Venture
Crew Venture
Crew Crew 57 embarked on a very special summer camping
adventure. They went camping in Terlingua Abajo and the Chisos Basin, All in all a thoroughly memorable "adventure." |
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Sunday May 26th {the first day} |
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| First night camp, Terlingua Abajo, Santa Elena Canyon Mouth in background. |
First night campsite adobe ruins, Terlingua Abajo. | ||
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| First night campsite, Terlingua Abajo. |
First night dinner at Terlingua Abajo, Big Bend. | ||
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Monday May 27th {the second day} |
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| Entrance to
Santa Elena, jump off for canoe trip. |
Lead boat going up river. | Santa Elena Canyon View going up river. |
Mr. Troutt's boat going up river |
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| There are some deep parts of the river. | Amazed by the view. | Flood on the Rio Grande. | The Mud Ducks! |
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| Taking a break in a cave going up river. | Campsite on a Rio Grande sandbar. | Some parts of Rio Grande are quite beautiful. | Taking the "sports car" for a spin. |
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Tuesday May 28th {the third day} |
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| Campsite at Fern Canyon on Rio Grande. | Venture Scout Kayaking the 2nd day above the campsite. |
View above Fern Canyon on Rio Grande. | River was a little dry above Fern Canyon. |
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Wednesday May 29th {the fourth day} |
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| This is the way to go down river. |
Taking a break on the way back down the river. | Campsite on Rio Grande. | Going down river the easy way. |
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| Can't get the ol' man up. Going down river. |
Can you see the turtle? Going down river. |
Mr. Anderson running the rapids going down river. | What happened to the water in the mighty Rio Grande? |
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| Going back down the river, Really Down! | Old man shows the kids how to get down river. | Smuggler's Cave on Rio Grande. | |
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| Basin Trading Post and deer. Popsicle's never tasted so good after getting off river. |
Campsite in Chisos Basin. | ||
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Thursday May 30th {the fifth day} |
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| "Window Trail" in Basin | Young Mr. Troutt & Younger Mr. Troutt in "Window" Chisos Basin. |
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View through "Window" in Chisos Basin. |
Javelina, uninvited guest on "Window Trail" |
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| Side hike on Lost Mine Trail, Chisos Basin | Younger Mr. Troutt at the top of the Lost Mine Trail, Casa Grande in background | Lost Mine Trail, looking down Juniper Canyon | You can see Mexico from the top of Lost Mine Peak. |
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| View from "Lost Mine Trail." | Our glorious leader,
Mr. Anderson, on the Lost Mine Trail. |
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| Young Mr. Anderson & Younger Mr. Anderson on top of Lost Mine Peak. | It gets really hot in the desert, Basin campsite. | Supper in The Chisos Basin, Big Bend. | |
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Friday May 31st {the sixth day} |
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| Crew at "The Window" Chisos Basin. |
The Troutt's in the Basin. | Da boys in da Window. | Boys on the town in Terlingua on their last night. |
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| Chisos mountains from desert floor. | Sunset view of "Window" from camp in the Chisos Basin. | ||
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Saturday June 1st {the last day} |
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Casa Grande Mountain, View from campsite |
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| On the
way home our intrepid group of Venture Scouts stopped off in Midland, Texas to visit the Confederate Air Force Museum. |
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| Sharp Crew at CAF Midland, TX. | B-17 Crew. | "Did Chuck Yeager really get started like this?" | |
B-17 "Sentimental Journey" at the Confederate Air Force in Midland, TX. |
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| W.W.II Russian Fighter | "MASH" helicopter | W.W.II trainer | W.W.I Fokker DR.1 Tri plane |
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| Lancaster Bomber restoration. | |||
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| A few examples of some W.W.II
aircraft "nose art" that was on display. There were many more examples but due to their "risqué nature" we just can't show them here. (after all, this is a "family" web-site) |
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