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Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:58 pm

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
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Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Post by dufremle » Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:59 pm

Dirt!
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Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:00 pm

Camping/lodge
Star party
light hiking
Cool temps
dirt roads
Petroleum Museum
Sand dunes
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Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

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Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Post by dufremle » Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:38 pm

Are you taking the bike or Jeep?
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Re: Cool temps and dirt anyone?

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:06 pm

Crap hold on shit is going sideways with this, davis mountains is locked up tight as a drum
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:22 pm

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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:55 pm

Reservation booked. Now I need to get the knobby tires mounted.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:44 pm

just realized Rick didn't say where he made his reservations. Big Bend Resort and Adventures: https://www.bigbendresort.com/
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by DemonDuck » Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:18 am

I would love to ... but need more time to plan such things and buy a dirtbike. lol
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:33 am

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
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by DemonDuck » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:03 am

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.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:50 am

Just put knobbies on the SV :-)
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:36 pm

Seriously let's talk klr
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:38 pm

I survived Old Ore Road!! More details when I get back to town.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by JeffStrom » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:03 am

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...
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:51 am

Ya, sorry. I'll get something posted soon.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:30 pm

Working on my write up. Hope to have it done tomorrow.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:01 am

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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fartymarty » Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:11 am

fixxervi6 wrote:ok here are my pics:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cF9BxgqyYyfyfxf97
Great photos, loved the panos!
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:01 pm

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.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:12 pm

Which main road are you referring to?
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by fixxervi6 » Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:43 pm

dufremle wrote:Which main road are you referring to?
the one that cuts east/west through the park
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:52 am

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.
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Re: Last minute big bend

Post by dufremle » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:26 am

Going to post what I have. I will update the posts with pics when I can.
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