LOL not every trip requires rope work. I need to get out of town some time anyway. Not feeling inspired by my local stuff and I haven't been to DFW in a while.

You know man the grass is always greener somewhere. I miss Waco the big tire plant stuff like that.

I moved from DFW to God's country lots of cactus and rattlesnakes when I explore now but Ive got my eye on some urbany goodness nearby.

I'll take west Texas over the metromess any day!

Yeah Waco has some good stuff but that's still a good two hour drive for me. Also, unfortunately General Tire had all sorts of new construction going on last time I drove by. I think it's not likely accessible anymore.

Along the same lines, I practically live across the street from one of the biggest local places but it's no longer abandoned. I guess it's not just that I'm not inspired by the local places but more that there are very few of them.

Ya know Rev having Noah Vale here was a lot of fun, we would get into active and live places just for shits and giggles, Id still do that but its not as much fun by yourself.


Maybe I can come up with something for a NTX TEXPEX or whatever the Hell we used to call it.

Yep, Noah was fun to hang out with. Went to lots of places with him. I agree that's probably another reason I'm not feeling inspired here is because it's not as fun to go by myself.

I'm usually down for meetups but I work Saturdays. I should probably be able to take time off some time though.

I recognize coffinnail. And too miss Noah Vale. He was a blast, and really s special guy to explore with. I spent a whole weekend in Houston with him and we went to a couple of our personal favorite locations at that time. I learned a lot from him about exploring that weekend.

I know he's still on here once in a while. And I'm not sure what it was about the guy, but he was just a lot of fun and really a fun person to be around. I miss those days too.

NV, if you see this and you come back to the DFW area, you best let me know so I can come up and see you!!!

NV belongs to a private board on here Rat Im sure you can figure out which one that is or message him or message me. The moderator is a straight up, hard core exploring fellow and these guys do some awe inspiring expeditions out west.

Posted by Johnny Mnemonic It's always interesting to me to see how some people prefer to drink while/before exploring and some consciously don't. I think it's totally up to the person doing the exploring, but personally prefer to go sober. I always think that I'll hurt myself or make too much noise or something. But to those who do choose to drink out there, good on you, I can totally see how that'd make it way more fun.

I drink like a fish...but never once thought of doing it while exploring. Mostly because I'm on a motorcycle and because I can barely remember settings when I'm sober.

Posted by The Good I drink like a fish...but never once thought of doing it while exploring. Mostly because I'm on a motorcycle and because I can barely remember settings when I'm sober.

I always seem to sober up a bit once I get on my bike and get in the wind.

Disclaimer: there is no physiological evidence that riding motorcycles or 70mph airflow in your face can reduce the effects of alcohol consumption