I agree with Ediger's assessment that
most of the road should be relatively easy to
repair for 4WD passage. Be sure to take a chain
saw, a come along and a winch, in addition to
other earth moving tools. In a single day back
in 2006 a group of only 8 cavers rebuilt a very
washed out section of road right down the middle
of an arroyo in Purificación, and this looks no
worse, except for the trees. (See AMCS
Activities Newsletter No. 30, 2007 and Death
Coral Caver No 14, 2009.) Good luck! (By the
way, Ediger's comment mentioned photos 100-104,
but I counted only 93 photos total!?)
Mark Minton
At 08:53 AM 8/19/2010, Gary Franklin wrote:
RE: Weekend Work Trip August 28 & 29
Cavers,
I am planning a Weekend Work Trip to Laguna de
Sanchez to work the road down to the ranch at La
Camotera where our vehicles were stranded during
the Hurricane Alex rains in early July. There
are some areas that need a backhoe, but much of
the 4 Km road can be driven by straddling the
washout gouges with the 4WD vehicles that need
some help to get past some obstacles.
Join us for a quick trip to Mexico to help out
some cavers who are trying to get there vehicles
back from a Caving trip. There was a backho in
town that may be for hire. I have some rock
bars, shovels, picks, and a chain winch that can
provide a better work out than the gym. I need
several folks and another driver. The Road to
Laguna was accessible via Saltillo where the
Santiago way in still lacked a section through
the box canyon. We are trying to get to WGS 84 -
[ 25.3146, -100.210] or [ N 25 18.876 W 100 12.600 ]
A chronological trip down the road are posted at the following public link.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2078702&id=1422061735&l=f260019c74
nd another . We are leaving out on Friday
afternoon, work Saturday and Sunday, and return
on Monday. Give me a call or reply to my email
to share in the fun that will help out your
fellow caver and the Rancher who has been cutoff for a couple of months.
Gary Franklin
UT Grotto - Austin Texas
512-585-6057
caver.g...@gmail.com
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