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Tag: Big Bend National Park
We used the camper oven for the first time to make pizza. It lights much easier than the oven that came with our fifth wheel 16 years ago. We did learn a few things though. Move the oven rack up and lower the temperature so that the bottom of the pizza won’t burn. Back to the … Continue reading Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 5
Late Tuesday afternoon, while we were parked at our campsite, the Jeep electrical system went totally nuts and we lost the ability to start the engine and operate the door locks remotely. We totally freaked out. A dead vehicle at least 3½ hours from the nearest Jeep dealer. Initially, we had no idea what to … Continue reading Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 4
Monday, after it warmed up a bit, we drove TX 118 to Old Maverick Road and took that south all the way to the end to the Santa Elena Canyon. This is where the Rio Grande River flows through a narrow canyon seven miles. In the picture, the canyon wall to the left of me … Continue reading Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 3
We arrived at 4:00 PM on Saturday and because Rio Grande Village campground was 3 spots from being completely full overnight we took the first campsite we came across. The following morning, Linda went for a walk to scout for better campsites as soon as it was light. By 8 AM Sunday morning a number of … Continue reading Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 2