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811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 1862
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 6:23 pm:   Edit Post

I have become enamored with West Texas, the Big Bend area in particular.. Over the week of Thanksgiving (US) I drove the Jeep out with a small dual-sport motorcycle hanging off the back, and took in some lovely desert sights.. Pics and light narrative here:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52906

I hope you enjoy!

John
terryc
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Username: terryc

Post Number: 1454
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2010 - 12:26 am:   Edit Post

I hope to drive across the USA next year(money allowing!!)
Your pics were very interesting..thanks
bigredbass
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Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1571
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2010 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post

It's amazing to me that places like Kerrville and Alpine, which used to be as remote as the little towns in the Australian Outback are now turning into artist enclaves and retirement areas. West Texas in a lot of ways can be like the dark side of the moon with billboards. But it is the Great Wide Open. Any of you who've seen the Cohens' 'No Country for Old Men' will get a sense of the space and scope of the place.

Looks like a great trip! As a backslidden Texan, I can certainly agree, 'It's like a whole 'nother country'.

J o e y
groovelines
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Username: groovelines

Post Number: 647
Registered: 4-2003
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post

Hey John,
Glad to know that I'm not the only Big Bend junkie. Let me know next time you get the urge to go again. Thanks for the photo-log.
tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 1261
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2010 - 12:26 pm:   Edit Post

John,

I always enjoy your photo journeys.... I read 'em cover to cover. My wife's sister lives in Wichita, so I made the drive up 54 from Tucumcari through Texas, the panhandle of Oklahoma and through Kansas to get there. Nearly splattered a deer at about 4am on the drive home somewhere near Bucklin, KS too. Your bumper and grill didn't look too bad considering the encounter.

Toby
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9950
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2010 - 6:59 pm:   Edit Post

Great pictures and story as always John! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
richbass939
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Username: richbass939

Post Number: 1123
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 7:06 pm:   Edit Post

I really enjoyed the pics. Thanks.
Rich
811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 1865
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks. Glad you folks enjoyed the pics. I'm already ready to head back out there, if only I could get the time off to do so!

John
groovelines
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Username: groovelines

Post Number: 648
Registered: 4-2003
Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 1:11 pm:   Edit Post

John, I don't ride anything with less than four wheels, but I'd be happy to let you pick me up on your way back!
pauldo
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 521
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 3:36 pm:   Edit Post

Green - with envy.
That looks like it was one mighty cool road trip! Truly awesome that the radiator on the jeep held up - that could have been a real hassle if it would have split.
811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 1866
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 4:25 pm:   Edit Post

Michael, I'd be happy to.

Paul, I wasn't too worried about it, since I had the extra wheels on the back, but yeah it could have been a real hassle if it had let go out in the boonies.

Tomorrow night I'm picking the Jeep up from the body shop. The OEM front bumper is being replaced with a Warn Rock Crawler unit, and I'm planning to mount my old Jeep-branded Warn 8274 winch on it. Should be an effective wildlife deflector.

I'm kind of thinking I'd like to hit Southern Utah this Summer. There's so much beauty in our world, and not nearly enough time to enjoy it.

John

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