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Mision Santa Maria
Just a quick note to all the nomads. Mision Santa Maria is currently accessible. We just returned from an attempt to see the Mision that ended .7
miles short. More detail and pix to come.
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David K
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Looking forward to your report on perhaps my favorite mission site!
What do you mean by "ended .7 miles short"? You had to walk from the bog to the missions?
Here's some photos of us Nomads going there on the epic 2010 trip: http://vivabaja.com/msm2010
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I can't get my post to go up. Tried several times. Maybe its the a-s-s word issue? In reading around that was fixed no?
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View to the Sea of Cortez
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David K
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So beautiful in there!
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The bottom of the widowmaker
Here is the end of the marsh area. That is really tight and was a no go for the full size truck. Otherwise its easily passible.
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Barry A.
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Great pictures of one of the true gem-areas of Baja CA.
Many thanks, TeamDonde
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by TeamDonde  | | I can't get my post to go up. Tried several times. Maybe its the a-s-s word issue? In reading around that was fixed no? |
Right, that is not an issue with getting things to post, only accent marks and other uncommon symbols in text prevent posting, at the moment.
>>> There is something in the format of your Word file that just isn't allowing the text to be pasted here... I will send it to Doug
(BajaNomad) and see if he can figure out what it is.
I gather there were three vehicles, a Jeep Rubicon, an FJ Cruiser with A-TRAC, and a truck of some kind (that couldn't pass between the palms in the
bog/ march)?
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Hopefully Doug figures it out so the rest of the story can be told.
We were in my Unlimited Rubicon, FJ with 33" tires, and a 4 door Raptor. That truck is really wide and it would have been very sketchy in the bog
area. U impressed with the FJ. The electronic traction control works great. It's a excellent Baja expedition vehicle.
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| Quote: Originally posted by TeamDonde | Hopefully Doug figures it out so the rest of the story can be told.
We were in my Unlimited Rubicon, FJ with 33" tires, and a 4 door Raptor. That truck is really wide and it would have been very sketchy in the bog
area. U impressed with the FJ. The electronic traction control works great. It's a excellent Baja expedition vehicle. |
Right! I have the Toyota Tacoma and used A-TRAC all the way in there and out and never touched the Rear Locker (as I had on the previous two Tacomas
going in there). A-TRAC is amazing!
Cameron Steele got withing sight of the mission in his 4 door Raptor last Spring, but the steep gully stopped him. Full size trucks just are a bit big
to not get some rock or tree damage.
Try sending me the Word doc as an email attachment and not through Drop Box. I will keep trying, but I also sent it to Doug... as we just saw this
morning he is in Baja on vacation.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by TeamDonde | Hopefully Doug figures it out so the rest of the story can be told.
We were in my Unlimited Rubicon, FJ with 33" tires, and a 4 door Raptor. That truck is really wide and it would have been very sketchy in the bog
area. U impressed with the FJ. The electronic traction control works great. It's a excellent Baja expedition vehicle. |
Right! I have the Toyota Tacoma and used A-TRAC all the way in there and out and never touched the Rear Locker (as I had on the previous two Tacomas
going in there). A-TRAC is amazing!
Cameron Steele got withing sight of the mission in his 4 door Raptor last Spring, but the steep gully stopped him. Full size trucks just are a bit big
to not get some rock or tree damage.
Try sending me the Word doc as an email attachment and not through Drop Box. I will keep trying, but I also sent it to Doug... as we just saw this
morning he is in Baja on vacation. |
Yet Art made it in to the Mission in his off-road mini-motor -home------surely the Raptor is not wider than Art's vehicle?
Barry
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by TeamDonde | Hopefully Doug figures it out so the rest of the story can be told.
We were in my Unlimited Rubicon, FJ with 33" tires, and a 4 door Raptor. That truck is really wide and it would have been very sketchy in the bog
area. U impressed with the FJ. The electronic traction control works great. It's a excellent Baja expedition vehicle. |
Right! I have the Toyota Tacoma and used A-TRAC all the way in there and out and never touched the Rear Locker (as I had on the previous two Tacomas
going in there). A-TRAC is amazing!
Cameron Steele got withing sight of the mission in his 4 door Raptor last Spring, but the steep gully stopped him. Full size trucks just are a bit big
to not get some rock or tree damage.
Try sending me the Word doc as an email attachment and not through Drop Box. I will keep trying, but I also sent it to Doug... as we just saw this
morning he is in Baja on vacation. |
Yet Art made it in to the Mission in his off-road mini-motor -home------surely the Raptor is not wider than Art's vehicle?
Barry |
Art's 4WD van was amazing, and he had front and rear ARB lockers, as well (and used them)... He was not afraid to dent or bang anything with that
beast... and like me, he also caught his rear bumper on the steep dip before the mission.
The difference I am sure is these folks with a $60,000 (?) Raptor were not as anxious to have body damage.
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TeamDonde
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That's what it boiled down to.
I have some video of driving through the big that I will try to post later.
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Barry A.
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Hmmmmm, OK David, you are probably correct about damaging their Raptor.
I wish my kid felt the same way------he has already banged up the body of HIS Raptor a couple of times-----and it does not seem to bother him much.
Go figure!!! Different strokes for different folks, for sure!! Me, I would walk in too. 
Barry
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Barry A.
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Hmmmmm, OK David, you are probably correct about damaging their Raptor.
I wish my kid felt the same way------he has already banged up the body of HIS Raptor a couple of times-----and it does not seem to bother him much.
Go figure!!! Different strokes for different folks, for sure!! Me, I would walk in too.
Barry
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David K
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Well, it is a truck... and like me, it wasn't bought for trips to the mall!
I am sure we don't intentionally try and dent or damage our trucks, but we do buy 4WD Off Road vehicles to get us into these special places... and the
dents under my Tacoma are badges of honor from Mission Santa Maria! I did replace my rear bumper ($50 for used one) as there was no way to straighten
the chrome thing back to original position.
We were all having a grand time!
This was after I pushed it back... it was sticking straight back almost!
You will see both Art's and mine are on the driver's side... same rock ledge grabbed the bumpers as we drove off it.
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Barry A.
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There is a cure for that-----------find a BIG rock, or a sturdy palm tree, and back into it until the bent bumper is sorta back in
place------------done it many times, and works pretty good.
Barry
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