Her Maiden Voyage - Big Bend NP

[smokinjoe]

After I read your thead I've been recruiting my bro-in-law and his CJ7 to do this trip.

Please keep the pics coming!

 

[Ksm]

After I read your thead I've been recruiting my bro-in-law and his CJ7 to do this trip.

Please keep the pics coming!

It is so worth it. Spring Break is their high season and we still only passed two other vehicles on the back roads for the entire trip!
I prefer camping on the back roads too but we had way to many people on this trip for that to work.

 

[sprdv1]

Here's yesterday's lunch spot

Cool Shot there Seester.....

 

[Ksm]

ok, here's some pictures

 

[Ksm]

And more:

 

[surfer-b]

Wow these pics are great. This will be great memories for you and your family. I think my fav pic is post #64 1st pic, that is a calendar pic for sure

 

[Ksm]

And last ones:

 

[Ksm]

And here's my favorite:

 

[Ksm]

Pa PITT is right the Stillwell ranch is amazing. That's amazing your mother knew her and that you have a signed book! I love that ranch because they let you drive anywhere; on road, off road, ditches, where ever. The only rule is not to go through a fence and to stay on the property. I go there to rock hound. You fill up your buckets full of fossils, agate, petrified wood, etc and pay by the pound.

On the trip we saw jackrabbits, javalina, deer, desert mice, road runners, who the hell knows how many birds, and a tarantula the size of my hand walking across the dirt road. The Milky Way was bright and the people were scarce. I prefer traveling with less people but it was a family trip. My parents have been taking my sister and I to Big Bend since we were kids and this was the first time my Dad got to go with his grandkids. For me it was a dream come true. Corny, I know but I've always wanted something other than a Jeep to go exploring these unimproved dirt roads...looking for new vistas to photograph then paint later. So little of the park is only seen from the main roads. You really need a high clearance 4x4 to see the majority of the park. It's undisturbed rough land.

 

[sprdv1]

Who's ass looks better?

Def yours.. lol

 

[FRANKO289]

And here's my favorite:

def. 2016 calendar photo if you decide to submit it !

 

[half cab]

You have some very happy youngsters there!!

Thanks for sharing this trip with us!

 

[sprdv1]

def. 2016 calendar photo if you decide to submit it !

I would definitely agree Franko. Sweet shot

 

[Ksm]

We'll see....I've got an idea for another shot I'll work on for Halloween.

 

[Ksm]

Here's one of me and the hubs.

 

[sprdv1]

We'll see....I've got an idea for another shot I'll work on for Halloween.

Here's one of me and the hubs.

very nice.. What editing software you using?


I know, think we've covered this before, but I forget, lol

 

[Ksm]

Adobe Lightroom and I highly recommend it!

 

[sprdv1]

yeah, I have LR 3, Just ReLoaded on my new acquisition, 15" mb pro. Upgrading from 13"

 

[Ksm]

Nice! You're rolling already then.

 

[okie4570]

Great trip and pics, thanks for sharing!