December in Big Bend 2008/2009 Report

[jfink]

Re: December in Big Bend

Well Joe, we'll be at River Inn from the 26th to the 27th and then on to BB the 28th. We'll have to twist a cap off by the fire some night then.

Tom, good to meet you and your family at the River Inn. Hope you enjoyed the one two nine. I think I saw you and your nephew going through Del Rio, it was later then I expected to run into you. Emily told me you got a late start. I was with a guy on a DR650, who was headed to Mexico from Salt Lake City. He was having a little mechanical problem, but I think we got it fixed up. Drop a line when you get back.

 

[Jbay]

Re: December in Big Bend

ride report, somewhere on Old Ore Road ...

 

[swaanimal]

Re: December in Big Bend

OK, enough is enough, dag nabitt!! It's high time for a full fledged ride report from ya'll lucky enough to be in Big Bend.

If I coulda, I woulda joined ya'll for sure. I hope everyone is safe and has a happy New Year!!

 

[Jbay]

Re: December in Big Bend

I can't do a full report, but here are a few photos from Ernst Tinaja canyon

there are lots of places like this to find and explore, this was a 1.4 mile hike trail near Old Ore, I think the CRV we have could make it out there

 

[WoodButcher]

Re: December in Big Bend

James was faster then me. We came back to central Texas together yesterday. I've got to run some errands this morning, but I'll get some pictures up during the football games later today.

But, cool nights and warm days. Clear skies all the time, ton of stars at night and great views during the day. Good company too. that will do for now.

 

[Jbay]

Re: December in Big Bend

i'm sure there will be some good write ups, in the mean time a few more photos

thanks to Roger (Uncle), Richard and family, and all the Rats

 

[backspinnn]

I had a blast down there in the three nights and two days I was there. We rode 275 miles in all. The 75 miles on day two was the best two track I have ever rode in Texas and we found it completely on accident. When we were 46 miles in and losing daylight and fuel, I thought for sure we would sleep in the desert that night. It was tough rocky terrain and our tracks were the only ones on it since the last rain. It was extremely remote and had 5700 feet of ascent in all.

I only have two pics to offer.

KTMs representing in Big Bend

Sunrise at Uncle's place 1/2/2009

 

[Trail Boss]

Here's some of the pics I took.

Terlingua Trading Company at twilight

At the Starlight for dinner

Eating at the Starlight

On the trail to the hot springs

 

[Trail Boss]

Mexican Vendor crossing the Rio Grande

Mexican Dual Sport Vehicle

The Castolon Store

View of the Rio Grande from the Boquillas Overlook

 

[Trail Boss]

The pink rocks of Ernst Tinaja

Natural vertical tunnel in the valley of Ernst Tinaja

Odie Coyote

Ed29 ready to light the fire

David (Cagiva) getting breakfast ready

Hardy Baker in the cool of the morning

Balanced Rock

 

[Jbay]

a few more, anyone know how the lines on the rock were formed ?

 

[Teeds]

Dang it ... I wish I had been able to come down!

More

 

[ed29]

 

[Simmons1]

Gee Ed, and I thought that was a helmet cam with your head bobbing around

You know how those KLR's vibrate!

 

[ed29]

Hah! RAM mount on the XR in that case. On the KLR the vibration was even worse, unusable on pavement! Camera was my Canon A570IS in both videos. Too big to hang on the helmet.

 

[bigdon55]

I had a great time.
I am testing my photo posting and then will include more!

 

[bigdon55]

Hectic pace!

 

[bigdon55]

What is the secret to making the pictures bigger?
I am using Smugmug and the next size is too big.
Here is a link to my slide show!
http://bigdon55.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=7018252&AlbumKey=h9gAq

 

[ed29]

Don, the secret is using the image tags to enclose a link to the picture on your smugmug (or photobucket, or any image hosting site).

for instance.......
this

is this with [ and ] in place of { and }
{IMG}http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/2008%20rats/DSC00455.jpg{/IMG}

 

[bigdon55]

Hmmmm!

 

[bigdon55]

Hey Ed, where do you put the link?

 

[ed29]

Replace the { with [ and the } with ] on your original try......on both the IMG and the /IMG parts.

 

[WoodButcher]

Hey Ed, where do you put the link?

Don, here is a link Tourmeister put up to describe the process: http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5782

 

[bigdon55]

Thanks Rusty! That may help.

 

[bigdon55]

Wooo Hoooo!!!!!!!