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chuckie
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Gonzaga-Chapala
Had some folks get in last nite,they drove from San Felipe to Chapala...NEVER AGAIN they said, NEVER AGAIN....I have not been over that road in years,
but will be going up that way end of June...Anybody else have any RECENT experience???
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David K
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That is silly... did they not know that 50 miles are still dirt? Will they not go even after it is all paved? What happened to freak them out?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Had some folks get in last nite,they drove from San Felipe to Chapala...NEVER AGAIN they said, NEVER AGAIN....I have not been over that road in years,
but will be going up that way end of June...Anybody else have any RECENT experience??? |
Never again !!!
That's what I said in 2007 (see my trip reports). Now i want the dirt roads preserved.
That's a hyperbole they're telling you.
[Edited on 5-17-2012 by edm1]
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Phil S
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Wendy & I drove it last November going south. Got a real education on "driving through vada's however. but my stupid. Slower going is the only
way to drive that area. Will do it again should we go south this November. Well worth it to miss driving the Hwy1 mountain roads you miss going
this way. When it's paved, I hope the truckers won't start going this way.
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David K
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The San Felipe to Puertecitos highway really needs to be replaced with a modern style road, such as the one south of Puertecitos to properly handle
the semis that WILL be going this way if they are traveling to/ from Mexicali or the mainland to Baja Sur. It has been reported here that the new
highway will run inland from the current one along the coast... Probably the route of the original road to Puertecitos via the sulfur mine.
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rts551
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Its NOT silly. to answer your question, I drove it in April 2012. The first part is the same with sharp dips in the vados so go slow. Second part
(Puertecitos to North of Rancho Grande) is really nice until the pavement ends. Then the road is washboard and rocky (slow going for us) for 50
miles until HWY 1. Have a good trip.
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Best highway in all of Baja!
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I was on it the end of April following the NORRA race. There is a detour at the end of the paved road that adds a couple of miles maybe but it was all
OK. Gonzaga to hwy 1 at Chapala same old road it has been for last few years. If you want a bad road in comparison keep going and cross hwy 1 at
Chapala and head out to the coast.
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chuckie
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Hey! I dont mind bad roads, been here for 30 years, and have gotten pretty used to them..I was just curious, doing a sanity check on what the folks
told me....What freaked them out? Dunno...They are from Southern California tho, so could have been anything...
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prolly withdrawls from their morning latte's....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
prolly withdrawls from their morning latte's.... |
Just weenies....
Don't believe everything you think....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
prolly withdrawls from their morning latte's.... |
Just weenies.... |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
It has been reported here that the new highway will run inland from the current one along the coast... Probably the route of the original road to
Puertecitos via the sulfur mine. |
This is good news - to preserve the integrity of the region and keep noise pollution to a minimum.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Hey! They are from Southern California , so could have been anything...
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Yep! 
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this is too cool, where the pavement ends at the encantadas theres a family that took up residence under the new road in one of the large tunnels that
go under the road. all the comforts of home, they even have a satellite dish! probably nice and cool under there.
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chuckie
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Now! Theres some creative thinking....
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Until it rains.......
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
this is too cool, where the pavement ends at the encantadas theres a family that took up residence under the new road in one of the large tunnels that
go under the road. all the comforts of home, they even have a satellite dish! probably nice and cool under there. |
and the rent is cheap
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RnR
Until it rains....... |
spring cleaning
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Had some folks get in last nite,they drove from San Felipe to Chapala...NEVER AGAIN they said, NEVER AGAIN....I have not been over that road in years,
but will be going up that way end of June...Anybody else have any RECENT experience??? |
Must be bad people........lol
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