Waypoint for Blowhole in San Quintin?

[sjtraina23]

Have ridden to the Old Mill 4 times now...looking for some new things to check out on our ride. After we top off in Santa Thomas and get breakfast we head to the coast (via dirt) to Erendira..top off again...head past shipwreck to Pemex Camalu...then back down to the beach to Don n' Eddie's.

Is there a blow hole to checkout on my way or any things I am missing?

[Danger Dave]

Is there a blow hole to checkout on my way or any things I am missing?

SNR talks a lot, but really that's a cheap shot.

[BoogersDad]

Really.... He He. Theres this really sick single track right by the entr

[JohnnyAirtime]

Have ridden to the Old Mill 4 times now...looking for some new things to check out on our ride. After we top off in Santa Thomas and get breakfast we head to the coast (via dirt) to Erendira..top off again...head past shipwreck to Pemex Camalu...then back down to the beach to Don n' Eddie's.

Is there a blow hole to checkout on my way or any things I am missing?

There's one South of SQ... large hole (not blow hole persay)... or are ya thinkin' of something else? Like, a "blow hole". ?

[BajaBoundMoto]

There's a couple blowholes just a few miles South of Erindera. About 100yards south of the little stairstep drop-away gully (where that sick single track is).

[nljustin]

You must be talking about this one:

I don't know the exact location (only been by twice), but I do know it's up near Erindera. The Google Earth resolution in this area is really poor.

[BoogersDad]

There's a couple blowholes just a few miles South of Erindera. About 100yards south of the little stairstep drop-away gully (where that sick single track is).

I love that single track

[desertyeticheyenne]

The blowhole south of Erendira can blow a good 25 ft spray if the tide is right.

I made the mistake of parking my Montero to close one time, it took 3 days to dry out and the inside was covered with sand.

We were throwing chunks of seaweed in and watching them fly. Pretty cool.

If you look around while there you may see the seal carcass with a fractured skull?

[bhiggins25]

Here's the blowhole that BBM and others mention, south of Erendira. It's actually more impressive than it seems in the picture, but the tide has to be just right. As stated, it's about 100-150 yards south of a rocky gully that makes up something of a right-hand turn in the main road.

I don't know about this single-track...is this a joke? Since this road is so heavily traveled these days?

Also, if you want to spice up this Santo Tomas-to-San Quintin route, ride the rocky beaches (w/ the baseball size rocks) as much as possible. Also, don't go from the Santo Tomas gas station straight out to the coast. Go the 'longer' route from the freeway (prior to getting to Santo Tomas) out to the lighthouse and then head south. That can add 40 or more miles to the day.

I understand if this doesn't make much sense. I can probably dig up a .gpx if needed.

[Bubbagums]

[BajaBoundMoto]

That blowhole is goofy....

Sometimes the surf is huge and it doesn't blow.

Other times the surf is small and it blows like crazy (DangerDave - insert joke here).

Tide is key.

Someplace, maybe an offroad video, I can't recall, but I've seen that thing on video shoot so crazy strong these guys threw a car tire in it and it shot way the heck high up! Good fun.

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[OUTERLIMITS]

Someplace, maybe an offroad video, I can't recall, but I've seen that thing on video shoot so crazy strong these guys threw a car tire in it and it shot way the heck high up! Good fun.

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Memo to self, forget plan to search here for abalone. ?

[sjtraina23]

if you could find the blowhole track that would be cool for in the future...ride went well... 600 miles total in 3 days. left old mill sun at 6am at the border at 330 pm(tecate)

[bhiggins25]

Here's a Google Earth image which pretty plainly shows the gully and where I remember the blowhole to be located. The gully is about six miles south of Erendira and easy to find on Google Earth.

Now, will someone IM me regarding this single-track? Just tell me if it's north or south of the gully and I'll find it easy enough.

[BoogersDad]

Here's a Google Earth image which pretty plainly shows the gully and where I remember the blowhole to be located. The gully is about six miles south of Erendira and easy to find on Google Earth.

Now, will someone IM me regarding this single-track? Just tell me if it's north or south of the gully and I'll find it easy enough.

The single track won't show up on GE because the trail is too new!

[nljustin]

Now, will someone IM me regarding this single-track?

There is no single track ?

[juanroberts]

For some reason, this is what came to mind when I read about a "sick single track".

https://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=702006

[BoogersDad]

Too funny!

This is not the single track I was busting Justin about but it is a great one!

On the 2008 Rip to the Tip my buddy Dave clipped his bars and fell into the ocean....he landed on a big rock about 6 feet down and luckily he wasn't hurt. He ended up in the water with the tide push happening at the same time. It took us about an hour to get his bike out and get going.

The little bike tow straps many of us had were a joke...now when we ride we have a tow strap the weaves for locking and is strong enough to lift bikes up a real cliff.

On the 2009 Baja Beach Bash we passed this section and the sand was over the rocks and it looked quite a bit less threatening, still gnarly though.

[nljustin]

For some reason, this is what came to mind when I read about a "sick single track".

Juan, I'm actually surprised you got the Exxon Valdez through that little path. Wait, I just saw you wheelie that thing up a log... nevermind

[mtzracing]

I had visions of my bike down that drop after clipping my bars on the big rock trying to catch up with you guys on BBB 09.