About 2 miles from the ranch...
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About 2 miles from the ranch... | |
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| It was here, on my first visit to Matomi in December 1978, that the rising water almost took my 4WD Subaru for a swim! |
December, 1978 Matomi River! | |
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| It was a small creek just minutes earlier... I proceeded to the next crossing which was too deep, so I turned around and was heading out and got bogged down here! Before the water was high enough to enter, I got it out by letting air out of my tires. This was pretty scary because I was 50 miles from any help! |
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| The heat or bouncing road (?) was getting me to see 'cactus people'! |
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| A steep grade brings you out of Matomi Canyon and up to the long Valle Chico at the base of the Sierra San Pedro Martir. This sticker covered truck bed marks the top of the grade. |
Valle Chico Expressway | |
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| The first 8.5 miles north from Matomi Canyon are slow going (cross grain dips), but that changes for the remainder of the drive back to San Felipe on excellent flat roads. |
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| Looking back south towards Matomi... |
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