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David K
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END of PAVEMENT EL HUERFANITO PHOTOS 3/10
Wayno (bbbait) emailed these to me last night to share with all of you...
The end of pavement, just south of El Huerfanito
Just beyond the end, all road work vanishes... no base road at all...
Looking back north at the end of pavement.
The Boat Launch at El Huerfanito.
Thanks Wayno (BBBAIT)
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cj5orion
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might be awhile for the rest of the road ?
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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bonanza bucko
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I REALLY, REALLY HOPE SO. ...last thing we need at Gonzaga Bay is Jake Brakes all night out there on the down grade North of Rancho Grande.
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So, at least a few more years before western commercialism.
Lionel
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just wondering if this launch would work for a 20 ft boat on a single axle trailer? how high of a tide do you need? might save a guy a few bucks in
fuel instead of launching in puertocetios.
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Wasn't there a report that construction had begun again?
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David K
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Yes...
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When I passed through there on March 3, 2009 I had the foresight to GPS the end of the pavement. This year, I was there on Easter Sunday. In the last
13 months they went 12 miles with the pavement. Granted, it was a rough section.
Good grading of the dirt went 7 miles further. Then the road was it's usual sucky self.
"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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David K
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In Nov. 2006, the new pavement heading south ended 2 miles north of Puertecitos, and a short piece in Puertecitos was paved.
In Sept. 2008, the new pavement ended 2 miles south of Puertecitos.
In Jan. 2009, the new pavement ended ~4 miles south of Puertecitos (before La Costilla).
That had to be one of the toughest pieces of terrain to build a highway through!
Did you feel the quake on Easter?
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came back last Wednesday,April 14 th.
Looks like they fired up again
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cj5orion
came back last Wednesday,April 14 th.
Looks like they fired up again
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We drove to Huerfanito on Wed. April 7th on a windy day and they were pushing dirt with a D9 on a large lot almost directly adjacent to the island.
There was another lot one mile to the south with workers already building bridge forms.
Edit for: Picture of the island before the condos are built...
[Edited on 4-17-2010 by BajaWarrior]
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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With pavement, they will come!
Good roads, not guidebooks, is the enemy of solitude...
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well spoken,Dave
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good roads, gps co-ords, and i'm guessing folks will arrive.
guidebooks, bad roads, throw in a map or two and what holds them back?
they all result in something no one wants to see coming to a beach near them.....
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Bad roads holds them back... a GPS doesn't get anyone to a place they cannot get to without the vehicle to get them there. Just where did you see GPS
waypoints of surf breaks posted? If someone wants to go someplace, they will get there if the road is passable, not because it is on a map or a GPS
list. If the road is 4WD only, it is a filter to the 'masses'...
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how do they know the road is "passable" if "someone" hasn't posted a map in the past year or so? because it's on a map? or because "someone said they
"made it" recently??????
edit=filter, yes. but we like it better if there is no mention of it. THANKS for honoring our request......
[Edited on 4-18-2010 by woody in ob]
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David K
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'We'?, and just how does one become Holy enough to be considered one of the 'we'?
There was a time when it was your first trip to the Seven Sisters, and was it ruined when you started going or the surfer after you? Who determins
when the limit has been reached?
Seriously, do you ever see other surfers or so many surfers you cannot enjoy it... at all 7 of the sisters (and all the other secret surf breaks)?
All roads are passable to a good 4WD... and those that drive 4WD roads usually have respect for things that any goofball on a highway doesn't. Most
grafitti is along a highway, afterall.
Anyway, back in 2007 after I drove down the Pacific coast, I respected your requests and didn't provide GPS or mentioned surf breaks (even though I
wouldn't since I am not a surfer) and I went on to mention how cold, cloudy, gloomy that coast was... to put a negative twist on it, for you and your
surfer buddies.
Now, what about EL HUERFANITO (no surf there)?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
'We'?, and just how does one become Holy enough to be considered one of the 'we'?
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dk: in this matter, his highness woody speaks for me too 
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and where did this provocative statement come from? I think you can find idiots anywhere. even in 4x4 Toyotas
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
All roads are passable to a good 4WD... and those that drive 4WD roads usually have respect for things that any goofball on a highway doesn't. Most
grafitti is along a highway, afterall.
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the word "usually" was in my statement... 
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