ArchivesTag : Copper Canyon pictures
Copper Canyon Trip in August
Copper Canyon in August August is a fine time to experience Copper Canyon and the amazing Copper Canyon train. Usually the weather is quite nice. The special thing about the weather is that the rainy season has been on for a few weeks so about each day or so there is a Colorado type shower [...]
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We were headed toward Copper Canyon in October on the first “Blue Corn Express” culinary trip. As we came into the village of Guerrero, there was a huge fair or festival. Turns out it was a Fall Apple festival so we made a spontaneous stop….a delicious treat. This “fair food” beats any such fare we [...]
Full StoryWhere do you think “Aaaaah, Chihuahua!” came from…New Jersey?
I tell people, “Get ready to “Aaaah” alot.” Yet the experience there is almost always magically and hugely beyond what people expect or have ever experienced before. They say Copper Canyon is the greatest place the world has never heard of…so true! I tell people, “Get ready to laugh alot.” The kids are a riot. [...]
Full StoryIn our experience, the itinerary is not what you remember (1)
You remember the people. You can plan a train ride, but you can’t plan the personal interactions and impressions that make for a truly life enriching travel experience. The Tarahumaras are so memorable, the only Indians to truly survive the sweep of the Spanish up through Mexcio. They are the poster children for what not [...]
Full StorySpoon carver in Cusasare, Copper Canyon, Mexico.
Spoonmaking in Copper Canyon This little guy was sitting beside the museum at the mission in Cusárare one day and I hardly noticed him. Then I realized that he was making something and beside him was the raw product and the detritus of his craft.
Full StoryHow to tie Huarachis…footwear of the Raramuri
What are huarachis? These simple little sandals are worn year round by the natives of the Sierra Madres. Christopher McDougal has written about them in “Born to Run”. Often Tarahumara feet will be dry, crusted, and sometimes a little wounded from banging around the hills in these things. They do protect pretty well actually and [...]
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 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 [...]
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