Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Trip 2: Day 2: On the Road to Big Bend

We got on the road after a big breakfast and nice sendoff from Paul's family.  We headed southwest through the Hill Country of Texas with some great scenery and nice (but bordering on hot) weather.  We went a little out of the way to ride one of the best motorcycle rides in Texas, the Three Sisters, and then continued making our way towards Big Bend.

Here are a few photos from the road:


We made it to Big Bend National Park just before dark.  The ride into the Chisos Basin to our camp site was fun thanks to some nice twisty roads through a pass into the basin. After a nice dinner at a restaurant in the park, we made camp in the dark and rested up for the following day.

Trip stats: 490 miles in 11 hours 34 minutes on the road
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4 comments:

  1. just a bookworm on a respiratorApril 6, 2010 at 7:26 AM

    Camp in the dark? Now don't start that again! Right now the tracker says you are in Apache Junction! I have family out there and I hope you are seeing some of the house scenery because that is probably one of the most interesting places for that. There will be a giant mansion built next to a trailer decorated like a mini golf place. It's funny (to me). Get some fry bread too while you are on this trip!

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  2. KrystalApril 7, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Yay! You're at the Grand Canyon! Can't believe how far you guys travel each day, especially since its the scenic route. Hope its an awesome trip!!! Can't wait to see MORE pictures!!

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  3. DayBlurApril 8, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    Thanks for the comments everyone, the past couple of days have been pretty hard and internet access has been limited. I haven't really had time for both posting and sleeping, but hopefully tomorrow will be a little easier and I should have wifi at the end of the day.

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  4. UnknownApril 9, 2010 at 5:46 PM

    I see you are in Pecos!!! That's where I was born! I moved away when I was in the 2nd grade. They have the BEST cantelopes! Can't wait to see you tomorrow and hear all about your trip! Tess and Callie say hi!

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