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The coastal run started with Doug Rhodes and Dave Nelson riding Polaris Sportsman 500 ATVs. It lasted 5 days, 4 nights and covered roughly 350 miles, all but 60 of it on dirt roads. The first day we rode to Temoris (Viejo) with a detour descending 1000 feet to Temoris (Nuevo) better known as the train station, we then continued to Chinipas where we spent the night. The second day saw some moderately gnarly road crossing the river then climbing over 4000' out of the canyon, cresting the mountains then descending steeply into a canyon and on to Alamos to fix a flat and enjoy a tall brew with lunch. Doug's 2-hour ride to El Fuerte turned out to be 4.5 hours with us arriving in El Fuerte in time for crayfish and "Mentiras" (formerly Cuba Libres) at the Villa del Pescador where two tired and dirty riders were treated like kings. After a two-night recovery, we kidnapped Kristi Bishop and her camera from the Pescador and continued through Choix to the chalan (ferry) crossing at Huites (Luis Donaldo Colosio) Lake. Twenty minutes later we were at the abandoned mines of La Reforma then upstream to start the new road to our goal, Lluvia de Oro. After spending the night in Lluvia, we
backtracked to La Reforma then continued on through Cieneguita Lluvia de Oro and La
Mesa de Arturo arriving cold and hungry at the Oso about 8:00 PM. One heck of a
ride!
Temoris plaza.
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