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Trans 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 [...]
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Now Eric and Karen are off into Sinforosa Canyon- some of the deepest and most precipitous areas in the Barrancas de Cobre. As they say this area is more “Grand Canyonish” than other areas in Copper Canyon- and not as traveled to by tourists. Here is a blip from their blog: The Sinforosa Canyon seemed [...]
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 [...]
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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 StoryA conversation with Juan Quezadas at Mata Ortiz
I was traveling with Eric and Karen- theTrans Ameicas Journey people and we had the chance to sit down with Juan Quezada, the famous potter of Mata Ortiz. It was fascinating discussion about the origins of the family based pottery works. Check out this video and the pics below.
Full StoryAround Divisadero Last Week
I was back in Copper Canyon last week with another great photographer. Last time it was Eric and Karen of Trans-Americas Journey and we had a grand time exploring and seeing out of the way places. This time I took along Chris Whitney of Whitney Landscapes. Chris and his son do somew phenomenal work and I [...]
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