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Re: More ULSD info
Ed White wrote: This information will probably drive the naysayers into another frenzy, but I'm pleased to announce that I have just driven a 2019 GMC Sierra Duramax pickup down the Baja from San Ysidro to Los Barriles (about an hour north of San Jose del Cabo), with NO sulfur-in-fuel related issues. I had deliberately run my fuel tank to low before entering Mexico so that almost all of the fuel used was from Pemex stations on the Baja. I utilized my GM test equipment to watch the emissions during the trip and for the first time ever there was NO indication of sulfur levels above 15 ppm. This is yet one more piece of evidence that ULSD is now the norm on the entire Baja, consistent with information provided by Pemex, and consistent with the Mexican refinery upgrades confirmed by companies other than Pemex. We're currently in Mazatlan, travelling with a 2013 Duramax and a 2017 Duramax. Absolutely no issues so far. Last year we had several post-2011 diesels in our park and there was not a single issue for any of them. Perhaps Mr Moishe's anonymous "petroleum industry executive" is a little off the mark.623Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hermosillo Bypass OPEN!!!!
Talleyho69 wrote: Second hand from friends who took it last week. It's labeled Periferico Oriente / Mexico 15 and starts just past the toll both before you get to town when you are heading south. I have confirmation from 3 different people who travelled this area in the past few days that THE HERMOSILLO BYPASS IS NOT OPEN. As I said before, I think someone is a bit mixed-up in reporting this as being open.578Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hermosillo Bypass OPEN!!!!
I think somebody may have things a bit mixed up here. Here's a link to an article on El Imparcial.com (with pictures) that shows the bypass being months away from completion. The article is dated Sept 12, 2018. Hermosillo Bypass Maybe the photos are old ones, but all of the articles on El Imparcial indicate this is not completed and won't be open till at least the end of November. I'm really looking forward to this being open, as I hate driving through Hermosillo, but I think the announcement that it is open is a bit premature.577Views0likes0CommentsRe: Yoho National Park -- Monarch First Come
TenOC wrote: Mountaineer42 wrote: TenOC wrote: Mountaineer42 wrote: robatthelake wrote: There is boondocking at Lake Loiuise ! Take the first right and park anywhere along the road! I think not!! Parks Canada is VERY adamant about NO BOONDOCKING and while you may have got away with it in the past, it was just plain luck, and I would not plan on it in the future. It is an APPROVED overflow "camping" at GPS N51° 23.230' W116° 07.787' and is about $10.00 CDN per night. No tents. Different maps often are not very accurate in their coordinates (Streets and Trips or Google Maps) but those coordinates put you along Hwy 93, pretty close to the Marble Canyon campground in Kootenay National Park. There is no overflow campground there. Robatthelake's comment was about boondocking at Lake Louise. From his directions it would be right in the little village of Lake Louise and for certain, no boondocking is allowed there. Sorry try this screenshot from Google Earth That is the official Lake Louise overflow campground. For sure you can stop there and although it gets busy, I've seldom seen it full. My response to Robatthelake's comment was about boondocking, which to me typically means staying in a completely undeveloped area or just parking along the Hwy or on a street in town, as opposed to a designated site. For sure, that type of "boondocking" is not allowed in the little Village of Lake Louise.554Views0likes0CommentsRe: Yoho National Park -- Monarch First Come
TenOC wrote: Mountaineer42 wrote: robatthelake wrote: There is boondocking at Lake Loiuise ! Take the first right and park anywhere along the road! I think not!! Parks Canada is VERY adamant about NO BOONDOCKING and while you may have got away with it in the past, it was just plain luck, and I would not plan on it in the future. It is an APPROVED overflow "camping" at GPS N51° 23.230' W116° 07.787' and is about $10.00 CDN per night. No tents. Those coordinates put you at the Vermillion Pass (Continental Divide) stop along Hwy 93. Robatthelake's comment was about boondocking at Lake Louise. From his directions it would be right in the little village of Lake Louise and for certain, no boondocking is allowed there.553Views0likes0CommentsRe: Yoho National Park -- Monarch First Come
robatthelake wrote: There is boondocking at Lake Loiuise ! Take the first right and park anywhere along the road! I think not!! Parks Canada is VERY adamant about NO BOONDOCKING and while you may have got away with it in the past, it was just plain luck, and I would not plan on it in the future.553Views0likes0CommentsRe: Yoho National Park -- Monarch First Come
Kickinghorse campground is closed because there was a large avalanche there this winter. They are assessing the damage and what needs to be done to get it repaired and open. If you are coming in August, it MAY be reopened by then. If not, Monarch is available but will fill early in the day. I'd try to be there by 10:00 am and get in line to get a site as someone else moves out. Most of the campers there are just stopping for one or two nights as they travel through, so there is a large turnover of sites every day.554Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dump/Fill -- Columbia Icefield Visitor Center -- Camping
romore wrote: Camping is only permitted in designated sites in the national parks, the visitor center is not one of them . If the cg's are full there are overflow areas with no facilities, usually a gravel pit. What canadafan said. Not true. There is a non-serviced "campground" at the Visitor Centre. It is really just a big paved parking lot but has dry toilets available. First come first served, RV's only, tents not allowed. There are 100 sites marked out on the pavement. Fee is $15.70.311Views0likes0Comments
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