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Headed to Big Bend Tomorrow
Posted on 2/28/22 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 2/28/22 at 5:50 pm
Well, I’ve read through the numerous threads here and some others and decided to do a trip from BR to Big Bend with a buddy. We’ll be camping 4 nights/ 3.5 days at the Rio Grande campsite.
Would y’all mind taking a look at some of the things we’d like to do and comment?
1 full day of the South Rim/Emory Peak
Drive River Rd to Presidio, grab a bite to eat, and drive back
And the other things that would need to fit within ~ 1.5 to 2 days…
Hot springs
Ernst Tinaja
The Window
Santa Elena canyon
Lost mines trail
Balanced Rock
Maxwell scenic drive
We’ll be getting there Wednesday around 2 so can squeeze a thing or two in that afternoon
Would y’all mind taking a look at some of the things we’d like to do and comment?
1 full day of the South Rim/Emory Peak
Drive River Rd to Presidio, grab a bite to eat, and drive back
And the other things that would need to fit within ~ 1.5 to 2 days…
Hot springs
Ernst Tinaja
The Window
Santa Elena canyon
Lost mines trail
Balanced Rock
Maxwell scenic drive
We’ll be getting there Wednesday around 2 so can squeeze a thing or two in that afternoon
This post was edited on 2/28/22 at 5:59 pm
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Posted on 2/28/22 at 6:16 pm to jamiegla1
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Drive River Rd to Presidio, grab a bite to eat, and drive back
Oasis Restaurant for amazing mexcian food. Its a dumpy hole-n-the-wall but probably the best mexcian food Ive ever had. Between Big Bend and Presidio is Closed canyon which is a little slot canyon. There is just a little parking lot and its free and only takes 30-45 minutes total. Fort Leaton outside Presidio is worth a quick stop. If you wanted to do a long scenic drive you could head to marfa from presidio, then over to Alpine and then back down to Big Bend. You could also do the Ft. Davis Scenic Loop but you would probably want tp spend the night in Ft Davis if you did that. There is also Chinati Hot Springs about an hour west of Presidio which is awesome especially if you spend the night there. Then you could drive 2810, which is a gravel road through the mountains, up to Marfa.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 9:16 pm to Zappas Stache
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If you wanted to do a long scenic drive you could head to marfa from presidio, then over to Alpine and then back down to Big Bend
A friend of mine tried to get me to drive to Marfa with her years ago. I never did but always wanted to go. Is it worth the drive? Would that make it an all day affair?
Ill definitely try Oasis. Appreciate the recommendation.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 10:01 pm to jamiegla1
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Would that make it an all day affair?
Probably so. Presidio to marfa to alpine back to big bend is 3.5 to 4 hours with no stops. I love Marfa but its not everyone's cup of tea. It's artsy and hipster, Alpine is a little more blue collar, Ft Davis is touristy. It's a nice drive but the river road drive from Terlingua to Presidio is probably the better scenery.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 10:15 pm to Zappas Stache
its a haul from baton rouge to that area so ive got no problem doing it all. any recommendations for dinner in Marfa? Or should we not eat there and eat somewhere else on the ride back?
Posted on 2/28/22 at 11:13 pm to jamiegla1
Zappa has you covered and you’ll be busy with just the stuff you listed. Make sure to spend an evening drinking beer on the porch at starlight in terlingua
hydrate brah
hydrate brah
Posted on 3/1/22 at 8:32 am to jamiegla1
Here's a good Texas Monthly article to read to pass the time and learn about the area.
A Lone Postman Delivers the Mail to the Far Reaches of the Big Bend
A Lone Postman Delivers the Mail to the Far Reaches of the Big Bend
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Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Gilbert drives a 133-mile route that takes him to some of the state’s most remote outposts, from Marfa down the vertiginous Pinto Canyon Road to the hamlets of Ruidosa and Candelaria, snugged up against the Rio Grande, and then back to Marfa. These small towns along the river, each home to just a few dozen people, don’t have their own post offices. The postal service serves communities like these by awarding five-year contracts for folks like Gilbert to deliver mail on specific routes.
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He pulls onto a dirt side road and waits outside a chain-link fence. A woman wiping her hands on a black apron exits her residence, made up of two small camping trailers that are dubiously conjoined. She stands at Gilbert’s window while they chat in Spanish. She smells of pancakes and syrup. He flips through the mail and hands her a couple items. He holds up an envelope with a Candelaria address but without a name he recognizes. Does she know this person? No. No. The woman gives Gilbert a bill from Big Bend Telephone, and he pulls out a clipboard with blank money orders. He carefully makes out the order with a ballpoint pen. This takes a little time. A dove calls woo whoo woo. Plastic toys bake in the dirt yard. Gilbert uses his phone’s calculator to add up the bill, along with the cost of the money order and stamp. She hands him the total, which he puts in the bill’s envelope and sets aside. He’ll use the cash to buy the money order at the post office in Marfa later today, then put it in her bill and mail it for her. She then gives him a $20 bill and a grocery list written in childish handwriting: un galon de leche, tres galones de jugo, Downy. A discussion ensues. Gilbert likes a canned alcoholic drink sold in Mexico, and the woman agrees to bring him some of those when he comes again on Friday, plus a watermelon or two.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 1:34 pm to jamiegla1
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any recommendations for dinner in Marfa?
Cocchineal is james beard nominated place but I've never been impressed with it.
Food Shark is a great food truck but I don't think they are open for dinner.
Para levar is really good pizza but as with a lot of texas small town pizza places, they make a certain amount of dough per day and they run out quick. So call a day before and reserve your dough.
Jett's Grill in the Hotel Paisano, where James Dean, Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor stayed when they were filming the movie "Giant", is pretty good.
Strangely enough, I've never found any good mexican food in Marfa or Alpine. Marfa Burrito is pretty good but only open for lunch.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:22 pm to Zappas Stache
thank you. Im thinking that we may leave a little later so we can eat lunch at Oasis. Then drive to Marfa, Alpine, and back down to Terlingua to eat at Starlight.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:38 pm to jamiegla1
Sounds like a plan, its all wide open roads with very little traffic. If you need a beer stop, Harry's Tinaja in Alpine is great.
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:57 pm to Zappas Stache
Hey Zappa meant to check back in after the trip but we had a blast. Big Bend is a very unique place. Thanks again for your recommendations
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