Special Trips
A few of Dave’s favorite things…
In no particular order, a few of the things I truly love: 1.Running along Lakeshore Boulevard after sunset in Chicago on a warm January day. 2.A snowstorm alone in a tent in April in Red Canyon, Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado 3.Madrugada (the dark before dawn) high over Yosemite. 4. The Copper Canyon train rolling up the Chihuahua [...]
Full StoryTrans Americas Journey- Part 7 from Copper Canyon
Karen and Eric of Trans Anericas Journey took the loooooong road from up in the Sierras out to the foot of the Copper Canyon area at El Fuerte last Fall. This is one of my favorite spots and a real memory for our guests. The road there is a wild and long one and their [...]
Full StoryNo gaurd rail-no gaurd anything! (Part 5)
The duo from Trans Americas Journey have done it again- this time a vivid description of the journey 1000s have taken but few have described so well. The journey down to Batopilas- here is a snippet: People talk about the drive down to the town of Batopilas deep in the Copper Canyon as a “white [...]
Full StoryGoing Down – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 4)
Eric and Karen of Trans Americas Journey are not only great journalists, they are tough and eager hikers. They proved it on this descent into Copper on arguably one of the toughest trails I have seen. Here is their account… “Honestly, this trail was one of the hardest we’ve ever done, not because it was [...]
Full StoryTrans Americas Journey- part 3 from Copper Canyon
I just loved traveling last October with Eric and Karen of Trans Americas Journey…here is their part 3from their fantastic accounts of this majestic place…and yes I do get more and more excited as we get into the out of the way places around Copper. Take it in with great accounts of food, people, and [...]
Full StoryWAY Off the Train – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 2)
I am bringing you parts and links to this incredible series fro Eric and Karen at Trans Americas Journey. These two were my good companions last Fall for almost two weeks in the unknown and known places of the majestic reaches of Copper Canyon Mexico. We made contact on twitter and planned out a grand venture [...]
Full StoryOver the Border with Trans Americas
Last October I took Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl of Trans Americas Journey to Copper Canyon and their excellent blog articles are something I want you to enjoy. Here is the first of part 1: “We’ve done it plenty of times but we still feel a twinge of uneasiness whenever we cross a border. The [...]
Full StoryNew feature… Copper Canyon Pic of the Week
My friends Russ and Naomi in Penasco run this weekly feature that I want to copy. Week by week they publish a photo of the area there- sometimes breathtaking, sometimes funny, sometimes informative- and it is an effective way to keep us all informed about the area. So here is the first Copper Canyon Pic [...]
Full StoryThe two classes on CHEPE in Copper Canyon
CHEPE train in Copper Canyon and its two classes.
Full StoryThe CHEPE Train Schedule in Copper Canyon
Primera is Daily- Economia is Every Other…Almost! When we were in Copper last year, one day we realised that the schedule was changing. Forever primera (first class) and economia (second class- even though Rosalva Delgado told me in no uncertain terms that she does not like this moniker for the cheaper train) have traveled [...]
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