{"id":7261,"date":"2012-05-09T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=7261"},"modified":"2012-09-05T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T05:33:24","slug":"may-8-and-9-2012-big-bend-scenery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2012\/05\/09\/may-8-and-9-2012-big-bend-scenery\/","title":{"rendered":"May 8 and 9, 2012  Big Bend scenery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5313bw_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7277\" title=\"120508_5313bw_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5313bw_BigBend_TX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5313bw_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5313bw_BigBend_TX-257x123.jpg 257w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5313bw_BigBend_TX-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A cold front cleared most of TX and we found ourselves with cool and overcast conditions at Fort Stockton on the 8th.\u00a0 There was a small chance for a strong storm in and around the Big Bend region later on, so we headed south, lunched in Alpine, and continued to Presidio.\u00a0 A storm went up near Presidio during the afternoon, but it was not very strong.\u00a0 We were content to motor along the Rio Grande towards our motel at Terlingua, with a few scenery photo ops along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Shafter is a tiny town north of Presidio, in a pretty canyon setting (along the Cibolo River).\u00a0 It is an old silver mining town, and boasts about eleven residents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6763_Shafter_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7280\" title=\"120508_6763_Shafter_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6763_Shafter_TX-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6763_Shafter_TX-300x151.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6763_Shafter_TX-244x123.jpg 244w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6763_Shafter_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6762_Shafter_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7279\" title=\"120508_6762_Shafter_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6762_Shafter_TX-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6762_Shafter_TX-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6762_Shafter_TX-219x123.jpg 219w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6762_Shafter_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6766_Shafter_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7262\" title=\"120508_6766_Shafter_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6766_Shafter_TX-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6766_Shafter_TX-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6766_Shafter_TX-226x123.jpg 226w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6766_Shafter_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These images were taken along Route 170 between Presidio and Lajitas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6780_Presidio_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7267\" title=\"120508_6780_Presidio_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6780_Presidio_TX-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6780_Presidio_TX-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6780_Presidio_TX-82x123.jpg 82w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6780_Presidio_TX.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6785_Presidio_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7266\" title=\"120508_6785_Presidio_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6785_Presidio_TX-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6785_Presidio_TX-300x160.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6785_Presidio_TX-230x123.jpg 230w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6785_Presidio_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6783_Presidio_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7265\" title=\"120508_6783_Presidio_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6783_Presidio_TX-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6783_Presidio_TX-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6783_Presidio_TX-178x123.jpg 178w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6783_Presidio_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6775_Presidio_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7264\" title=\"120508_6775_Presidio_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6775_Presidio_TX-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6775_Presidio_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6775_Presidio_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6775_Presidio_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6771_Presidio_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7263\" title=\"120508_6771_Presidio_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6771_Presidio_TX-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6771_Presidio_TX-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6771_Presidio_TX-164x123.jpg 164w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6771_Presidio_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>May 9 was mostly cloudy and very pleasant in and around the mountains of the Big Bend National Park.\u00a0 There were no storms, and we wound up in Del Rio for the night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6787_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7268\" title=\"120508_6787_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6787_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6787_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6787_BigBend_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6787_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6797_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7269\" title=\"120508_6797_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6797_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6797_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6797_BigBend_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6797_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6799_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7270\" title=\"120508_6799_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6799_BigBend_TX-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6799_BigBend_TX-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6799_BigBend_TX-153x123.jpg 153w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6799_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6801_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7271\" title=\"120508_6801_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6801_BigBend_TX-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6801_BigBend_TX-300x209.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6801_BigBend_TX-176x123.jpg 176w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6801_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6807_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7272\" title=\"120508_6807_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6807_BigBend_TX-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6807_BigBend_TX-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6807_BigBend_TX-199x123.jpg 199w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6807_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6805_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7273\" title=\"120508_6805_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6805_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6805_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6805_BigBend_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6805_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6814_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7274\" title=\"120508_6814_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6814_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6814_BigBend_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6814_BigBend_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6814_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6824_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7275\" title=\"120508_6824_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6824_BigBend_TX-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6824_BigBend_TX-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6824_BigBend_TX-216x123.jpg 216w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_6824_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5307_BigBend_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7276\" title=\"120508_5307_BigBend_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5307_BigBend_TX-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5307_BigBend_TX-300x132.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5307_BigBend_TX-279x123.jpg 279w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/120508_5307_BigBend_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A cold front cleared most of TX and we found ourselves with cool and overcast conditions at Fort Stockton on the 8th.\u00a0 There was&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2012\/05\/09\/may-8-and-9-2012-big-bend-scenery\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48,28,36,17,10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-48","7":"category-artsy","8":"category-desert","9":"category-landscapes","10":"category-vegetation","11":"entry","12":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7281,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7261\/revisions\/7281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}