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Hardly - I don’t think “enduro” and “uphill challenge” are ever likely to be found in the same sentence, let alone the same event.

I must admit I am disappointed, even more so now that Mom has gotten involved. I was planning to host a single speed HOL climbing challenge that day, with of course a couple of kegs of Jelly for the winners.

A couple of downed limbs on Valero, I did not have a large enough saw to easily deal with it (so I didn't).

I saw someone running their car AC to cool one of those tents, although I think they said you shouldn't run it all night long.

Yup, you need to be very aware which states are reciprocal. CA and NY are way out of my driving range, so I'm not really concerned. I do know some RVers who have elaborately concealed handgun lockers just in case they are traveling through the 'red' states on the map. I also know some people who 'collect' concealed carry permits, such as NY and CA - although technically, you really should remain a resident for them to be valid. For my purposes, I'm in good in the state of Texas, all the states which touch Texas, as well as Colorado, Kansas and Arizona - all of which I have driven to.

That’s actually not great advice. Most states have reciprocity agreements when it comes to registered firearms and a License to Carry permit. You have to go a fair way from Texas before you hit a state which doesn’t have such an agreement. I travel with a firearm, am highly trained in its usage, and generally feel comfortable having it with me - especially when camping in remote locations! So caveat - don’t just buy a gun and travel with it. Either become trained with it, or stick to your can of bear spray.

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Is there any way of knowing that you have had it?

Probably! Dunno why, it's not gonna change anything.

I have that exact same screen!

I returned from Marfa today, after an unexpected ten day absence from Austin. Stopped at Porter's in Alpine and loaded up - sounds like it was time well spent!

What is her job, out of interest?

We have developed a pricey Pinot Noir habit - mostly Russian River Valley, also some New Zealand South Island varietals. En Route, Kosta Browne, Burgess, Duckhorn, Gibbston Valley. We belong to wine clubs and our standard table Pinot is Hahn from Randall’s or Total Wine - brings it down to $10 a bottle or so. Hey, we got no kids, nowhere to travel, so what’s wrong with some good red wine and bike parts! In fact, right now we are holed up in our camper trailer in Terlingua with a case of Hahn and a good quantity of Jellyfish ....

The home of fine wine!

Looks right to me. As I say, there never were many markings up there - some paint to indicate the 'entrance', I'm sure that's long gone.

If memory serves, the Inner Loop was only ever marked with those little plastic reflectors, and those were only meant to serve as a loose guide - Chardog said you should take whatever line looked fun to you. I'm thinking I could still find my way around that loop, since I never really followed markings, it was more looking for landmarks. Having said that, it's been a long time, and maybe the bulldozers made their way up onto the rock.

I don't know where most of these named sections are - relying on you guys to drop pins on the Google map - please let me know if you're having tech issues with that. There's a good chance you need to be logged in to a Google account to edit the map.

I put the pin at the Valero - has someone been in and cleaned that section?

Maybe something to do with being logged in to Google?

Drop a pin on it!

Is it worth getting the Bowie Bulldogs involved? That’s a lot of bodies, right there.

SATN Trash Pickup - Trail Work - Austin Mountain Biking

Let's give this a go, since people are already starting to sign up. I'm no Google Maps expert, but I was able to pull in a gpx I have of the Southies, and add a new pin at the underpass at Williamson Creek and Brodie. The photo I tested with is not of that spot, btw. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1nR_plAj1uMxeI7XoA_Im3bR0-_F1gwY8&usp=sharing Can others see and add to this map? Maybe add your user name if you are volunteering for a particular spot?

Stay tuned for a separate post on trash pickup efforts. The Tip will be discussing the matter with officialdom, and we will also figure out a Google map with pins and maybe pictures of the affected locations. Anyone know how to set that up?