{"id":20580,"date":"2025-02-08T08:28:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T15:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2025-03-18T07:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:01:07","slug":"the-triangle-t-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20580","title":{"rendered":"The Triangle T Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c364ad7636004f2a3698909046851a4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>In trying to find a place to stay<\/strong> while exploring the Texas canyon area, I settled on the Triangle T Ranch. The website was sketchy, and one review claimed the owners were racist, but the lack of options in this remote area had me taking a chance here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" data-attachment-id=\"20584\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20584\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?fit=4032%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;371&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730534337&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?resize=600%2C429&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752252337.956562.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc87a18cd337779c972b203a591df90c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>When CBug<\/strong> and I arrived it was a little rocky, as the place had accidentally canceled our reservation, but after some time and patience, we got it all worked out and checked in. I do also think they charged me twice, but I was tired from the drive and was just glad we had a place to sleep so I didn&#8217;t mention anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"20586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20586\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?fit=5312%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5312,2988\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730509378&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GPTempDownload 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad92b2bb87bba80e508e67df4c311fc0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>My goal<\/strong> was getting some nice night time sky time lapses out here, away from the light pollution. In that regard, this place succeeded 1,000%. The owner was also the chef, and we had two nights of home cooked dinners that were fabulous, and breakfast wasn&#8217;t too bad either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" data-attachment-id=\"20589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20589\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?fit=4032%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;371&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730563894&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?resize=600%2C429&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281894.978307.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63ac16026b8c6d9cac71192395b9b760 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>The entire ranch<\/strong> was surrounded by the boulders of Dragoon, which led to some fun climbs and explorations. It reminded me of the boulders of Idaho that I used to go to as a child. This place was also home to many western movie sets from back in the day, the original movie 3:10 to Yuma being one of the most well known. Being a movie buff, I was in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" data-attachment-id=\"20591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20591\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?fit=4032%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;371&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730563889&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?resize=600%2C429&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752281889.172362.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab2e17c35934fd8dbbe18720b16f2533 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>We had a good time here<\/strong>, even with the place being pretty empty and desolate. 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