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Day 15 – Sun. Apr. 26th: Parks and Wind

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<– Day 14 –  Sat. Apr. 25th: Saddleblankets to Prada | TRIP OVERVIEW | Day 16 – Mon. Apr. 27th: Frontier Texas –>

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An overlook at Big Bend National Park (looking west)

Today we drove and drove.

2015-04-26-alpine-odessaThe first part of the trip took us south toward the Mexico border at Presidio, Texas. Along the way, we encountered ‘Elephant Rock’, which we felt lived up to its name.

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Called Elephant Rock for an obvious reason.

Eventually we reached Presidio, a dusty dry border town. I am not entirely sure what the appeal is for living in that area; it looks like plenty of shops and stores were out of business.

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Ruins of an old house in Presidio

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Ruins of old building in Presidio

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Ruins of old truck in Presidio

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Fort Miles Motorpool Re-enactment in Delaware

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Joe Sicenavage was kind enough to share these photos. He writes, Here’s a look at the Fort Miles, DE motorpool during a re-enactment event Saturday.  This garrison was home to the 261st Coast Artillery Corps beginning in WWII and is located within the Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware.

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1960 DJ-5 Grovetown, SC **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2700.

Seller mistakenly listed this as a CJ-5. It appears to be an early DJ-5.

“This is a rare jeep in great shape best tub I’ve seen on a 50 year old jeep … This is a 2wd dispatcher jeep ,hurricane 4cyl, runs good, would b easy to fully restore or just ride around farm wt no rust on tub very solid”

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1948 CJ-2A Greenwood Village, CO $15,000

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I wish the pics were better on this.

“1948 CJ 2A for sale
this is a must see to appreciate, runs well, gets a lot of attention
I bought this nearly 20 years ago and put some work into it
V8, headers, winch, fog lights, 5 new BF Goodrich all terrain TAs, custom all weather seats
also have a tow bar, soft top with framed doors, 2 – storage covers, towing lights and some parts
I have it stored in a garage in Greenwood Village CO.”

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4997417463.html

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1969 DJ-5 Leonard, ND $2800

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(03/15/2015) Runs and drives.

“1969 Mail Jeep. Right-hand steer, recent paint, tires, seats, and carb. overhaul. Runs and drives nice. Stored inside always. 4 cyl. with auto. Pioneer plates so no license to pay for! $2800. cash and firm on price”

http://fargo.craigslist.org/cto/4995403750.html

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1949? CJ-2A Eagle Creek, OR $3400

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(03/22/2015) Includes a warn winch.

“1949 Willys Jeep 4×4, strong Buick V6 engine, zero miles on rebuilt tranny transfer case. Good tires and top. Full rollbar. Dual battery system with electric winch. Locking hubs. No rust. Posted by friend; ”

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/4996514526.html

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1951 CJ-3A Tacoma, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.

“I have a 1951 Willy’s Jeep for sale ($2500). Currently not running but the pistons(?) still turn. No water in the oil, gas tank filthy, haven’t seen any leaks. 4.7L v6 (chevy) engine, T-90 transmission. It is in rough shape but It will climb walls in low gear. It has rust and it needs lots of TLC. When we parked it, it ran awesome. I have to owner’s manual on CD and it has a clean title. Original tow-bar included.”

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