Rick & Lori

Sunday, June 11, 2017

March 19, 2017

Saint Patrick's Day at The Western

Interesting photo

Wild mustangs on our Friday ride on the elk trail

Gorgeous, warm March day on one of our favorite trails

Baird Canyon area

Another nice ride on Saturday on Pumphouse Ridge road

Perfect way to end a ride--Mad Jack's

Perfection!

Daffodils blooming as we headed back home

We finally got to ride mountain bikes at Big Bend this year. Last year's trip was cancelled as we were headed out of town due to the death of Rick's father. We left on Thursday morning and arrived by early afternoon. Only 5 people went this year: Rick, Vince, Mike, Derek, and me. Rick and I camped in his work van which was really nice. I had reserved the final two campsites in the campground, so Vince was in our campsite in a tent, and Derek and Mike were in the other campsite. The weather was good, and we all got to do a lot of riding and had a great time.

Rick, Vince, and Mike on a Thursday afternoon spin on the gravel bikes near Boquillas Canyon

A little Thursday afternoon road spin on the gravel bike

Top of a long climb on River Road during Friday's ride

Cross roads--we opted to just stay on the River Road. Black Gap road is the most rugged road in the park.

River Road on Friday

Halfway point on River Road. We rode on the River Road East. The River Road West continues on into Castelon.

Friday on the River Road

Vince on the River Road near Mariscal mine

Abandoned Mariscal silver mine

Beautiful view of the desert and the Sierra del Madres

River Road East

The tunnel on the road back to Rio Grande Village

Final numbers for Friday's MTB ride on River Road--perfect training for the Dirty Kanza

Road to Panther Junction near Rio Grande Village

Rick at the top of a good climb on the River Road during Friday's ride

Remnants of the Mariscal silver mine

Vince on River Road on Friday

River Road on Friday

Sierra del Carmens

Sunset from the Lodge restaurant at the Basin on Friday night

View from the restaurant in the Basin

Saturday morning started out rainy and cold. Vince had never been to Big Bend, so we made a quick trip to Terlingua for some shopping and sightseeing. It was clear and warm by the time we made it back to camp to ride. We headed out for a fairly long ride on Old Ore Road. This is Ernst Tinaja.

Ernst Tinaja

Old Ore Road on Saturday

Old Ore Road--this is a fairly treacherous and difficult road

more pics of Old Ore Road, near where we turned around

Old Ore Road

Top of the last hill coming back to camp. Final numbers on Saturday: 30.5 miles, 3:28, 1718' climbing

same place, different subjects

A stop by the store at Rio Grande Village for an ice cream cone on the way back to camp

Rick, Mike, and I made a trip to the hot springs on Saturday evening to soak some sore muscles

Saturday, June 10, 2017

December 18, 2016

Amy & Vince joined us for this trip. The weather was cold and wet, and we didn't get to ride. We did do a lot of shopping, including Christmas shopping. We also ate lots of good food and had lots of good beer. Somehow, these are the only two pics I took the whole trip.