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Offline slsutton

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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #105 on: December 18, 2008, 08:35:54 AM »
Yes Undertaker, and i notice your id notes that you've been visiting bb since '66.  have you noticed much change?

i have noticed other places that i like to visit in the wilderness that i thought would never be encroached upon, have been. one place in the mountains of NC now has condos being built on it's perimeter.
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #106 on: December 18, 2008, 12:21:25 PM »
Cattail Falls is a good example of changes due to use.  There were changes in signage made in 2008 to make visitors aware of the necessary water supply at the base of the falls.  It's a not so secret place anymore.  There is a publication on Cattail Falls available at visitor centers.  Will Apache Canyon be next.....
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #107 on: December 18, 2008, 01:44:44 PM »
It's funny how things change over time. In the 1970's, Apache Canyon was listed in the Hiker's Guide booklet that the park sells. When the booklet was revised in the early 80's, Apache Canyon was taken out.

When the remuda was still operating in the Basin, in addition to offering trail rides to the South Rim and the Window, occasionally they'd do a ride to Cattail Falls. I remember seeing the tie-rack for the horses on the flat area just before you start down into Cattail Wash. And there was a sign in the 70's explaining that Cattail Falls was an important water source, and prohibited bathing and picnicing. That sign disappeared at some point, but it sounds like it's back now.
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #108 on: December 18, 2008, 02:05:31 PM »
Biggest change lot more folks visit, trails are also a lot more like highways, number one change is you can not get a cold one at Falcons or Park in Boquillos, that makes me very sad, good times and good folks.

PS: reply to slsutton.
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #109 on: December 18, 2008, 02:15:51 PM »
Since 1971 here.  Just to augment Undertaker a bit: you could legally enjoy adult beverages in the Hot Springs while staring at the incredible display of stars. 

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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #110 on: December 18, 2008, 03:58:00 PM »
Quote from: Undertaker on December 18, 2008, 02:05:31 PM
Biggest change lot more folks visit, trails are also a lot more like highways, number one change is you can not get a cold one at Falcons or Park in Boquillos, that makes me very sad, good times and good folks.

PS: reply to slsutton.

 You just do not know, how that saddens me.... :icon_cry: :icon_frown: :icon_cry: :icon_frown:
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #111 on: December 18, 2008, 05:05:10 PM »
Big Bend just makes me in stand in awe! I have never seen so much beauty and variety in landscape, flora, or fauna.

The sheer beauty of it all still amazes me and the pictures shared in this forum encourages me to go back for more ...

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Offline slsutton

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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #112 on: December 19, 2008, 09:51:07 AM »
Yeah, and when you become a part of a place, what happens to it, seems to happen to you.

We should of course enjoy it in the present.

But it would also be nice to visit BB a thousand years ago or more.

Regardless, despite what humans do, it still has a timeless power and presence.

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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #113 on: December 19, 2008, 08:38:50 PM »
Quote from: RichardM on October 27, 2008, 04:04:04 PM
Since CurtR hasn't been around in a while, I've uploaded a copy of his video here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1fozbyjsxhf
Again, no telling how long it'll stay there...
It was still there today! Don't know why I haven't been back to this thread since Oct! The video is awesome! Thanks for making it available again.
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #114 on: September 22, 2009, 11:55:39 AM »
What do I like? It has nice rocks and stuff  :icon_lol:
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #115 on: September 22, 2009, 05:29:28 PM »
Back to you Al, I can't enjoy a cold one on the tailgate of my truck while parked at chisos basin. :willynilly: :willynilly:
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #116 on: November 13, 2009, 08:35:51 PM »
Solitude, serenity, spirituality.
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #117 on: November 15, 2009, 06:52:55 PM »
I've been going since 1980 and have noticed some of the changes others have noted here.  Like has been discussed on another thread, luckily BB still takes effort to get to, so solitude is still relatively easy to find.  I also think there are more natural grasses but maybe I just didn't notice it back then like I do now.  They say at those Ranger programs that BB will come back to how it was before it was overgrazed but it will take a LONG time. 
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #118 on: December 26, 2009, 10:41:53 PM »
It's and my Spirituality when together.
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Re: What's the Big Deal?
« Reply #119 on: February 28, 2010, 07:34:18 PM »
For me, it's the memories.  The first trip was a delayed honeymoon in 1962.  We stayed in the Basin in what was probably a CCC cabin, drove to all the places a '61 Falcon would go, crossed the river at Boquillas in a rowboat and rode a burro up the hill.  Hiked the Lost Mine Trail, Santa Elena, Boquillas Canyon, and took the horseback trip to the South Rim.  Then the years passed, and we went back with our two little ones.  Re-visited many of the same places, and it was all new again.  A surprise meeting with some relatives, neither of us knowing the other would be there.  An overnight hike and camp out at the South Rim.  A grueling trip to the Chimneys when my daughter became overheated and I had to carry her out.  A friendly mechanic at the service station in the Basin (not there anymore), diagnosing and fixing a problem with my vehicle at a minimal cost.  More years, and a hike to Laguna Meadows with my granddaughter riding in a makeshift backpack, sleeping peacefully with her head on my shoulder on the return trip.  And again, revisiting favorite places.  Years go by, and we are fortunate enough to gather again as a family, children, grandchildren, and again revisit our favorite places.  An earlier poster described it as timeless, and I would have to agree.  We will be back.  We have not seen all that we want to see.  Our grandchildren, and their grandchildren will be able to see and experience the beauty that is Big Bend. 
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