Day 30

GEAR

I'm definitely a gear head. But instead of doing mechanical drawings (which frankly kinda bore me) I chose an homage to some of the copious fun gear I've owned in my life.

Remember that ex from Day 20? Well, she showed up again for a 2nd round. We took a long trip to Big Bend National Park in 1992 and hiked the Lost Mine Trail, The Window, Tuff Canyon, Santa Elena Canyon, Mule Ears Springs Trail, Boquillas Canyon and more.

The weird bug you see in the middle of the gear is a vinegaroon or a whip scorpion. They don't really sting you, but they are big enough to scare the bejesus out of you on a moonlit night when you're dumb enough to walk around your Big Bend campsite in flipflops! Their weird super power is that they spray acetic acid (vinegar, basically) from turrets mounted on their bodies and can scatter that stuff in all kinds of directions.