[Edited on 1-25-2010 by ELINVESTIG8R]
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Incredible. 
(but not surprising)
Thanks for sharing these. 
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by BajaNomad]
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Wow those are great pics. Can your brother confirm when the semis are able to pass?? There are a lot of us stuck south waiting to hear it's clear.
A while ago I saw a post that traffic was flowing so I went into Guerrero Negro and found a Federale car. When I told them what I had read they
laughed at me. So now I don't know what to think. I know one thing I am not having that dozer drag my truck through water up to my windows!!!
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Awesome pics....everytime I drive across the Rosario bridge I can't imagine there would ever be enough water to fill up that river basin.....hah!
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Wow! Great photos, David! It the rain keeps up, El Rosario better consider growing rice as a major crop. 
Edited to change "It" to If. The question of when rain will continue is iffy. I hope conditions improve soon. 
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by toneart]
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Trailers and the bridge...
I received this image from my staff at El Rosario Jan 24, at 2:40pm.
Looks like at this moment almost every vehicle needs some help from tractors... however water levels are dropping slowly but steadily.
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Oh good, the Bimbo truck made it!
Seriously... gracias Antonio... good to see things happening...
Now, what about the other three washed out bridges to the north of El Rosario?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desandmarla
Wow those are great pics. Can your brother confirm when the semis are able to pass?? There are a lot of us stuck south waiting to hear it's clear.
A while ago I saw a post that traffic was flowing so I went into Guerrero Negro and found a Federale car. When I told them what I had read they
laughed at me. So now I don't know what to think. I know one thing I am not having that dozer drag my truck through water up to my windows!!!
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If I recall correctly, you guys were "stranded" at Malarimmo. Regardless of personal business pending, I really can't think of a better excuse to be
hanging there. Just so long as they don't run out of beer, tequila, steak, lobster and lion's paw scallops.
As for El Rosario, it's a good thing this sort of weather event happens rarely. El Rosario is situated in a bad location given the mountains to the
North, and the huge river plain below. I can well remember having to deal with the tons of mud while attempting to pass through during El Nino years.
But the bridge collapse is stunning.
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el rosario
I know I need to take a "chill" pill. We were on our way back from taking a caravan of 12 down to Cabo and have another one in three weeks but you
are so right. We do have something pending at home so my husband is flying home tomorrow. It's a very cool deal. Guerrero airlines flies from GN to
Ensenada Mon Wed and Friday. They can do emergency flights or transport cargo too. It's good to know, their webpage is www.aereoservicioguerrero.com.mx if anyone wants to look at it. Thanks for reminding me of why we live here and love it!!
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Gracias David for update.
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Your welcome BajaCat. Between me and BajaCactus I think we got El Rosario covered. By the way BajaCactus, thank you for your updated photos too.
David
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WOW. I think I would wait until the water no longer flooded my truck
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..ahhhh...these full vados...they can be memorable...a few years ago i was towing down a big trailer with two grande 4 wheelers on it, and my truck
was packed with relief supplies for ...ah...geez...i dunno...hurricane something...we've had so many these past few years the name excapes
me...anyway..i was headed to my house in la ribera and my truck and trailer were FULL!...middle of september...balls to the wall down the strip i
go...i get about 5 miles west of visciano and there's a gully washer; 10 feet deep and running hard...sheesh...so...i go back to GN, to malarimmos,
and spend the night..forty + some miles back and i'm peeed...i wanna go see what kind of damage i have at my place...so i spend the night...next
morning, with a cup of coffee, i go out and stand at the intersection and wait for northbound traffic...nada...i wait and wait...and wait...about 1 or
so i see a big rig steaming north...i go in, check out, and jump in my fully packed truck and trailer and head south...40 miles down the road the
semis and cars and pickups are stacked up for miles and miles on hwy 1...screw it!...i bail off the side of the road and make my way down to the
arroyo where there are dozens and dozens of semis jockying for position to try and make the crossing southbound...there are crowds of people on the
south side all set up to spend the day; coolers, bbqs, chairs...no kidding.....so i kinda crowd my way into the semis and kind of push my way in ..and
before i know it, I'M NEXT!....and i'm the first guy to go over that's not a big ol 18 wheeler....so while i'm waiting in line to go this surfer dude,
who's behind me in an escalade with boards on top, comes up to me and says, "hey man, if you make it i'll follow you"...reassuring, huh?...he'll
"follow" me...cool...and then...he says, "ya got any duct tape?"...whaaa???...."i'll tape ya in, man, so ya don't get wet"....funny...it seemed like a
good idea at the time...so...i hand him the tape, he tapes all my doors, my windows, my tailgate, EVERYTHING IS TAPED...i gave him the rest of the
roll as he thought he might follow my suit and off i go...it gets deeper and deeper and deeper and soon it is right at the level of my windows and my
truck is still running and before ya know it, I'M ACROSS....this huge cheer goes up and people are shoving cervezas at me and patting me on the
back....etc....i have a couple of beers...maybe three...and head south...i get an hour down the road or so and have to pee...no big deal...i pull over
and am sealed in...i cannot get out...and i'm panicky.....i look around and pee'd in two water bottles...finally got to san ignacio a short time later
and the gas attendant laughed at me all the way to the bathroom.......nothing like water, whatever shape it takes, in baja
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MulegeMichael that was a great story! Thanks for sharing!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Wow! Great photos, David! It the rain keeps up, El Rosario better consider growing rice as a major crop.
Edited to change "It" to If. The question of when rain will continue is iffy. I hope conditions improve soon.
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Yeah Tony, Rice Farmers in El Rosario !
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road conditions
What a great story mulegemichael, thanks for sharing!!!
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I can picture the duct tape. Note to self, add duct tape to my inside the cab emergency kit.
Marla, I'm glad Des got a flight out. There's still time for you and GC to hit up the market in GN for duct tape before you both try to head north.
Better safe than sorry.
Good luck, safe travels. Keep us posted.
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