Bullfrog North Ramp... again

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This kind of incident is not exclusive to late season trips. 20+ years ago, early summer, myself and my coworker drove from SLC to Bullfrog in an RX7 packed with tools to service a houseboat in Halls buoy field. It turned in to a very long day and wanting to get back to home, we left after dark with the little car repacked with tools and a small cooler in the middle top with a few drinks and ice. We agreed B would drive to I 70 while I tried to get a few winks. Then I would take over and maybe get home by 2 or 3 a.m. Welll.... made it about half way to Hanksville, at a probably accelerated rate of speed, when I was awakened by a sudden deceleration, cooler of ice water on my shoulder and lap, and a BIG BLACK cow in the middle of the road. The RX 7 was sliding sideways with the passenger side aimed squarely at the broad side of the future road kill. B released the brake , the car straightened out and the only contact was the cows tail into the windshield. No damage, but we both needed clean underwear, and there was no snoozing for the rest of the trip!
 
Learning a lot from this thread... I can catch a nap at Bullfrog and we should all cool the jets south of Hanksville every time ✔️ Glad everyone's mentioning the cows. I would've not thought of that.
 
Lots of cow vehicle accidents on that stretch over the years. My Brother hit/killed one a few years back! Insurance had to pay rancher for two (future offspring) and damage to vehicle and boat trailer. I’ve had a couple very close calls. I always figure ranchers like black cows cause they are harder to see, lose one get paid for two! 😆 Stay alert slow down at night be careful ! Good luck fishing!
 
Havalina said:
I do this all of the time, any parking lot works, I just wouldn’t set up a bbq grill. I prefer the gravel lot at the road going to Goblin State park, due to the cattle on the road. It is an 1:15 from bullfrog going five over.
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That's where we used to always spend the night on our way down when I was a kid, going with my grandparents. It's now a family joke when we drive by it, as my family says, "don't tell us, Dad. We know, you used to sleep there." :LOL:
 
I still use a couple of southwest Texes sayings that I picked up from my grandparents such as “that is just about as points as teats on a boar hog.” I actually had to explain that saying to a twenties something kid the other day. He wasn’t aware that all mammals have teats. Then he was offended. I am in my fifties, I can’t imagine what it is going to be like when I am in my seventies if I make it that far.
 
I pulled into Bullfrog early one morning in the spring. The police were patrolling the parking lot. I had my slide out open in my cabover camper and was cooking food. The police stopped me and gave me a shakedown. I told them that I had just arrived so I wasn't camping. They lectured me anyway and then moved on. Point being is that they checked at around 9 AM. There's my anectote.
 
fokizzle said:
I pulled into Bullfrog early one morning in the spring. The police were patrolling the parking lot. I had my slide out open in my cabover camper and was cooking food. The police stopped me and gave me a shakedown. I told them that I had just arrived so I wasn't camping. They lectured me anyway and then moved on. Point being is that they checked at around 9 AM. There's my anectote.
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Been down sonce this thread a couple times and there were a Tacoma and a suv deal with pop up tents all set up in the gravel at the top of the executive ramp. THis was saturday the 3rd. I try to be incognito. They were trying the opposite haha. A ranger drove right by em and dodnt stop, so i dont know?????
 
Havalina said:
I still use a couple of southwest Texes sayings that I picked up from my grandparents such as “that is just about as points as teats on a boar hog.” I actually had to explain that saying to a twenties something kid the other day. He wasn’t aware that all mammals have teats. Then he was offended. I am in my fifties, I can’t imagine what it is going to be like when I am in my seventies if I make it that far.
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Ive been saying 'might could' a lot and it locks people up a little bit.

Coming back to this... this reminds me of a conversation I had with someone from St. George when I first moved to the Four Corners the first time a little over a decade ago now. He kept telling me about 'the highway' that came out of 'Hurkin.' I could not for the life of me figure out what he was talking about. It was like 3 years later while I was in another state that it hit me that he was talking about Hurricane. I had no idea
 
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