2007/02/19
Play Time
Ed and I have always talked about renting a jeep and driving some of the back roads in the desert so we decided that today was the day and River Road in Big Bend National Park was the place. The road was actually in pretty good shape as a road grader had been run down it recently but it was still a lot more fun to drive in a jeep than it would have been in the truck. The long wheel base and it’s large size makes it a little tricky to take the truck off road in hilly country with narrow roads.
A Yucca in bloom.
One of the buildings at the old mercury mine in Big Bend.
Old and rusty --- what's left of a car at the mercury mine.
More old buildings at the mine
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One happy jeep driver.
We had seen the front of this mountain many times .... but is was a first to see the backside.
A Yucca in bloom.
One of the buildings at the old mercury mine in Big Bend.
Old and rusty --- what's left of a car at the mercury mine.
More old buildings at the mine
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One happy jeep driver.
We had seen the front of this mountain many times .... but is was a first to see the backside.
