Day 4 started as a cool morning with clear skies. We had a hearty breakfast of blueberry pancakes and bacon. With our new kitchen and pantry boxes from Kanz Outdoor making it easier to break camp we where on our way by 8:30, heading south on Old Ore Road. For today we had a number of…
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A Lunar Eclipse as a Desert Wonder
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It is hard to crawl out of your warm sleeping bag in the middle of the night, however, this is just what we did on December 21st. With the lure of a full lunar eclipse on the winter solstice the invitation was just to great. I was the first one out of bed. I took…
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MyFJCruiser Online Maps – How I make them
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Being somewhat of a gadget freak, electronic mapping fits right in. With the on-board computer in our Toyota FJ Cruiser build, the GPS and mapping capability is built in. I have a number of applications that I run on the PC for real time use; Garmin Routing Software, National Geo TOPO! maps, APRS (Ham Radio…
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In the Big Bend Backcountry – day 3
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On our second day in Big Bend we started our back country tour. We broke camp in the Chisos Basin at around 9:00 and headed north on Hwy 385. We found our turn off the blacktop on to Dagger Flat Rd. About 2 miles along the Dagger Flat rd we took the right turn on…
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Big Bend 2010 – Day 1
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The first day of our winter vacation was for making time and distance. The choice this AM was to turn left and head for the Grand Canyon or right and head for Big Bend. With the forecast showing clouds and rain in the Arizona Strip we added some warm weather clothes to our bags and…