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So I'm happily plowing-along through the desert and suddenly the road becomes this.. I stop long enough to take a picture, but then get going again quickly. In a land of mountain lions and not much cover, I'm confident that there are creatures in the grasses and bushes here and confident I...

We owned an Element, and the reasons we got rid of it all had to do with having two elementary-school-aged kids. Could really have used a 5th seat to haul a friend and the rear door situation was awful with children that age. We hauled our goats to/from the vet in the Element more than once...

Empty Gatorade bottle with screw-on cap may be useful under these circumstances...

Lots of muted tones out here this time of year.. I'd just come down (up?) this. Good riding.. Absolutely a joy to spend time here.. It's always at least a little bit worse/better than it looks on-screen.. John

Looks like a great time was had. I really like that flipPak. John

As is always, always the case, I should have taken more pictures of the more defining sections of the road. Immediately upon turning onto River Road West there is a relatively wide sandy wash to cross. I should have stopped and taken a pic. As one exits the wash on the far end, there is a...

So I figure I'm a big boy now, so let's see what we can find.. Shortcut from Terlingua airport to Study Butte, complete with a water crossing downstream from the spring in Terlingua Creek.. Stopped at the Study Butte Store for some liquids.. Old Maverick Road in the park.. I love...

I'm awake before the sun, which is something I am just very nearly completely unable to do when I'm not on vacation.. Almost time to head out in search of some vittles.. My fast is broken at Kathy's Kosmic Kowgirl Kafe, enjoying a Calamity Jane (hold the hot sauce) over the fire pit with...

I stuck my nose in the Starlight Theater at Terlingua Ghost Town and took the one empty seat at the far end of the bar.. As luck would have it, I sat next to Roger, whom I had met last year at Long Draw Pizza. Obligatory cell phone pic of what's over the bar at the Starlight Theater...

Yeah, I'm glad is wasn't one of the big ones further West..

The store at Rio Grande Village has a laundry area and showers that are open 24/7. The showers are 6 quarters for 5 minutes. That's my next stop. By the time I'm finished grooming the sun is headed into the dirt.. Jeep runs as if none the worse for the wear.. Glad the deer hit wasn't...

Yes, twice, although I didn't pass through Alpine. I wanted to see more of the area as well as take a peek at Sul Ross State University in Alpine this time.. John

I don't know the story behind it. Marfa, not too terribly far to the West, has a very active art community and I suspect that's where this is from. Possibly something built for Burning Man? Who knows. I wandered off to try my hand at a couple of geocaches (I was not successful) and by the...

From the road South of Alpine.. This bike is begging, literally begging me to unhitch it and go for a scoot. Soon, my friend, soon.. Again with the big sky thing.. I get to Study Butte and look at the temperature! It's practically still Summer here! Yay! John

Now if I could just find the Jeep, I could get going again... I grab a quick lunch in Marathon.. A burger costs about two-thirds what I'd pay at home.. And while it's not really big and fancy, it's really good.. When I came out after lunch, this was parked across the road.. I...

Dark turns to light.. Jeep is running great, but the left front fender is loose and bangs on the body.. I pull over and attempt to pull it the rest of the way off, but instead only manage to anchor it more firmly (which is the best of all outcomes).. A quick camera snap and we're moving...

I slept in the Jeep at a rest area somewhere West of Little Rock, and was back on the road before the sun was up.. My goal for the day was Austin to visit an old friend from days long since passed, and then maybe make a few miles toward Big Bend before calling it a day.. Had a great (albeit...

So I get funny looks Friday morning getting out of the Jeep at work.. Little do they know (although some surely suspect) I've got plans.. It's kind of chilly and not exactly perfect weather to be hauling the bike around.. Of course, the Noon hour approaches and I just can't take it...

Love it!

That looks like great fun. I love BiBe and can't wait to go back. Thanks for the pics and narrative! John