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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 12-08-2008, 05:52 PM
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Posted By Greg In Austin
Ric, I hope I am not getting this to you too...

Ric,

I hope I am not getting this to you too late... it being Monday night now.

There are stations in Presidio, but it might be a time of day thing. We went through Presido in the middle of...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 12-03-2008, 09:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
And we are already planning a trip back........

And we are already planning a trip back..... can't wait.
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 12-03-2008, 08:18 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Day 3 started at Chorro Vista and ended at Vista...

Day 3 started at Chorro Vista and ended at Vista Del Bofecillos with a stop at the Sauceda Ranger Station. This goes from the Southeast quadrant of the park and goes to the Northwest portion of the...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 12-01-2008, 07:23 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Greggde, I have not been to Palo Duro in a...

Greggde,

I have not been to Palo Duro in a number of years, and have not been with McBeast, although we were within spitting distance this fall. Palo Duro has backpacking sites and equestrian...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 05:22 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
The real excitement started with sunset. We had...

The real excitement started with sunset. We had seen a beautiful sunset from Guale #2, but we were in for another here. ...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 04:53 PM
Replies: 39
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Posted By Greg In Austin
And just a little bit later we arrived ath Chorro...

And just a little bit later we arrived ath Chorro Vista. After seeing the beautiful views at Guale #2 we did not expect what we saw from Chorro Vista. It also had great views.

This day we had...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 02:56 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
...And then it was back on the road heading for...

...And then it was back on the road heading for Chorro Vista; we were probably a little over half way there from Guale #2.
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 02:29 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
In the past BBRSP and the ranch that was made...

In the past BBRSP and the ranch that was made into this park was actually a number of different ranches. The owners in the last 100 years had beentrying to consolidate the smaller ranches into one...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 02:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
We did finally make it to the other end of the...

We did finally make it to the other end of the loop, and it had been slow going in some places...

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...but...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 02:07 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
This was an interesting area, with different...

This was an interesting area, with different terrain from the National Park, but one thing that is similar in some areas is that there are no trees unless there is water. So where do all those birds...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 12:25 PM
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Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Yes, this unmaintained road was narrow and...

Yes, this unmaintained road was narrow and overgrown.

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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 12:07 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Here was the worry.... I had to get out and...

Here was the worry....
I had to get out and scout out what I was really seeing and determine a route through it. There was a deep and steep dropoff on the driver side. The road was narrow to...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 11:48 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
The road quality went down hill quickly when we...

The road quality went down hill quickly when we left Guale Mesa Road for the Rancherias Loop.

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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-30-2008, 11:02 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
On our second day in BBRSP the plan was to go...

On our second day in BBRSP the plan was to go from Guale #2 to Chorro Vista. As the crow flies this would be travelling directly East, but for us to get there we had to head north on the road we...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 09:26 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
As you saw we did air down the tires, and we also...

As you saw we did air down the tires, and we also unhooked the sway-bar (but it would be the next day that the suspension travel would come into play).

We arrived at the site in the early...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 08:54 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Once we arrived at Guale #2 it was obvious why...

Once we arrived at Guale #2 it was obvious why this is a highly thought of site.

There was one disappointment. When we arrived we found a tent set up on the scratched out tent-pad. There was no...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 08:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
And onward towards Guale #2 I had to take a...

And onward towards Guale #2

I had to take a small hike to get a picture of another local, and this was the view back towards McBeast....
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 07:54 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
...and on our way to Guale #2.... ...

...and on our way to Guale #2....

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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 07:35 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Ric, The drive to Guale 2 did get narrow,...

Ric,

The drive to Guale 2 did get narrow, but the brush was not terribly bad.

You will see that the next day, leaving Guale 2 for Chorro Vista, while a very fun drive, was much more narrow,...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 02:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
As we finished up at the Ranger Station on...

As we finished up at the Ranger Station on Saturday morning we absorbed the great views all around and headed out on a trip to the Guale #2 campsite; it is supposed to be the premier site.
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 01:43 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Things we nice and peaceful until just before...

Things we nice and peaceful until just before dawn when we started hearing folks coming and going. The Sauceda Ranger Stion is a hub of activity. We were hearing folks arrive for their workday, and...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 01:25 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
There is a camp site designated for late arrivals...

There is a camp site designated for late arrivals right at the park entrance in case one does not want to drive on in after dark.

We did not stop to check that sie since we wanted to maximize our...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-29-2008, 01:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
We left for Big Bend Ranch on Friday in the...

We left for Big Bend Ranch on Friday in the middle of the afternoon. We drove West through the Hill Country to IH10 where we continued west to Fort Stockton. From Fort Stockton we turned Southwest...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-21-2008, 10:27 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
We are just hours away from heading out on this...

We are just hours away from heading out on this trip. The weather looks great... with quite a variety of temps, from low 30's to low 80's.

We will try and send pics during the trip if we can find...
Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports 11-07-2008, 04:16 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,894
Posted By Greg In Austin
Txn, I always like to stop by Lajitas and...

Txn,

I always like to stop by Lajitas and Study Butte when I am in the area; I always want to talk to the Far Flung adventures crew and see who is hanging out at La Kiva..... but not this trip.
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