BobBski 2017..

[BobBski]

Pecos River Bridge on US90

 

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Judge Roy Bean's office, courtroom, bar, and billiard room.

 

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Sanderson Tx where I'm camped free for the night

 

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Sunset tonight.  :30 second time lapse video 

 

[BobBski]

Visiting Terlingua Texas has been on my Bucket List since watching the documentary series on the murder of the La Kiva Bar and Grill there.  Well I took the plunge and headed south on Tx 118 to get there today.  It was a beautimous mountain desert ride with elevations exceeding a mile high in a few places.  VERY scenic.  I made a 3:14 minute video of the 80 mile trip.  
Here's my GPS showing over 5300' elevation.

 

[BobBski]

And I found the La Kiva Bar and Restaurant too.  Will eat there tomorrow night.  Life is good.

 

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The one big thing I noticed is that people live in all kinds of dwellings on their own land here....RV's , trailers, big storage sheds (tiny house) etc.  This picture was taken in the vicinity of the La Kiva.

 

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One of many beautiful landscapes seen while traveling Tx118

 

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View from my $18 primitive campsite this morning, Terlingua Texas.  Life is good

 

[rvpopeye]

I have traveled much of your current route.
I boondocked in the rest area where you got the pic of the Pecos bridge and hiked a little way down the cliff to get a better view of the Rio Grande-Pecos confluence.

Have you seen many goats ?

 

[BobBski]

RVP.. I was going to boondocks in the rest area myself but 3 others with lots of noisy furry friends were already there. Funny you mention goats as there was a stretch that I saw many and wondered if they were domestic or wild. Really enjoying US90. All the best to ya.

 

[BobBski]

I wonder???  Do they sense the closeness, less than an hour away, of their namesake town of Chihuahua Mexico?

 

[BobBski]

I toured Terlingua Tx today, actually the old town.  Lots of residents in all types of RVs and shelters.  Here's a bus conversion, parked on his own land, as are most.  I did a 2 minute, 35 picture, slide show for those interested.  

Terlingua also held its 50th Annual World Championship Chili Contest, held every November.

 

[BobBski]

Drove Tx170 today, paralling the Rio Grand River for most of 67 miles.  Sensory overload with all the beautiful scenery.  The GPS gave me a hint on the type drive...1 3/4 hour travel time to cover the 67 miles.  If interested in a scenic and fun roller coaster ride, I made a 2 minute time lapse video of it.  

Here's a picture of the river

 

[BobBski]

I pulled into a place a kayaking tour was going to launch and saw this

 

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There was a great Rest Area I thought of boondocking for the night but I'd only traveled 30 miles.

 

[rvpopeye]

Oh yeah ,,,,metal TeePees (I love spelling it that way)
The time lapse was making me sea sick..................

 

[BobBski]

if I watch the road in the video I do to but if I concentrate on the landscape I was ok lol...guess I should recommend Dramamine before watching.

 

[BobBski]

Stopped long enough in El Paso today to restock the fridge.  Too big of a place for me and the traffic was horrendous.

 

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Girls out exploring the Texas landscape between Van Horn and El Paso Tx.  More accurately, Sheba is.  Reba got a burr in her paw at the last stop and is avoiding all vegetation this time.