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Our drive to Mulege Nov-18th... Mex1 to Mex5
Hi BajaNomads,
Durng Thanksgiving we took off to Bahía Concepcion as we mentioned on our post http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=84402&got...
Quote: Originally posted by carlosg  | Hi BajaNomads,
We're planning on traveling to Mulege on November the 18th but I just learned that the Baja 1000 is in full gear that day so I'm thinking that getting
thru Ensenada to El Rosario is going to be more than crazy, we plan to leave Chula Vista around 1:00pm and stay overnight in El Rosario (already have
reservation) but with the 1000 going on we just might drive down Mex 5 to Chapala and on to Mex 1, my biggest concern is that I'm towing a 16' boat
with a Long Bed '06 2WD, 4dr Tacoma, the trailer has new springs and bearings (last year) and good tires:
I don't know how long the unpaved section of the road (Mex 5) is and what the conditions may be, on the other hand we can just wait until the 19th and
start traveling in the wee hours (3-4am) of the morning when the 1000 dust is settled (?) but then again the 1000 return may be on full blast by the
time we get thru or past Ensenada... PLEASE HELP any input is greatly appreciated...
Muchas Gracias Amigos...
[Edited on 10-29-2016 by carlosg] |
So having mentioned that heres a graphic report on Mex5 from the begining to Mex1:
     
[Edited on 12-5-2016 by carlosg]
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After two very Tecate enjoyable hours we finally made it to the "llantera" in Chapala... everyone happy... the motorcycles in the back are of the
group that was passing us on Mex5
| Quote: Originally posted by carlosg | Just arrived in Guerrero Negro, drove Hwy 5 hauling boat (16') and took a couple of Tecates and 2hrs from pavement to pavement, we drove around 20
mph (most the time under 20) but everyone was passing us except semi trucks, but cars, pickups w/campers and motorcycles were doing a lot above our
speed.
Road from beginning to end has continuous washboard but nothing to be alarmed of, some but not many ugly tire cutting rocks on road.
Staying overnight in GN since we started our trip at 4:00am in Chula Vista.
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Great photo job CarlosG!
Looks like things are progressing along, pavement still ends where it did over two years ago, still going past Coco's Corner, and lots of material
being dumped on the roadbed... hopefully so it will last. Nothing worse than a bad paved road full of pot holes!
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Excellent. As you saw, one of these days they are going to start paving.
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Thanks for posting. A photo is worth.....
The photo's have given me a much better idea of what I'll see when I do it North bound at the end of Jan.
Ron
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Where's the "bad" section? All of that seems fine........or is there washboard hiding in all that overcast?
Nothing seemed rocky at all.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Hook | Where's the "bad" section? All of that seems fine........or is there washboard hiding in all that overcast?
Nothing seemed rocky at all. |
No really BAD spots just a good graded dirt road but YES a lot of washboard (specially driving under 20mph) and lots of hand size rocks to look out
for.... don't let that beatiful smiling face kid you....
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It was said they covered the rocks with fill dirt...?
The bad section was the four miles just southbound from Coco's Corner. So that would be Mile 10 from the end of Pavement southbound or Mile 9 from
Hwy. 1/Chapala northbound.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | It was said they covered the rocks with fill dirt...?
The bad section was the four miles just southbound from Coco's Corner. So that would be Mile 10 from the end of Pavement southbound or Mile 9 from
Hwy. 1/Chapala northbound. |
The real bad granite rocky part was cleaned up by the work crews.
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Nice... that sure helps those with trailers!
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The "filled in" segments vary depending on how long it's been since a grader passed over it and the new roadbed sections available for use seem to
change depending on what they're working on at the time. I drove it south then north two weeks apart in October and the northbound trip was much
better than the trip south. The condition of the road is going to be a moving target until it's finally paved. I'd take any good road reports with a
grain of salt unless I'm hitting it within a couple of days of the reporter's trip. But at it's worst it's is still nicer than just a year ago.
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Keep in mind, the section that I found rough last summer is not along the new highway alignment, but on the current road near Coco's Corner. That they
are putting in improvements on it is surprising.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Keep in mind, the section that I found rough last summer is not along the new highway alignment, but on the current road near Coco's Corner. That they
are putting in improvements on it is surprising. |
For the worst part, the granite, rock laden area, any dirt was an improvement.
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