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tripledigitken
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road update on paving to Gonzaga
We decided to go back home through Gonzaga after our recent trip. The mileage from Mex 1 to the end of the new pavement at Bufeo is 40 miles. We
covered that in 2 1/2 hours in our Subaru. High clearance vehicles are not req'd.
Ken
Islas Encantadas with dead calm conditions (as viewed on paved rest area)
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Ken, when was this?
bbbait (Wayno)sent me photos of/ and said the pavement had reached the bridge under construction (near Papa Fernandez' road)... 3 miles north of the
Gonzaga Pemex. Bufeo is 8 miles north of the Pemex.
Here is one that shows the end of pavement, and Gonzaga Bay in the background... Jan. 6, 2013:
[Edited on 1-26-2013 by David K]
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Ken,
That is a WONDERFUL image --- looks so quiet, calm, peaceful and with nice depth --- almost surreal. Love it.
Nice the Subaru did well ---- do you still have those terrible Continental tires on and did they make it intact? If so, you sure have better luck
than we do. 
Glad the paving is moving forward.
[Edited on 1-26-2013 by DianaT]
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tripledigitken
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David,
We went through Jan 24th. The pavement stops at bridge as shown, you are detoured about one mile north of bridge before you get onto the pavement.
It will be some time before the bridge and rock excavation at the south bridge abutment is complete. Survey crews were working between Rancho Grande
turn off and Coco's.
Note to night drivers!!!! Mexican road engineers like to excavate vertical cuts and in many cases the rock is sloughing off and has filled the brow
ditches and spilled out into the newly paved road. They could keep a road crew busy cleaning up those ditches for about 30 miles. As discussed at
length here, the road getting paved it is a bitter/sweet milestone for us............. 
I think we will be making this our routine now, do a last night in Gonzaga. By the way, the shrimp tacos at Alfonsina's were excellent. (3 for 100
pesos including beans)
ken
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Ken,
That is a WONDERFUL image --- looks so quiet, calm, peaceful and with nice depth --- almost surreal. Love it.
Nice the Subaru did well ---- do you still have those terrible Continental tires on and did they make it intact? If so, you sure have better luck
than we do.
Glad the paving is moving forward.
[Edited on 1-26-2013 by DianaT] |
Thanks!
No we got the Yokohama Geolanders and are very happy with them. We did over 120 miles offroad this trip and they never lost grip in the marbles.
Ken
(This is my first trip using the Sony NEX 7. Still getting used to it's differences from the Nikon)
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Ken,
That is a WONDERFUL image --- looks so quiet, calm, peaceful and with nice depth --- almost surreal. Love it.
Nice the Subaru did well ---- do you still have those terrible Continental tires on and did they make it intact? If so, you sure have better luck
than we do.
Glad the paving is moving forward.
[Edited on 1-26-2013 by DianaT] |
Thanks!
No we got the Yokohama Geolanders and are very happy with them. We did over 120 miles offroad this trip and they never lost grip in the marbles.
Ken
(This is my first trip using the Sony NEX 7. Still getting used to it's differences from the Nikon)
[Edited on 1-26-2013 by tripledigitken] |
The Geolanders have been good to us --- sure better than 4 flats in less that 10,000 miles all from tiny, tiny items. It was only a matter of time
until you parted ways with the Continentals. 
Looks to me you are getting real used to that Sony --- that is just a wonderful image.
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Just got back today. The rain did a number on the climb out of the wash where they are building the bridge. Slick mud. Jack knifed semi almost
blocking the road. Also three days ago someone heading south at night went through the barrels with no skid mark. Rolled it and crashed hard.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
David,
We went through Jan 24th. The pavement stops at bridge as shown, you are detoured about one mile north of bridge before you get onto the pavement.
It will be some time before the bridge and rock excavation at the south bridge abutment is complete. Survey crews were working between Rancho Grande
turn off and Coco's.
Note to night drivers!!!! Mexican road engineers like to excavate vertical cuts and in many cases the rock is sloughing off and has filled the brow
ditches and spilled out into the newly paved road. They could keep a road crew busy cleaning up those ditches for about 30 miles. As discussed at
length here, the road getting paved it is a bitter/sweet milestone for us.............
I think we will be making this our routine now, do a last night in Gonzaga. By the way, the shrimp tacos at Alfonsina's were excellent. (3 for 100
pesos including beans)
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Thank you Ken!
Could you tell if the highway is going to bipass Coco's to the west as reported?
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Could you tell if the highway is going to bipass Coco's to the west as reported? |
I only saw the crew next to the road. I can't recall how many miles north of Coco's the survey crew was.
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FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIimUFZlmA8
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
David,
We went through Jan 24th. The pavement stops at bridge as shown, you are detoured about one mile north of bridge before you get onto the pavement.
It will be some time before the bridge and rock excavation at the south bridge abutment is complete. Survey crews were working between Rancho Grande
turn off and Coco's.
Note to night drivers!!!! Mexican road engineers like to excavate vertical cuts and in many cases the rock is sloughing off and has filled the brow
ditches and spilled out into the newly paved road. They could keep a road crew busy cleaning up those ditches for about 30 miles. As discussed at
length here, the road getting paved it is a bitter/sweet milestone for us.............
I think we will be making this our routine now, do a last night in Gonzaga. By the way, the shrimp tacos at Alfonsina's were excellent. (3 for 100
pesos including beans)
ken |
Thank you Ken!
Could you tell if the highway is going to bipass Coco's to the west as reported? |
In the interest of correctness, it is "bypass" with a "y"
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I agree with Diane. That's just a stunning image.
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David K
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Thanks.... I will remind you that I don't spell well and I don't correct anyone's English here. It is only Baja place names I help with. Geography has
always been an interest.
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Hmmm, literacy, geography and Spanish spelling?
One out of three isn't bad, stick with your core!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
Hmmm, literacy, geography and Spanish spelling?
One out of three isn't bad, stick with your core! |
Sound a little cranky, were your crumpets a little stale this morning?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
Hmmm, literacy, geography and Spanish spelling?
One out of three isn't bad, stick with your core! |
Sound a little cranky, were your crumpets a little stale this morning?
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Yes, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night! 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
We decided to go back home through Gonzaga after our recent trip. The mileage from Mex 1 to the end of the new pavement at Bufeo is 40 miles. We
covered that in 2 1/2 hours in our Subaru. High clearance vehicles are not req'd.
Ken
Islas Encantadas with dead calm conditions (as viewed on paved rest area)
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Nice photo
I have been messing with Neutral Density Filters as of late and this would have been a great shot to take a 30 second photo to get the cloud movement
Going down this weekend hopefully there will be some great clouds as well so I can practice
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CortezBlue,
They are fun to play with (neutral density filters). I used one (8 stop) on this photo of Leavitt Falls to blur the waterfall. Some of the shots
with the blurry water and sky are a bit overdone to my taste, though.
Thanks for the comment.
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Ken,
I like that waterfall picture and the water. I agree that sometimes water is so smooth looking that it no longer looks real --- of course, sometimes
the surreal look is good.
Sometimes I really like a fast speed with water to stop it as that is what I am seeing, but that seems to be somewhat of a no, no today --- rules are
made to be broken.
Did you use one exposure for the waterfall picture? I really like the light.
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