Well, this day started off nicely. I was sitting at home working on some old family photos in Photoshop, when I heard a plane buzz the trailer. I ran outside and saw this Cessna 180 from the nearby Stovall Ranch breezing in with half flaps and landing on the dirt airstrip at the Stillwell RV Park. I didn't even know where it was, but I sure do now. I grabbed my camera and off I went to document this beautiful, new visitor.
The main item on this day's agenda was lunch and a swim with my friends, Jennifer and Romaldo in Terlingua. Having made good time getting to town, I decided to bop on down the River Road (FM170) through Lajitas to see what the October flood did to the Contrabando movie set, I was amazed to find most of this "stone" corral missing. The rest of it is in the floodpath, but seems to have held up by some sort of miracle. Nothing the boys in Hollywood can't fix. You can see that from here all the way over to the tree line on the other side is where the river was coursing through during the flood. That's a lot of water.
Peeking into one of the set's buildings, I found the dirt floor still awash with mud from the recent rains. This was not part of the flood damage; just runoff from the hill out back.
Well, I can certainly see a difference already, as this hill is a lot more pronounced than it was the last time I was through here, plus these plants weren't here, either. Looks like some invasive species has set up house. That's the set's church we're headed for down below.
Well, you can certainly see where the high-water mark was here. All the paint and most of the plaster has been eroded off in the current. At least the building's still standing, as again it's nothing that can't be fixed.
Take a look at all the junk the river put up in the top of the doorway. Lots of current action going on in here. 
A quick look inside shows all the interior baffle walls have been knocked out. They use them to block the camera's view of the interior so the actors can move around inside without being filmed.
Here's a good indication of the power of the river. This well used to be sitting up on a hill overlooking the river, but is now falling down the new hill created by it. That's a little too much action, folks. CUT!!!
And last but not least, we have yet another denizen of the desert -- the Vinegaroon, or Whip-tailed Scorpion. This nasty-looking little critter isn't nearly as harmful as some of its brethren, as its pincers are the only thing to be aware of. The whip on the end of the tail is just for show, but it can give off a blast of scent from the base when annoyed which smells like vinegar, hence the name. This guy lives under my car-top carrier in front of my trailer.Well, I guess that just about does it for this installment. Thanks for tuning in.
