surfer jim
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Matomi canyon "blocked" ?
I was reading a report of rock slide that makes it impossibe (except for a "rock crawler" type of vehicle) to pass through.
Anybody been there recently?
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David K
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Where did you read this Jim?
The first time I drove the canyon was in 1978 and there was no sand in the narrows so it was rock crawling then for just that section... A few years
later, sand had filled in and it was an easy drive (like when you were part of the group in 2004: http://vivabaja.com/204 )
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pappy
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a friend was just there not too long ago. i'll check with him. he's into offroading so he may very well have gone there to do some crawling...
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I met a group at the top of the Diablo Dry Lake / Mex 3 on Sunday as I was washing down the silt with a couple Ice Cold Yellow Tops..They reported
that Matomi was completely blocked and they had to turn around and back track out...
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David K
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So the only way in is from Valle Chico on the north road? I wonder when was the storm that messed up the canyon road?
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surfer jim
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Race-dezert.com
Not much info other than it was blocked . This was from early this morning. As of 4 P.M. no further news.
They tried to go through a few days ago.
[Edited on 10-17-2012 by surfer jim]
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David K
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Matomi Narrows N30º29.57', -115º00.08'
Possible location of blockage...?
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Matomi Wash Update - race-dezert.com
Just giving everyone a heads up...Matomi is virtually a deadend. We attempted to travel east thru the wash a couple of
days ago and had to turn around. Anything short of a rock-crawler won't make it. We thought we were following a couple of tracks in but they were
actually one as he made a U-turn and back-tracked! It is the worst i have ever seen....very, very gnarly.
link: http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/showthread.php/107578-Matom...
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surfer jim
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Thanks Ken....
Maybe someone can ask for more info over there. I just read and can't post.
Has there been any rain there recently?
Earthquake?
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Jim - I have not traveled there, that was a re-post from Race Dezert. Yes, there had been rains there, but I do not know the quantities. I wonder
what impact this will have on the SCORE races through that area....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
Jim - I have not traveled there, that was a re-post from Race Dezert. Yes, there had been rains there, but I do not know the quantities. I wonder
what impact this will have on the SCORE races through that area.... |
Next month's Baja 1000 is NOT going down Matomi. It will be going south from San Felipe on the old Puertecitos road, then on the PAVEMENT where the
old and new roads meet up, southwest of El Coloradito.
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The hurricane has affected the southern areas of the race course but by the time the race runs the affected areas will be OK for the race. Heard there
is a rancher stopping pre-runners in the area before El Cuarenta somewhere near RM650 give or take. I don't know the full story yet maybe he doesn't
want anyone going thru until after Oct 26th when the course will be marked.
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Where is the road blockage with respect to Rancho Matomi? How many miles from it?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
Where is the road blockage with respect to Rancho Matomi? How many miles from it? |
If it is at the narrows, that is about 6-7 miles east of the ranch/oasis pool. Acess would still be open from San Felipe via the Valle Chico road.
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