Big Bend Country 2012

[Mr. Leary]

A trip, you say? Surely this venture to Big Bend deserves a better moniker. Recreational excursion sounds more fitting. I will do my best to communicate my account of our adventures in Big Bend. This area is stunningly beautiful, and Central Overland is not responsible for the actions motivated by this trip report or the money spend to visit. :-) Everyone fueled up? Checked your extinguishers and med kits? What CB channel?

We were off…

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[Mr. Leary]

Big Bend Country 2012 (Part 2)




I knew that we would be catching thermals coming down the canyon during the night, but these were intense. I glanced outside to check the rest of the camp just as the winds stopped abruptly. Everyone still okay, no tents down. Good to go? This time we heard it coming and braced for impact. The tent rocked, and the trailer swayed. The canvas buffeted and the tent poles bent under the strain.

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Big Bend Country 2012 (Part 3)




From our vantage point, we had a commanding view of the surrounding area. To our northeast and far in the distance lay the Sierra del Carmen. Looking further south we could see the Sierra de San Vicente, extending far into Mexico. To the west and northwest lay the Chisos. The Rio Grande seemed but a trickle next the the majesty of its creation.

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[Mr. Leary]

It was still dark, but the light coming from under the horizon promised another beautiful scene in the coming minutes. It was warmer than previous mornings, which made it easier to muster the enthusiasm to leave the comfort of the RTT and venture out with the camera. It was a few hundred feet around the hill to reach the first ruins, but I decided to climb straight over it.

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Big Bend Country 2012 (Part 5)



Everyone in the group knew that we had a schedule, and everyone got an early start on breaking camp. I took some time to walk around camp and check on everyone and their rigs. Today’s terrain would be easy, but tomorrow’s would not. It was not by accident that the state park visit was after the national park visit. I wanted the rigs shaken down and less heavily laden with supplies when we got there.

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[Mr. Leary]

Big Bend Country 2012 (Part 6)



Let go to the Solitario!!! It was mostly new territory for me, but what the heck, how bad can it be?

Famous last words…

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Big Bend Country 2012 (Part 7)

Coming soon...

[Mr. Leary]

Big Bend Country 2012 (Part 8)

Coming soon...

[mr3wan]

Enjoying the trip report Mr. Leary! Looking forward to the rest. Can't wait to get back to Big Bend!

[BobA]

Dang,left hangin til the next installment