Knobby,
What a great story.
Thanks
What a great story.
Thanks
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We'd brought steaks for dinner but by that time the wind had picked up and it felt like the whole trip was going to be a bust. So the owner opened one of his storage shed units and we rolled in a Firepit to cook our food.
About midnight the wind was howling like a banshee across that tin siding and it was pitch black five feet outside the open doors. We were sitting inside the storage unit smoking cigars and drinking some good German beer. An old man with a small white dog came walking in out of the storm. The dog had stars painted on it, in multiple colors.
He had the dogs lead wrapped around his wrist and as I sat there I kept thinking there was something wrong. Then I saw it, he had a plastic hand. I asked him about it. He said he was from California and was a sheep farmer. He'd gotten in a shoot out in the 60's and before he killed the thief, the guy had shot his hand off.
Then he just wandered off into the storm dragging the little white dog with pink and blue painted stars.
Awe, Baha, Don't go home!
Baja, you went this far, go on to big bend. You will love it this time of year.
"Bunk house". Sounds like you were heading to Big Bend Ranch State Park. The state park is fun, but the trails there are pretty gnarly.
The national park is not that far and more civilized or Terlingua is always fun. But it sounds like you have had all the fun you can stand for right now. Perhaps another time.
Baja, you went this far, go on to big bend. You will love it this time of year.
One more note about pictures, the thought came to mind as to why post pics, there are so many on TWT that to me it seems a repeat of all before.
Ride reports are easy when you're reading them.
They're a pain when you're writing them. That's why I've only done one.
Because its your trip and your pictures.
When I do a trip report, I write it for me. I'm the only audience that I care about. If someone else enjoys my report, all the better, but I am the intended audience.
Because I am the intended audience, I use my reports to document my memories so that at some point in the future I can re-read the report and recall the fond (and sometimes not so fond) memories of my trip. They are my memories and if I stop making memories - I die.
Bajaexplorer,
I'm same as you, don't write very good, am worse with a camera. But, don't let that stop you from posting your RR. It's not easy to ride and write/post and you may think no one cares about your postings, but there are many lurkers like myself who look forward to any/all posts from riders like yourself and it gets us through the day!
Baja, don't quit on the report. Bob is right just capture your ride and memories. I struggle also to do it but I have plans to continue to try.
I would say if you got 3k out of a 606 that is not bad for that tire.
What brands did you get gear wise?
Writing a ride report while trying to ride is way too much for me. It really detracts from the trip. I've decided to always wait and do it later. From time to time I will start one with the intent of posting a few phone pics along the way with an update or two but save the meat of the report for when I'm done. Write a report to save the memories. I still go back and look at my stuff from years ago to relive the rides.
You're doing fine with yours
Baja, i knew you had it in you. Well done sir.
Now you need to go to Baja and, well... explore.
Jus saying.
Good ride report so far, I've enjoyed it!