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ed26
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GPS San Juanico Salt Flats
Any chance anyone has made a Garmin GPS Tack for the salt flats?
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ncampion
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Try searching on this site, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a track there.
http://gpsxchange.com/
Living Large in Loreto. Off-grid and happy.
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TMW
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I assume you are asking about the salt/mud flats around El Datil north of San Juanico. If so you can go to Murdoc Nav. they have several of the SCORE
1000 races and the NORRA races. You can down load both the Google Earth KML track and the USR and GPX GPS tracks that would include the salt flats.
Several of the NORRA races went that way including this years race.
SCORE went that way in 2014.
http://www.murdocknav.com/mapsmex1.php
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TMW
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The road is not hard to follow. Just stay away from any water and mud. Take the most used road as there are several. We went thru there in April this
year.
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willardguy
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no no no.....you gotta upload a digital file to the space station who will in turn download it to David K's own server that will convert it to a
google overlay with a bunch of yellow pins stuck in it that will easily be connected via bluetooth to your smartphone via your garmin nav sat. backed
up by your SPOT emergency locator!
or...use the look out the window method 
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AKgringo
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Quote: Originally posted by TMW  | | The road is not hard to follow. Just stay away from any water and mud. Take the most used road as there are several. We went thru there in April this
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There is at least one water crossing north of Datile that is not avoidable if you are on the low road. I was following the SCORE markers shortly
before the 2014 Baja 1k, and took a very wrong turn!
There was a stiff onshore wind, and the 'main' track was getting drifted over with sand. At least one or two pre-runners crossed too soon, and soon
discovered it was a dead end mud flat, and came back out the same track.
That was the crossing I followed, and it wasn't just me! I managed to just barely get turned around and back to the crossing, where a local produce
vendor had followed the same track.
I spent the next couple of hours helping him unload and re load his truck after pulling him out. Be cautious if the wind is blowing hard!
Edit; A GPS track probably would not have helped me avoid that trap, and once the two wheel drive produce truck got back on the correct track, I
could not keep up with him!
[Edited on 6-23-2016 by AKgringo]
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| Quote: Originally posted by willardguy | no no no.....you gotta upload a digital file to the space station who will in turn download it to David K's own server that will convert it to a
google overlay with a bunch of yellow pins stuck in it that will easily be connected via bluetooth to your smartphone via your garmin nav sat. backed
up by your SPOT emergency locator!
or...use the look out the window method |
you don't like peace - do you?
Harald Pietschmann
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willardguy
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | | Quote: Originally posted by willardguy | no no no.....you gotta upload a digital file to the space station who will in turn download it to David K's own server that will convert it to a
google overlay with a bunch of yellow pins stuck in it that will easily be connected via bluetooth to your smartphone via your garmin nav sat. backed
up by your SPOT emergency locator!
or...use the look out the window method |
you don't like peace - do you? |
david may be nuttier than a squirrel poop but he still has a sense of humor!
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David K
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I am not crazy... my mother had me tested!
Seriously, that is one region of Baja that I have not traveled (San Ignacio to La Purisima via the Pacific side of the sierra)... so no GPS track from
me...
HOWEVER: You can simply go onto Google Earth, and move the mouse controlled cursor to various points along the road you want to use and write down the
longitude & latitude for the points you need to stay on course!
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TMW
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AK I think the 2014 SCORE GPS track had some problems as a couple of Checkers got stuck in the mud pretty bad following the GPS route. When we went
thru in April we didn't have any problems. We did not use a GPS track just followed the most used road and never came close to any water or mud.
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PaulW
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Track varies depending on the water level. We usually trash our tracks because they change each time. Some times we have to drive close to the
bushes, other we are on the sand flats. Every time it was obvious where to drive by following the tracks of those that went before you.
Caution is required so do not drive if you see deep tracks. Mud is a problem in that case.
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I took Nomad Tunaeater down to pre-run sections of the 2014 SCORE 1000 course. His CRF-450 died at El Datel so we loaded it on the back of my GMC Z71
on one of those MC ramp things. Well we are going along just fine until a strap comes loose and the handlebar breaks my rear window on the camper
shell. We re-strap the MC and take off. A few miles later the straps came loose again and the MC fell backwards and punched a hole in the side case of
the engine. While it was too late we did manage to put several tie downs on the bike and it stayed upright for the rest of the trip home.
Sorry for the hi-jack but it was in the area.
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willardguy
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | AK I think the 2014 SCORE GPS track had some problems as a couple of Checkers got stuck in the mud pretty bad following the GPS route. When we went
thru in April we didn't have any problems. We did not use a GPS track just followed the most used road and never came close to any water or mud.
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Checkers! they obviously were scouting a, uh, shortcut?
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Probably but they didn't like that one.
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AKgringo
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TMW, I found my way back onto the course, and followed the SCORE markers, and there was water. It was probably a factor of high tides more than
anything flowing in the arroyo.
Two trophy trucks pre-running the course blew right by me in my little Kia trying to get that produce truck out of the silt. good to know that it
dries out!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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PaulW
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In the days gone by we marked the SCORE course two ways at certain places near Datil. One track was thru the sand flats and the other one was for high
tide thru the bushes. Of course which track was used by the racers was dependent on the time. The TTs used the water route. Less capable rigs of
course came thru at high tide and followed the bushes route.
If one is just touring do not follow any marked route that goes below the high tide line. And sure enough on our last trip we did not follow that
advice and sure enough the lead rig got stuck in the mud. A strap solved the mistake.
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ed26
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Thanks to everyone for the posts. I'll search some of those sites. If I can't find anything, I think i'll go with the 'ol "path with the most tire
marks method" and will pull a track from my own Garmin and post later.
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by ed26 | | Thanks to everyone for the posts. I'll search some of those sites. If I can't find anything, I think i'll go with the 'ol "path with the most tire
marks method" and will pull a track from my own Garmin and post later. |
A trip report would be great... with maps and photos even more so!
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Tomas Tierra
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Was through there in April as well.. Done it maybe 25 times in the past 25 years
This year it was as different as I've ever seen it. Still very doable..
I ended up on the middle road (4x4) almost all the way to El Datil.. From there it was very normal. Take no chances out there as far as " I think we
can make it" ...the stuck out there is one of the worst
Anybody that does provide gps coords that are more than 6 month old will be likely telling you to go where you don't want to go
Get out there in the Mud DK! Can't believe you've never done that
TT
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ed26
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Tomas, thanks for the note. Had another buddy just get back and essentially say the exact same thing. I'll look for tracks and see how it goes!
What the hell's the truck for anyway..........?
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