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Old 10-02-2005, 06:19 PM   #5
Alchemist2000
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Re: Driving the River Road in Big Bend?

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Originally Posted by BigBendHiker
I have wanted to venture to the Mariscal Mine. Can you go on the road with a high clearance 2WD vehicle (Ford F-150 truck)?
Yes, I would think so unless the conditions are unusually bad. I would think high clearance is generally more important that four wheel drive. The rangers would always be your best source of info.

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What is there to see at the mine that is interesting?
It is just the old ruins of the processing plant to turn the merucry ore into mercury, but I found it fascinating to see how they made all of this work literally out in the middle of nowhere.
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