Day One
A lake along the amazing railway line between Fuente and Creel
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Starting into the rugged mountains
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Just one of dozens of tunnels
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Railway switchbacks
Three rail tracks, all the same line.
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Hairpin turn
One of the swichbacks, seen from a higher part of the same line.
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Since there is no highway through the canyons, many RV's are...
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RV train, in a siding at Creel.
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Day Two
Happy hikers, setting out on our first hike from the town of Creel
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Many huge and strange rocks along the trail
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Balanced Rock
An unusually symmetrical rock
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Frog Rock
Just one of the many extraordinary rocks in this area near the town of Creel.
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Ancient church at the indian villiage
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The local Tarahumara Indians, always ready to sell their handicrafts
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Indian girl with baskets to sell
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Indian woman and child
Tarahumara indian village near Creel. Some live in the natural cave behind.
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Cave dwelling
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Cristo rey
These two boys showed a few of us the way up a very steep climb to a...
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These intrepid ladies made the steep climb and hundreds of steps to the peak
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Town of Creel
View of Creel from the statue
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Day Three
The canyon near Divisadero. It's hard to imagine the scale. The...
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Canyon rim
There is a hiking trail with look-offs along the edge
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Balancing rock
Our crazy van driver rocked this boulder back and forth, with hundreds...
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Later, we walked a couple of km from Creel to a kind of a park, with more...
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Cottage rocks
These rocks remind me of a row of old thatched cottages in England
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More rocks
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Day Four
Along the road to Batopilas
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Further down the road
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Goat dogs
Dogs used for herding goats around the canyon
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Goat herder
This man takes a rest at the sight of a vanload of strange Gringos on the road.
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The "road" to Batopilas
Way down the bottom you can see the dirt track we have yet to travel. The...
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Rugged mountains
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Day Five
Hike from Batopilus - setting out in the morning
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The end is in sight. The mission and tiny village is the turn around point.
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Mission
This old mission in the village of Satevo is being restored.
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We were taking a rest under a shady tree, when this kind lady invited us into...
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Downtown Batopilas
This small but neat town, population 1100, was at one time the second largest...
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Town bench
Beautiful cast benches at the town square. I'm not sure if the...
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Our beautifully restored hotel looks like a castle.
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Hotel in Batopilas
Not your average motel room!
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