Effing precious!! I wouldn't be laughing so hard ... if not for something similar all things custom shock mount related on a Death Valley shake down cruz.[/QUOTE]
The Heinous Truck in the Magnificent Desert - Big Bend 2017 (2 Viewers)
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Effing precious!! I wouldn't be laughing so hard ... if not for something similar all things custom shock mount related on a Death Valley shake down cruz.[/QUOTE]
The more I read ya'lls custom literature, the more I feel like I need a Cruiser to be that funny. That trip looked amazing. I watched it through FB mostly though.
You can drive a BBT and still have the same fun.
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But you won't nearly as cool... or funny.
Just don't pushback. And remember to holler Patrick!!!
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So, we press on to the first night's camp at Tres Papolotes (3 windmills). Being firmly established in the #EAF disciplines, all tents and awnings are deployed in approximately 5 minutes and the fire has been lit:
We start to gather around the fire and share stories from the day, while Andy is heating up some killer Louisiana gumbo.
Of course, when #EAF camping, ordinary gas station ice for the liquor drinks just won't do. We roll with oversized, slow melt, artic-harvested, small-batch, cryogenically- preserved cubes.....
It was at this point that I first got introduced to the camp chair that Bomar picked up for me at REI in DFW on his way down. It's aptly named the "kingdom chair" - I didn't study the label (and haven't yet), but I'm pretty sure the frame is some sort of space-aged titanium blend; the arm rests are adorned with cypress harvested from Solomon's tomb and the fabric is a blend of silk and the hair of sacrificed virgins. Of course, I just quietly enjoyed it the whole trip and didn't say much about it or look down upon the modest seating accommodations of others, including Lou's midget chair (pictured bottom right above):
As the fire roared on into the night, the whiskey intensified both the stories and the laughter.... Fireman had us rolling with some stories from the station involving a push board (which I would love to repeat, but probably shouldn't).... We looked at some pictures from the national park earlier that day (which I'll let the other guys drop in now) and then turned in for the night...
We start to gather around the fire and share stories from the day, while Andy is heating up some killer Louisiana gumbo.
Of course, when #EAF camping, ordinary gas station ice for the liquor drinks just won't do. We roll with oversized, slow melt, artic-harvested, small-batch, cryogenically- preserved cubes.....
It was at this point that I first got introduced to the camp chair that Bomar picked up for me at REI in DFW on his way down. It's aptly named the "kingdom chair" - I didn't study the label (and haven't yet), but I'm pretty sure the frame is some sort of space-aged titanium blend; the arm rests are adorned with cypress harvested from Solomon's tomb and the fabric is a blend of silk and the hair of sacrificed virgins. Of course, I just quietly enjoyed it the whole trip and didn't say much about it or look down upon the modest seating accommodations of others, including Lou's midget chair (pictured bottom right above):
As the fire roared on into the night, the whiskey intensified both the stories and the laughter.... Fireman had us rolling with some stories from the station involving a push board (which I would love to repeat, but probably shouldn't).... We looked at some pictures from the national park earlier that day (which I'll let the other guys drop in now) and then turned in for the night...
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you'd fit right in on our NorCal forays ... as long as you bring that ice 
you'd fit right in on our NorCal forays ... as long as you bring that ice
Ha. The ice will be on all future trips. Now that I have keeping it intact figured out.
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That ice was pimp
ughh....
On Wednesday I decided to leave early and get to Dallas. I struck out early with plans to take the slow route to the National Park and spend the evening with Blaylock and Bomar.
I stopped and checked out the bridge south of Brownwood I've whizzed by 20 times on the way to Katemcy
Took a new route south through Ozona and got to the park at 3 pm. After stopping in to see my friend Matt the ranger I headed up River Road and Glenn Springs road to our predetermined campsite at Pine Canyon.
We rolled in at the perfect time to watch the sun set over Elephant Tusk and set up camp
Intel told me the rentacops that check campsites were down one vehicle so we may or may not have squeezed 3 rigs in a 2 rig campsite
I stopped and checked out the bridge south of Brownwood I've whizzed by 20 times on the way to Katemcy
Took a new route south through Ozona and got to the park at 3 pm. After stopping in to see my friend Matt the ranger I headed up River Road and Glenn Springs road to our predetermined campsite at Pine Canyon.
We rolled in at the perfect time to watch the sun set over Elephant Tusk and set up camp
Intel told me the rentacops that check campsites were down one vehicle so we may or may not have squeezed 3 rigs in a 2 rig campsite
Bomar and Ron had run Old Ore Rd, East River Rd and Black Gap. Ron should have some incredible photos one day when he gets off his ass and posts them.
The next am we struck out for Santa Elena Canyon at 8 am with the goal to be out of the park mid-day
Fog was over the Chisos but it gave them another look I've never seen
Ross Maxwell Loop is beautiful. We stopped at the Overlook and Loop Canyon
Sam Nail Ranch is an awesome short hike to see how people lived out here
The next am we struck out for Santa Elena Canyon at 8 am with the goal to be out of the park mid-day
Fog was over the Chisos but it gave them another look I've never seen
Ross Maxwell Loop is beautiful. We stopped at the Overlook and Loop Canyon
Sam Nail Ranch is an awesome short hike to see how people lived out here
Mule (Bomar) Ears is an awesome landmark in the SW part of the park
The Canyon is a must see. The Rio Grande cuts through a mountain with 1000' cliffs on each side.
Old Maverick Road skirts the west edge of the park and marked the end of our quick trip to the National Park. I'm already ready to return.
This is a photo of our token hippie in the door of a Jacel where a guy lived, farmed and raised 12 kids on the bank of Terlingua Creek
It's hard to explain how amazing the drive is up from Terlingua to the State Park.
It takes 4 hours but it's all good.
We rolled into the Ranch HQ at 4:00 and got our first look at the #bbt and Fireman
It takes 4 hours but it's all good.
We rolled into the Ranch HQ at 4:00 and got our first look at the #bbt and Fireman
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here are a few pix of mine from the trip......I can't write as silly and as creative as @pmccraney or as well and descriptive as @wngrog, so I won't attempt to.....
the tent and rack was definitely worth 1000 laughs.....so was the fireside chatting and of course the radio banter whether it was hating on a certain BBT or @Bomar and his decisively definitive statements......
this trip was worth leaving late and hauling ass there. I love driving and with my nerve in my legs not acting up, it was quite pleasant all the way there, sans having to make 700+ miles of the journey in the dark....holyF Texas is a yuuuge state.....
checking out the views from the ole uranium mine......
the desert is very much alive.....too bad I didn't stop to take as many pics as I would have liked.......
king of the world spot.......bomar style.....
sunrise at the Guale 2 campsite.....crooked of course....wouldnt be me if it wasn't......
the tent and rack was definitely worth 1000 laughs.....so was the fireside chatting and of course the radio banter whether it was hating on a certain BBT or @Bomar and his decisively definitive statements......
this trip was worth leaving late and hauling ass there. I love driving and with my nerve in my legs not acting up, it was quite pleasant all the way there, sans having to make 700+ miles of the journey in the dark....holyF Texas is a yuuuge state.....
checking out the views from the ole uranium mine......
the desert is very much alive.....too bad I didn't stop to take as many pics as I would have liked.......
king of the world spot.......bomar style.....
sunrise at the Guale 2 campsite.....crooked of course....wouldnt be me if it wasn't......
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Great pics Lou
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The world is getting crazy out there people...
