2017 Around the Bend

[Trail Boss]

I wasn't expecting to attend the rally this year but the stars aligned and at the last minute Connie and I were able to get time off work. Woo Hoo, Big Bend, here we come.

On Friday, three of us did some of the roads on Terlingua Ranch, including Old Marathon, which is always a sandy good time.

This building is known as the Hilton. It used to have a sign in front of it that said "Hilton", hence the name. The sign is gone but the building is still there.

Old Marathon prior to the sand

Now it's starting to get sandy

The sand wasn't deep - just enough to make it fun

Motocross style

20 mile desert views

It's true - I drank the orange Kool-Aid and have added a 500 EXC to my stable

 

[Trail Boss]

The weather on Saturday was perfect for riding in the national park. Nick, Mark, Bob, and I decided to ride a counter-clockwise loop consisting of Old Maverick, River Road, Black Gap, and Glenn Springs.

Nick and his DR650

River Road was in the roughest shape I've ever personally experienced

High winds the previous two days had put a lot of dust in the air. Luckily, the wind mostly died down today and the dust settled out of air, provided nice views of the distant mountains.

Mark, kind of looking like a power ranger

Black Gap road here we come

Lots and lots of loose rock on Black Gap

If these three ever start a band, I vote they use this photo as the cover of their first album.

Life is good in the desert

 

[Trail Boss]

The grill masters for the Saturday night dinner

Connie says "I love Terlingua this much!" A sentiment we can all agree with.

A big "Thank you" to all the staff at the Big Bend Resort for working on a Saturday evening.

 

[wildernessrider]

Sure hope you get better soon JQ-1. Buy you really gotta consider not showing us quite so often what a tough guy you are. It gives the rest of us mere mortal wimps a complex. Could you please try to take it a little easier on us in the future!

 

[jdsmetx]

Had a really great time on this trip! First time at Big Bend and riding "Around The Bend". Couldn't ask for anything more. I had to go straight to work from this trip and have not processed all of my pictures yet but here area few:

Sunset

Meet and greet

Trailside repair

Some views

Stop along the way to Pinto Canyon

Tour guide Mike telling us about the area


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[philipbarrett]

Is it wrong to want to go back right now?

 

[JcatDRZ]

Is it wrong to want to go back right now?

Haha, I don't think so!

 

[kman]

Great Photos as usual Trail Boss!

 

[Trail Boss]

Great Photos as usual Trail Boss!

Thank you.


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[buzzhead8189]

My full album of crappy cellphone pics can be found at the following link.

http://imgur.com/a/XJFsP

Here are a few of the highlights.

 

[JT]

My full album of crappy cellphone pics can be found at the following link.

http://imgur.com/a/XJFsP

Here are a few of the highlights.

Is that Uncle Roger in the first pic?

 

[kman]

My full album of crappy cellphone pics can be found at the following link.

http://imgur.com/a/XJFsP


Look good to me. Thanks!

 

[Elknut]

The ride to Peguis canyon in Mexico is well worth the trip!

 

[Elknut]

And if you zoom in on the first pic there are canoe's and people on the sand bar deep in the canyon.


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[dcwilcox]

I have an ongoing ride report over on advrider.com. The account of my Big Bend trip (including photos and colorful dialog) begins here: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/the-project-trip.1180834/#post-31909442

dcw

 

[kman]

I have an ongoing ride report over on advrider.com. The account of my Big Bend trip (including photos and colorful dialog) begins here: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/the-project-trip.1180834/#post-31909442

dcw

Thanks for the great report and photos!

 

[dcwilcox]

Thanks for having me! Everyone I met was just great and I'm already looking forward to riding with some of these guys again in June on the CDR trip.

 

[Mrs. Trail Boss]

I wasn't expecting to attend the rally this year but the stars aligned and at the last minute Connie and I were able to get time off work. Woo Hoo, Big Bend, here we come.

On Friday, three of us did some of the roads on Terlingua Ranch, including Old Marathon, which is always a sandy good time.

This building is known as the Hilton. It used to have a sign in front of it that said "Hilton", hence the name. The sign is gone but the building is still there.

Old Marathon prior to the sand

Now it's starting to get sandy

The sand wasn't deep - just enough to make it fun

Motocross style

20 mile desert views

It's true - I drank the orange Kool-Aid and have added a 500 EXC to my stable

Bob Linder, thanks for taking this picture of Richard, I love it! He's always the one behind the camera so I was so happy to see this.