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I so want to drink beers paddling through that canyon.
The Heinous Truck in the Magnificent Desert - Big Bend 2017
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could you please save a few of the Holy Epic Level shots for the TLCA mag?
I mean, I wanna see them and all, but dayum. these are awesome. I'd love to get a centerfold of one of them, and maybe a little Paulina.
X2 on beers and kayaking that canyon.
Will there be a trip in '18?
looking for a hundy to EAF now.
I mean, I wanna see them and all, but dayum. these are awesome. I'd love to get a centerfold of one of them, and maybe a little Paulina.
X2 on beers and kayaking that canyon.
Will there be a trip in '18?
looking for a hundy to EAF now.
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Thanks, we havent even gotten to holy of holies yet - the guale mesa.
Weve still got some good laughs and epic scenery in the can.
Foreshadowing of what's to come (that's lightning in the distance - not a sunset):
Photo by chewbacca of course.
Stay tuned.
@PabloVTA , Ron (@Papalud ) has some more epic than this, and he'll be the one dropping them in, so I'm sure he'd be happy to talk to you about holding some out for TLCA. would be very cool!
Weve still got some good laughs and epic scenery in the can.
Foreshadowing of what's to come (that's lightning in the distance - not a sunset):
Photo by chewbacca of course.
Stay tuned.
@PabloVTA , Ron (@Papalud ) has some more epic than this, and he'll be the one dropping them in, so I'm sure he'd be happy to talk to you about holding some out for TLCA. would be very cool!
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@PabloVTA send me an email. info@blaylockphoto.com
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So, where were we?
There are only 2 un-maintained (vehicle) trails in the park that can get you inside the Solitario: one is the trail that takes you to the lower ShutUp Canyon TrailHead (hiking trail). The other is the "road to nowhere." Of course, we did both, in that order.
Here we are at the end of the road at the ShutUp Canyon Trailhead, where we parked and hiked up the nearest hill to try and grab some additional perspective on the Solitario.
This was a great trail, but the views of the Solitario (though different) were not quite what we hoped (a little underwhelming, but we would get paid back 10-fold later in the day).
At this point in our program, it's probably time you guys learn a little more about Trudy, Andy's Blue Healer; our official mascot, and the only animal in our group other than Ron (Sasquatch). Here she is posing in front of the Solitario.
Being a puppy, and a natural herder, Trudy has a condition that I would refer to as a "mouthy curiosity," but what someone properly trained in Veterinary Medicine might scientifically refer to as: "An insatiable desire to chew the s*** out of most everything she sees."
So, as we are traveling down the road at speed (as pictured below) on the way out of ShutUp Canyon:
Trudy develops a little game... I'm shotgun with Andy at this point so I've got the first hand account. As the vehicle scrapes against the brush, Trudy can't stand it. She runs back and forth across the back seat banging her head against each window until Andy finally rolls them down so she won't break a window or knock herself out. From there, she begins lunging out of the window trying to make out with nearly every passing stick. She grabbed quite a few and, despite never having been in the desert before, she had a remarkable knack for somehow avoiding the numerous cactus, spurs and thorns and only grabbing the regular old sticks. That part was impressive... I remember thinking to myself, man that dog is getting a little aggressive with the reach... This could turn into a little situation if she's not careful.... (more on that later), but I didn't want to tell Andy to get control of his hound, so I bit my tongue and we rolled out to hit "the road to nowhere."
There are only 2 un-maintained (vehicle) trails in the park that can get you inside the Solitario: one is the trail that takes you to the lower ShutUp Canyon TrailHead (hiking trail). The other is the "road to nowhere." Of course, we did both, in that order.
Here we are at the end of the road at the ShutUp Canyon Trailhead, where we parked and hiked up the nearest hill to try and grab some additional perspective on the Solitario.
This was a great trail, but the views of the Solitario (though different) were not quite what we hoped (a little underwhelming, but we would get paid back 10-fold later in the day).
At this point in our program, it's probably time you guys learn a little more about Trudy, Andy's Blue Healer; our official mascot, and the only animal in our group other than Ron (Sasquatch). Here she is posing in front of the Solitario.
Being a puppy, and a natural herder, Trudy has a condition that I would refer to as a "mouthy curiosity," but what someone properly trained in Veterinary Medicine might scientifically refer to as: "An insatiable desire to chew the s*** out of most everything she sees."
