I Hate Gates- The scouting trip from Hades.

[stolenheron]

looks like a good time. river bed looked a little soft haha.

streetwolf, and whoever else is in this thread.

save the date- June 19/20 Hidden Falls ORV. :victory:

 

[jsmarine]

by the way, the picture you took of my truck (my avatar now) is one of the best shots I have ever seen of my truck IMO. I suck at taking good pictures!

 

[LaOutbackTrail]

by the way, the picture you took of my truck (my avatar now) is one of the best shots I have ever seen of my truck IMO. I suck at taking good pictures!

I aim to please. Now buy me a new camera!

 

[jsmarine]

haha thats funny! I didnt even notice that on the trip!

But yes, I forgot to mention you were out of uniform! We will let it slide this time!! Dont let it happen again!!

 

[Mr. Leary]

Not far into the trip... just after hitting dirt.

Airing down...

Would have been a really cool road, were it not for the gates at the end.

Moooooooooooove!

Happy dogs!

Playing with new camera... actually not sure whether Scott or I took this one...

Mountain goats at 20x... they were a long way up there!

I am not the photographer that Vermejo is...

Neat little guy!

Almost there!

 

[Mr. Leary]

A steep climb to reach our goal...

Wherever you go... someone has been there before... and tread heavily.

Scott and I climbed up for the best vantage point around..

... and there's chewy! :coffeedrink:

We had to be careful up on top, as it was a bit windy up there...

Then Scott took off wothout me...

... after he thiefed my camera...

An expedition family...

So ants can build things... (Scott's photo)

First thing I thought was... world's largest dandelion! (Scott's photo

 

[LaOutbackTrail]

See, you would have only had 4 photos if it wasnt for me. Chewy, Expedition Family 1&2, and the yucca plant.:ylsmoke:

 

[LaOutbackTrail]

Trip video

 

[stolenheron]

awesome pics, keep them coming.

love the pic of the horny toad/horned lizard.

 

[Toyotero]

Great trip

Those are some great photos and video of some interesting places. It's good to see someone going out and discovering some places in TX.
Your comment expresses perfectly my sentiment regarding rural land in TX!

Mr. Leary and others have set out on a grand quest of creating an overland route for the Central States of the U.S. Well, turns out the process is far more difficult than it appears, especially in Texas! Oh Texas, how I hate you. Every seemingly GREAT dirt road is interrupted by a gate.

A few years ago, I lived in CA for 8 months. While there I spent as much time as I could up in the mountains, camping/hiking on the beautiful BLM areas. When I drove back to TX, I took a path back for a couple of weeks mostly winding through S Utah, exploring miles and miles of the BLM roads and trails. When I got back to TX, I was eager to find the areas managed by the BLM here and get out and explore them. Much to my frustration, it seems that there is not a single square mile of BLM land in this state... everything is private - fenced and gated. :-/

Keep getting out there :-D

 

[LaOutbackTrail]

Much to my frustration, it seems that there is not a single square mile of BLM land in this state... everything is private - fenced and gated. :-/

Keep getting out there :-D

Doesnt Big Bend have BLM land? I know there are a lot of wide open spaces to explore. We are hoping to take off to BB pretty soon.

 

[KSJeep]

Nice report guys, Palo Duro is a great place to explore. I'm with you also, very very little public land in TX, thats why we moved back out west.

 

[Mr. Leary]

See, you would have only had 4 photos if it wasnt for me. Chewy, Expedition Family 1&2, and the yucca plant.:ylsmoke:

That's why you are a photographer, and I am just a guy with a camera.

More pics....

(Scott's pic)

She had a rough day... the old gal isn't much of an athlete.

The dogs did pretty well, apart from laying down in the mud during an unattentive moment.

Kiddo hitched a ride for the last mile or so...

Poor puppy was worn out...

 

[LaOutbackTrail]

That's why you are a photographer, and I am just a guy with a camera.

More pics....

(Scott's pic)

At least I got to test out a nice camera to see if I REALLY want to pay for one!:coffeedrink:

 

[upcruiser]

Great pics and writeup. I love the project. I can totally relate with the gate thing too. For all of the gates I have encountered far down dirt roads and trails, I wonder how much time and mileage I have wasted backtracking them. I have hit my fare share of them scouting the UP Overland trips.