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  1. Locations

Clyde Baughman's Cabin

Ruin

Real County, TX, USA

29.719755, -100.024471

  • New York to Catskills = ~3h drive no traffic
    • Luck check for weather - bad or good
    • Exhaustion for McMurtry/etc if he drove?
  • Dead Dog in kennel, chained up
  • Autumn leaves underfoot
  • The Footlocker (Vietnam Era, padlocked)
  • Well with electrical pump
  • Mains electricity
  • Outhouse (Forensics = months ago used)
  • Shed (20 x 1 gallon fuel cans)
  • Pile of soil - grown over, near woods
  • Septic Tank, large, padlocked hatch

Clyde Baughman’s cabin is a few hours away from his apartment by car.

It is not difficult to reach, though the last few miles are off the main road and are dangerous in poor weather. The cabin itself is one story high, with a bedroom, a bathroom, a living room, a few closets, and a kitchen.

The whole building is constructed of wood with a faux log-cabin exterior. It is connected to the local power grid and is heated by a large, field-stone chimney. Water is drawn by an old electrical pump attached to a well.

The key (CABIN) from Clyde Baughman's Apartment fits in the lock. Forensics =No one had been here for at least two months. The cabin interior is quiet and there are more than a few cobwebs. Aside from second-hand furniture and a rustic décor there are two items of interest: a Footlocker and the plumbing.

Behind the building stand an Outhouse and a Shed. Forensics = Studying the outhouse finds that it was last used a couple of months ago.