So, as we are traveling down the road at speed (as pictured below) on the way out of ShutUp Canyon:
Trudy develops a little game... I'm shotgun with Andy at this point so I've got the first hand account. As the vehicle scrapes against the brush, Trudy can't stand it. She runs back and forth across the back seat banging her head against each window until Andy finally rolls them down so she won't break a window or knock herself out. From there, she begins lunging out of the window trying to make out with nearly every passing stick. She grabbed quite a few and, despite never having been in the desert before, she had a remarkable knack for somehow avoiding the numerous cactus, spurs and thorns and only grabbing the regular old sticks. That part was impressive... I remember thinking to myself, man that dog is getting a little aggressive with the reach... This could turn into a little situation if she's not careful.... (more on that later), but I didn't want to tell Andy to get control of his hound, so I bit my tongue and we rolled out to hit "the road to nowhere."
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The "Road to Nowhere" is a true gem of the State Park and one of the 2 ventures I would classify as "mandatory" for a first time visitor to BBRSP (the other being guale mesa, where we camped on night 2). A first alternate would be the Chorro Vista (also coming up). Outside of the true American West , it's as close as we southerners can get to edgy mountain roads with some sketchy wash-outs, some tight turns and some slight off camber. In short, it's just a really fun trail with some killer views of Solitario.
The Tres Papoletes campsite is the closest launching point for accessing the road to nowhere. In fact, as we were driving up the first switch back, we could look down and see the vehicles and gear we had left behind for the first leg of our journey that day (including the BBT, which was left in the hangar for the specific purpose of not screwing up our pictures).
Bomar cutting his way into the first pass:
Bomar/Ron and Lou bringing up the rear:
Lou coming into the home stretch:
The Tres Papoletes campsite is the closest launching point for accessing the road to nowhere. In fact, as we were driving up the first switch back, we could look down and see the vehicles and gear we had left behind for the first leg of our journey that day (including the BBT, which was left in the hangar for the specific purpose of not screwing up our pictures).
Bomar cutting his way into the first pass:
Bomar/Ron and Lou bringing up the rear:
Lou coming into the home stretch:
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Nowhere, TX - Population 8:
The other side of town:
As we were headed back down to Tres Pap to load up our gear and transition to the other side of the park, it was about right here (where you see Any's truck perched on a nice outcropping) that Trudy resumes (in earnest) her game of window fetch.
Andy of course is properly focused on the road ahead; just as I am re-adjusting to check out the chaos in the back seat, I see what a appears to be a black mongrel exiting stage left....
Andy looks at me and says, "man what was that noise?"
Me: "Man, she gambled and lost."
Andy: Say what?
Me: "Your dog, dude, she fell out of the window.... She gone...."
Luckily, Andy was able to stop the car and Trudy was smart enough not to roll down a cliff or get run over by the tires.....
We thought about calling ahead to Fireman (because all he's good for is rescuing cats out of trees and resolving push board trauma), but Andy was able to self-execute a flawless cliff-side animal rescue....
All's well that ends well... including the game that Trudy never played again.
*** All photos in this post courtesy of Ron Blaylock (@Papalud).
The other side of town:
As we were headed back down to Tres Pap to load up our gear and transition to the other side of the park, it was about right here (where you see Any's truck perched on a nice outcropping) that Trudy resumes (in earnest) her game of window fetch.
Andy of course is properly focused on the road ahead; just as I am re-adjusting to check out the chaos in the back seat, I see what a appears to be a black mongrel exiting stage left....
Andy looks at me and says, "man what was that noise?"
Me: "Man, she gambled and lost."
Andy: Say what?
Me: "Your dog, dude, she fell out of the window.... She gone...."
Luckily, Andy was able to stop the car and Trudy was smart enough not to roll down a cliff or get run over by the tires.....
We thought about calling ahead to Fireman (because all he's good for is rescuing cats out of trees and resolving push board trauma), but Andy was able to self-execute a flawless cliff-side animal rescue....
All's well that ends well... including the game that Trudy never played again.
*** All photos in this post courtesy of Ron Blaylock (@Papalud).
"We thought about calling ahead to Fireman (because all he's good for is rescuing cats out of trees and resolvingpush board trauma), but Andy was able to self-execute a flawless cliff-side animalrescue.... "
This.
13 people hate him now BTW.
This.
13 people hate him now BTW.
There was just something missing from that group shot...
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Man, thats great, but its nothing compared to the double BBT we will later see in the storm clouds above guale mesa.
It's a bright blue beacon of hope, an oracle of dreams, its glowing azul aura permeating the entire trip, leading us through the wild unknown...
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^ Nice imagery, Whitman.
That's not the only thing missing from the group shot
When you going to add some color to the #EAF group
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We are fully diverse and welcoming. Case in point: Trudy is black.
Her butthole is super black.All kidding aside, you are as #eaf as they come; Cant wait to get you out on the trail with us.