Any trip out that way should include at least a few days at Big Bend Ranch
State Park. A few miles west and every bit as spectacular as the national
park with about 1/1000 the people. I think the hour on a dirt road
discourages many and that is a good thing. Bill Barber
In a message dated 2/8/2014 4:55:44 A.M. Central Standard Time,
bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
El Despoblado. Where the rainbow waits for the rain. Very high on my list
of favorite spots on the planet. Back in the ‘80s, went every March for a
week or two. Some of the best camping trips of my life. Haven’t been back
in, what, 18 years.
If I didn’t have First Grandchild coming this month, I’d be down there
with the campsite set up and coffee brewing and beer chilling when you folks
arrived.
Side note: I used to write columns on my Big Bend trips when I got back to
work at the newspaper in North Carolina. Got a phone call after the first
one. Old man. Retired park ranger. The _first_ and for a while the only
ranger at Big Bend. Called him the Lone Ranger. Nice guy.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Feb 7, 2014, at 4:31 PM, DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> But your day is coming, bub. How do you feel about Big Bend? (I think
> maybe middle of March might be my heat tolerance though.)
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