Day Trips in the Guidon

We've been taking out 560 out on day trips when we can't get multi-day campouts in. Recently, we've been out doing a little Tenkara traditional Japanese fly fishing in some of our favorite spots in Bandera & Concan, TX. The 560 looks great everywhere, but next to the water is where we love to see her!

 

You are right it does look great. Did you catch dinner?
MDP
Mike & Denita

 

What does that even mean? Were you fishing for sushi? Japanese beetle fly?

No, Reely.

 

I wish! I caught a cold, though!!!

 

Ha! We'll be heading up in the western NC area this summer looking to do some tenkara fishing, too! Tenkara is fishing with just a long pole, no reel (or reely, as you call it ) and a fly. I wish we could catch the little sushies...with the ghost pepper sauce already on them!

 

High-tech cane-pole fishin'.

Y'all need to come see us if we aren't out galavanting around somewheres. Our little creek, the Roaring Fork has a few tiny native brownies but we leave 'em be. The Big Laurel and the New River are much better bets.

We're in the far NW corner of Ashe County which is as far NW as you can get. Plenty of parking spaces and plug-in if you need it.

Y'all come now, hear? For reel.

 

C'mon down Ken. I see you list backpacking as an interest. We're within 45 minutes of several trailheads on the AT. Very near Mt Rogers, etc.

 

We may just take you up on that, AsheWolf! For reel!!! Appreciate the invite...but those trout may not!

 

D&V, is that the Rio Frio? We'll be in central TX on our way home next month. After visiting family in San Antonio, we're planning to camp at Lost Maples. Do you have any other recommendations in the area?

 

JimT-

There are actually two different rivers in these pics. The one where I'm fishing is the Guadalupe and the other is the Medina.

Lost Maples is nice, but the sites are kind of small. In that area, Garner State Park has nice size sites in the "new area" (our favorite is the Live Oak section of Garner, sites 344-354 back up closest to the river). Garner really is really beautiful. Here's a link to pics.

If you have any more Q's about the area, just let me know!

 

D&V,
Just thought I'd let you know I printed off the picture of your 560 It is about the best one I have come across to show the trailer. Now I'll pin it to my fridge as I count the weeks till ours goes into production.
MDP

 

That's great, MDP. Yeah, I had a tough time finding really good ones too. While we were waiting, I had a picture I took of Tim and Cindy's in Austin as my screen saver!

 

Isn't this waiting just sweet torture. I started with nine months to wait. I ordered the first week in July but want to pick it up myself so we postponed the build so it will be ready for me to pick up in April. When you look back on the time it seems to have gone fast.
My car is down getting the brake controller and seven pin put in. They say they only put the number 10 wire in the big motor homes and wanted to use 12. They only had 7 feet of 10 and called me to ask if they could put in the 12. I said, No, get the 10 please. I gave him Cary's write up and made sure he knows I'm having back up lights. I told him, I really want to be one of the 10% who don't have to be rewired. He promised me that I will. We will see.

 

Where/When can we view some beautiful photos of YOUR MAHOGANY RAINDROP?? Fishing is boring!

 

Ahem….fishing IS boring. He's not fishing. He's Tenkaraing. Nothing boring about that.

 

Great shot of "The Guidon", great to see her out in the wild, last time I saw her she was still in the nest and then when we returned to pick up The Dew Drop Inn she had flown the coop, those wheels sure look sweet!

Michael