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Offline homerboy2u

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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2010, 07:53:56 AM »
Hey Richard!!.....what happened to the Tilley hat?...... :icon_wink:......... :icon_biggrin:
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2010, 09:53:15 AM »
Quote from: homerboy2u on September 06, 2010, 07:53:56 AM
Hey Richard!!.....what happened to the Tilley hat?...... :icon_wink:......... :icon_biggrin:
It stayed right where it was supposed to be!
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #17 on: September 06, 2010, 11:56:03 AM »
Quote from: RichardM on September 06, 2010, 09:53:15 AM
Quote from: homerboy2u on September 06, 2010, 07:53:56 AM
Hey Richard!!.....what happened to the Tilley hat?...... :icon_wink:......... :icon_biggrin:
It stayed right where it was supposed to be!

But a Tilley is an heirloom, you should never leave home without it!!!

Nice report!  Glad you had such a great time!!!  :icon_biggrin:
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #18 on: September 06, 2010, 01:07:05 PM »
Short on fish pictures!  :icon_smile:

Looks like you had a good trip. Was the water cool?
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #19 on: September 06, 2010, 01:13:56 PM »
Quote from: MilesOfTexas on September 06, 2010, 11:56:03 AM
Quote from: RichardM on September 06, 2010, 09:53:15 AM
Quote from: homerboy2u on September 06, 2010, 07:53:56 AM
Hey Richard!!.....what happened to the Tilley hat?...... :icon_wink:......... :icon_biggrin:
It stayed right where it was supposed to be!
But a Tilley is an heirloom, you should never leave home without it!!!

Nice report!  Glad you had such a great time!!!  :icon_biggrin:
'tain't my Tilley! It stayed home with its owner.
Quote from: badknees on September 06, 2010, 01:07:05 PM
Short on fish pictures!  :icon_smile:

Looks like you had a good trip. Was the water cool?
Felt nice and cool upon first immersion!
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2010, 02:02:23 PM »
I bet it was cool enough for you to come out singing like a mezzosoprano, huh?
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #21 on: September 09, 2010, 08:01:11 PM »
What a difference a couple of days (and a tropical storm) make. Here's a picture off the TPWD Facebook page

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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2010, 08:24:52 PM »
Incredible!  What year did you graduate from UT Richard?  You may remember that several members of a family were trapped near the falls by rising water and drowned only moments before a helicopter arrived to rescue them.  I was there a day before and it looked like your photos....normal flow.  The victims were visiting Austin from out of state for one of their childrens graduation from UT in the early 80's.
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2010, 08:45:15 PM »
Quote from: Ray52 on September 09, 2010, 08:24:52 PM
Incredible!  What year did you graduate from UT Richard?  You may remember that several members of a family were trapped near the falls by rising water and drowned only moments before a helicopter arrived to rescue them.  I was there a day before and it looked like your photos....normal flow.  The victims were visiting Austin from out of state for one of their childrens graduation from UT in the early 80's.
:longhorn: I graduated in 1988, although I've been told it's better to leave the date off of my resume, lest it date me too much. :icon_rolleyes:
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #24 on: September 11, 2010, 09:57:03 AM »
Love the report! It has been too long since I've been here!
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2011, 04:00:53 PM »
This past Sunday my brothers, Brian and Gordon, nieces Sydney and Jessica, nephew Dawson, daughter Jennifer and I headed out to Pedernales Falls for the day. We got to the falls a little after 11AM. Here's a pano stitch from the overlook.

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By the time I finished taking the pano pics ang got down to the river, Dawson had already caught his first fish.


He's getting pretty good with that fly rod.




Brian and Jennifer stuck with conventional tackle, while Gordon supervised.


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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2011, 04:12:04 PM »
While the three of them kept the fish scared, Gordon, Sydney, Jessica and I headed upstream to explore.


Nice to see the stick still holding up that ledge.


No, it wasn't the heat. They're always this goofy.


Jessica conquers the rock with her super-ninja spider skillz.


Ultimate shade tree in the middle of the river.




You'd think I'd catch at least one of them in the air, but apparently I'm just too consistent.






On the way back we took a detour through the Chihuahuan Desert.




Another super-ninja spider skillz demonstration.


Some illegal swimmers and trespassers on the wrong river bank.


This spring on the river bank had stronger flow than any of the falls.


Jennifer was able to reel one in.
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #27 on: June 01, 2011, 04:15:33 PM »
Next up was a picnic lunch in the shade before heading down to the designated swimming area.








I was able to run into a few BBC members at the park, but I'll leave it up to them to identify themselves. My crew was anxious to hit the nearest Dairy Queen, so it was a short mini-Bender.
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Re: Pedernales Falls 9/5/09
« Reply #28 on: June 01, 2011, 05:05:15 PM »
Thanks for the pictures and trip report!
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