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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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…
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2010 Winter Vacation Planned
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For our winter 2010 trip we will be heading to Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in the Arizona Strip. The plan is to follow the North Rim as closely as possible from the Arizona / Nevada border to Toroweap. It should take 6 days to drive from Saint George, Utah to Pipe Springs National Monument in…
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Moab Fall 2010 – Behind Arches – Day 2
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After a pleasant night in the Salt Vally it was time to get out of the warm bag and get moving. I started the day with an easy breakfast of hot cereal and tea. Our camp was along a jeep trail that appears to head towards the back side of arches near Eagle Park. With…