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Offline BigBendHiker

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FM 170 (the road between Terlingua and Presidio)
« on: July 30, 2006, 07:33:20 AM »
Here is a cool webpage with pictures and stories about FM170...

http://www.surgent.net/other/fm170.html


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FM 170 (the road between Terlingua and Presidio)
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2006, 07:44:34 AM »
Nice link BBH.  That is one of the outstanding drives in the state.
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Bravo...
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2006, 11:25:26 AM »
Great find BBH!  Outstanding read and the pics make you think that you are right there!   I highly tout doing this road all the way up to Marfa.  Neat area.
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Can You Guess Where This is?
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2006, 11:41:19 AM »
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on both our visits the place had a creepy emptiness to it, like they're waiting - still waiting - for the rush of clientele to come and discover its charms.
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I Tell You, Presidio Has Great Mexican Food...
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2006, 12:02:58 PM »
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but we did stop for one of the finest true Mexican meals we've ever had at The Patio Restaurant along the business district in Presidio. Wonderful food, and authentic, and delicious. We'd happily move to Presidio and get fat on that food if there was a good job for me there.


I've never had the pleasure of dining at The Patio, but BBH and I can both testify on the merits of El Alamo....

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Ruidosa, a tiny 'town' tucked into a small section of flat space between the mountains and the river. On our first visit in 2004, no one was home,
 - sounds about right, no one home....  :lol:

Interesting...
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There's a town in Mexico just over the border; we were told that while it's okay for Americans to walk over the footbridge, it's technically illegal to come back that way as it's not an official border checkpoint. We were also told that the locals will look out for you and let you know when the Border Patrol isn't around, so getting back and forth is not as troublesome as it seems.


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This is a very rare instance of a highway 'dead-ending'. Very few places in the United States do this. But does it really end? Yes, the paved FM-170 ends, but a continuation road called Chispa Road goes on from here.
 - always wanted to make that road to the end.... 8)

I've got several pics just like they have on their site!  We must be the same type of photographers - taking pictures of signs, etc.  
Here's my buddy Dr. T outside of town and a long ways from camp...

Here's my buddy Robert C driving Big Red...  Out Bumping Down the Highway...


I really like how they have their website laid out.  Interesting on how they have divided up the state.

 
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Re: Can You Guess Where This is?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2006, 12:06:12 PM »
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on both our visits the place had a creepy emptiness to it, like they're waiting - still waiting - for the rush of clientele to come and discover its charms.


Sure, it has to be.......

LaHideous
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Invited....
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2006, 12:14:35 PM »
I cut an email to the people @ http://www.surgent.net and invited them to http://www.bigbendchat.com and http://www.virtualbigbend.com

 :idea:  :idea: when you find some great website that involves "The Bend", then cut them an email and invite them along for the ride...
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Re: Can You Guess Where This is?
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2006, 12:18:22 PM »
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Ten Points and go to the head of the class!  Actually, it should be in the form of a question "What is LaHideous", but since you said "LaHideous" instead of Lajitas the judges will give it to you.   \:D/
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Re: Can You Guess Where This is?
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2006, 12:58:21 PM »
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LaHideous

Ten Points and go to the head of the class!  Actually, it should be in the form of a question "What is LaHideous", but since you said "LaHideous" instead of Lajitas the judges will give it to you.   \:D/


I WON! I WON! Oh, WOW!

This interlude was brought to you by 'Irrational Exuberance'

We interrupt this outburst to return to normal life.

Carry on.
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FM 170 (the road between Terlingua and Presidio)
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2006, 01:33:24 PM »
It is a neat website...did not even know they had divided up the state as shown.  

As Shanea mentioned, El Alamo is a great restaurant.  Highly recommend.  Get the enchiladas.


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Re: Invited....
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2006, 01:35:48 PM »
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I cut an email to the people @ http://www.surgent.net and invited them to http://www.bigbendchat.com and http://www.virtualbigbend.com

 :idea:  :idea: when you find some great website that involves "The Bend", then cut them an email and invite them along for the ride...



Great idea, Shanea!  I did not even think of that.  Thanks for inviting them to the board.


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FM 170 (the road between Terlingua and Presidio)
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2006, 06:54:58 AM »
Scott Surgent is pretty active on summitpost, and I've talked to him in the past on a couple of peaks.  He has climbed a mind-boggling amount of county high points, with the only one missing in West Texas being Chinati peak (Presidio County).  Pretty interesting hobby.
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