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Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:58 pm
by fixxervi6
Just booked my room, night of September 1st and September 2nd

A couple of short morning hikes then ore road and possibly river road, probably hit the springs too

Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:59 pm
by dufremle
Dirt!

Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:00 pm
by fixxervi6
Camping/lodge
Star party
light hiking
Cool temps
dirt roads
Petroleum Museum
Sand dunes
?

Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:23 pm
by fixxervi6

Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:38 pm
by dufremle
Are you taking the bike or Jeep?

Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:06 pm
by fixxervi6
Crap hold on shit is going sideways with this, davis mountains is locked up tight as a drum

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:22 pm
by fixxervi6
First post updated

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:55 pm
by dufremle
Reservation booked. Now I need to get the knobby tires mounted.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:44 pm
by dufremle
just realized Rick didn't say where he made his reservations. Big Bend Resort and Adventures: https://www.bigbendresort.com/

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:18 am
by DemonDuck
I would love to ... but need more time to plan such things and buy a dirtbike. lol

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:33 am
by fixxervi6
DemonDuck wrote:I would love to ... but need more time to plan such things and buy a dirtbike. lol
I'll make you a deal on a KLR

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:03 am
by DemonDuck
ROFL. I am in the middle of a big purchase right now... a couple actually or I would take you up on it. I might even sell the SV.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:50 am
by dufremle
Just put knobbies on the SV :-)

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:36 pm
by fixxervi6
Seriously let's talk klr

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:38 pm
by dufremle
I survived Old Ore Road!! More details when I get back to town.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:03 am
by JeffStrom
dufremle wrote:I survived Old Ore Road!! More details when I get back to town.
And yet here we are a week later and nothing...

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:51 am
by dufremle
Ya, sorry. I'll get something posted soon.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:30 pm
by dufremle
Working on my write up. Hope to have it done tomorrow.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:01 am
by fixxervi6

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:11 am
by fartymarty
fixxervi6 wrote:ok here are my pics:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cF9BxgqyYyfyfxf97
Great photos, loved the panos!
Good eye spotting the fox.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:01 pm
by fixxervi6
I plan on going back and doing a camping trip on the bike hitting some of the primitive sites north of the main road, I won't camp south of the main road or in the basin.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:12 pm
by dufremle
Which main road are you referring to?

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:43 pm
by fixxervi6
dufremle wrote:Which main road are you referring to?
the one that cuts east/west through the park

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:52 am
by dufremle
Still working on the write up. I have it on my work computer and keep forgetting to put it where I can get to it from my home computer.

Re: Last minute big bend

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:26 am
by dufremle
Going to post what I have. I will update the posts with pics when I can.