return to big bend

“what has that got to do with the BB trip...once again, you weezeled your way out of making chili...now I have to replace your meal with something of my own...oh what should I do...maybe...crabmeat stuffed fillet or some other type of lowlife food.

Gonna miss ya, AGAIN!!!”

“I find myself pondering a 2000 mile drive round trip! But, 4 great days on the Rio Grande river....sounds mighty nice.”

“2000 mile RT drive to see visions of a quality not attainable anywhere else in the world...or stay at home and dream about (or looking at the photos) of visions of a quality not attainable anywhere else in the world...hmmmmmmmm....hard decision...NOT!!!

Get off your a$$. If you've got the time, drop the dime...sheesh...should be a no brainer. Its the freaking RIO GRAND RIVER, sliding through a 1500' canyon for cryin out loud. "mighty nice"??? Its not mighty NICE, its PHUKIN AWSOME!!!”

“You really are a marketeer!”

“your going? We will be meeting for dinner at Tivo's resturant on Tuesday evening. Jeff and I will be there straight off of the trail. then early wed morn we are off to Lajitas and that will be the last we see of civilization for the duration. New years eve we want to be at smugglers cave, where we can hike up. We;ll spend the final night there. It not far from the take out and we can seriously lolligag in the morning recovering from the champaign that I'll be bringing. I'll need to put the beverage cooler in someone elses boat. beer, champaign, orange juice, v-8, vodka, baileys, milk, etc...

Menu has been set...wed breakfast, leaving the outfitters to a local resturant for breakfast...good food!

lunch for 4 days, is on your own.

Dinner wed, boneless marinated pork chops, garlic and herb roasted taters, steamed vegis, desert
Breakfast Th...standard river fare
Dinner Th. lasagna, salad, garlic bread, desert
Breakfast F. Tater/egg/ham cassarole
Dinner Fri...newsyear eve. ors dourves, smoked oysters, pate etc...Paella, seafood, lobster, shrimp, clams and chicken, desert...
Sunday breakfast...pancakes and sausage.

Sunday dinner...LaKiva...tequilla, beer and food. Party celebration to close the old and open the new, year(s).



As for the backpacking part, thats still open for discussion, most of that discussion will take place on the drive from Dallas to BB. It could be 4 day bp, or a 3 day bp. We'll see.

Thats all folks...I'm done postin on this thread. Anyone interested...email me.”

“Y'all have a safe and FUN trip......can't wait to see pics....”

“into Gods mouth I will crawl. A broken, shattered mind I take, hopefully to emerge, alive and whole. to be me again is what I seek, and nothing more. I will vomit the poison from my soul and no more be troubled by the hauntings of doubt. Loss is something that is in my mind, but there was nothing really to loose as I never really possessed that which I thought I lost.

Off to the Bend to hear God's voice on the whispering edge of all that is. too many times this year I have forgotten what that sound means to me. I intend to become reacquainted with it and emerse myself so that I may wash my soul.

Thanks C.”

“stumpy, be safe driving, Lord knows you need all the help you can get. have a great trip”

“your mouth to God's ears. Happy everything Ewker!”

“Hope to see you way down in Texas.”

“Well...another year in the Bend. This makes #4. It doesn't get old, in fact it is as new this go round as it has been on the previous 3. The only participants this year were myself and Jeff. We did the Outer Mountain Loop. One of the toughest hikes anywhere, definetly in Texas. 32 miles of sheer exhaustive beauty. Water was cached in 2 places spaced every 10 miles, plus we hit up a creek on mile 17. I carried way too much water in my pack, but one can never be too prepared in the Big Bend...3 weeks earlier a dude died because he didn't take enough water on this hike...that was not going to be the case for Jeff or myself. We did the trek in 4 days and 3 nights. It began to rain on the last night down low and that meant SNOW up in the Chisos Mtns...8" of desert snow...it was amazing!!! Jeff and I blew the 4th night under the stars off so that our gear would stay dry and the boots not frozen. We headed to the Basin Lodge hoping to acquire a room...no luck...we had dinner with 2 dudes that we got to know on the trail over the 4 days of hiking...the we blew to Study Butte. We stayed there 3 nights and hung out with friends that we know down there on the day after the hike, giving us time to recover. We day hiked Cat Tail Falls and Grapevine Hills the following day, the hit LaKiva on NYE. began the long drive home on NYD. Brad, Dave...you guys were missed.

Next year...rather this year...is already in the planning stages. Can't wait...350 days to go.

Happy New Year!!!”