Event Schedule

Flower Sniffin' Routes (Suitable for all bikes)

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Route #Name	Google Map & Garmin Route File	Route Description
TX-118 from I-10 to Study Butte	Google Map	Kent, TX (at I-10) - Study Butte, Scenic road w/Sweepers, 154 miles, 3 hours each way The most curves are between I-10 & Fort Davis Fewer curves FtDavis to Alpine, Least Alpine to BB NP
Ranch Road 170 - Texas Presidio - Study Butte	Google Map	Scenic road Twisty road, 2 hours, 65 miles each way
Study Butte - Panther Junction - Rio Grande Village Visitor Center	Google Map	Out & Back Study Butte to Rio Grande Village Visitor Center 3 hr, 94 miles round trip
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive to Santa Elena Canyon Overlook	Google Map	Out & Back Study Butte - Santa Elena Canyon Overlook 3 hrs, 86 miles round trip
Study Butte - Chisos Basin Visit to Chisos Mountain Lodge	Google Map	Scenic road w/Sweepers, 50 min, 28 miles each way
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Rough Road Routes (NOT Suitable for street bikes)

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Route #	Garmin Route File	Route Description
Hey Bubba, Watch this!!!		To Be Added
Maverick Rd & Castolon River Rd		Maverick Rd & Castolon River Rd to Santa Elena Canyon Overlook, 43 miles round trip from Study Butte

Local Area Information:

Let's Explore the scenic Big Bend area of Texas!        Big Bend area - interactive map

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The nearly abandoned quicksilver mining town of Terlingua, Texas, became a charming desert community after Frank X Tolbert's 1966 articles in the Dallas Morning News that resulted in the 1967 Terlingua Chili Cookoff. Much of the history is obscured by the passage of time. Sports Illustrated posted a 1967 article on the 1967 chili cookoff. Texas Monthly posted a 1992 article on the Dallas connection to the Terlingua Chili Cookoff. "What I recall is a late 1967 Tolbert article in the Dallas Morning News about drive testing a new Oldsmobile Cutlass. In the article, Tolbert described driving the car to Big Bend NP and attending the annual Chili Appreciation Society International chili cookoff in Terlingua, Texas. He included an address for the CASI for readers who might want to enter the 1968 cookoff with the stipulation that all entries had to be received in January. When he received numerous entries, he told his friends at the Baker Hotel bar that they should hold a 1968 cookoff. The 50 year tradition at Terlingua started out as a joke and became a tradition. - Bob Fisher - 2017"

The McDonald Observatory


The Boquillas, Mexico


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Big Bend Map	Chisos Mountains	Contrabondo
St Elana Canyon	Texas 170 Scenery	Texas 170 Scenery

Host Hotel

The event headquarters will be at the Big Bend Resort, Study Butte, TX
The resort has motel rooms, RV sites, and tent camping spots.
Be there or be square!

Big Bend Resort and Adventures
Online reservations: Reserve at Big Bend Resort and Adventures
E-Mail: bigbend@bigbend.net
Address: 53623 Texas 118, Terlingua, TX 79852
Phone: 432-371-2218
Toll Free: 800-848-2363
Fax: 432-371-2331

Lodging info:
Group #1 Street Bike Arrival on April 16 – Departure April 20, 2017
Group#2 Dual Sport Arrival on April 18 – Departure April 22, 2017
Choice of rooms with 2 Queen beds for $95.95 plus tax per night or a room with 1 Queen bed for $69.95 plus tax per night. The 2 Queen rooms and the 1 Queen rooms are in two different buildings separated by a low traffic, two lane highway.

Those who wish to reserve an RV site or tent site:
30 amp site – $29.00 per night, 50 amp site – $32.00 per night full hook-ups.
Pull thru’s are first come first serve regardless of a reservation. We do not reserve pull thru’s versus back end’s. If you would like to request a pull thru we can place that as a request on the reservation and we will take that into account at the time that we assign sites the day of arrival. However we cannot guarantee a pull thru.
Tent sites are basically an open area that has been reserved for those who wish to set up a tent. There are restrooms both women’s and men’s with two coin operated showers in each. It takes 2.00 dollars in quarters for six minutes. Change can be made at the front desk for quarters during lobby hours.
Tent sites are $16.00 per night up to 2 people. If you have a larger tent that sleep more then it will be a 3.00 dollar fee for each additional person.
Rooms will be held until April 2, 2017 in order to allow members time to arrange reservations.
When your members call to make a reservation please let them know to inform the reservation desk that you are part of the group, Motorcycle Tourer’s Forum. Please call us directly using the phone numbers listed below or arrange the reservation through our website, bigbendresort.com. The use of any other reservation agency may charge you a fee.
We look forward to seeing you here in the Big Bend.

Optional/overflow lodging:
Another lower cost option for those willing to bunk up with others is The Chisos Mining Company.
Only 1 mile from Study Butte, you've probably noticed their pastel easter egg painted cabins on the way to Terlingua.
Their cabins are no frills but decent and have fully equipped kitchens.
They don't open reservations for April until Feb-1 though.
Cabin with 4 beds is $118 per night tax included, 3 bed cabin is $111 per night.

Chisos Mining Co. Motel
Address: 23280 FM170, Terlingua, TX 79852
Online reservations: Reserve at Chisos Mining Co. Motel
For reservations call 432-371-2254 between 9am and 8pm Central Time
Phone: 432-371-2254
Google map Chisos+Mining+Co.+Motel

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