Michael

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. - Lao Tzu

My trip to the Copper Canyon in Mexico was one of my top 5 trips ever. The countryside was extraordinary. The people were wonderful. The food was great. And our tour guide, David Rico Olalde, was fantastic. Most of the tour group was a group of Americans living in Miguel de Allende and the rest came from various parts of the United States.

Day 1 and 2 - Erica and I made the journey to Guadalajara from Houston on Oct. 20th. We met up with the rest of the group and early the next morning we boarded a plane to Culiacan. From there the remainder of the journey was on a bus with our final destination for the day being El Fuerte.

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Day 3 - On the morning of Oct. 22nd everyone piled onto the Chihuahua Pacific Railway. Our ultimate destination was Cerocahui but we had to stop in Bahuichivo to board two buses. During the later half of the train ride, the scenery became increasingly spectacular as the train slowly made its way through the many canyons. I stayed on the observation deck (the small space between cars) for most of the trip taking photos.

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Day 4 - Today we viewed the deeply inspiring Barranca de Urique about 18 miles (30 km) south of Cerocahui. The trip was bouncy on the dirt road, but it would prove to be one of the better roads on our trip. This was our first true introduction to the Copper Canyon, a few of the indigenous people and a taste of the adventures to come. Later in the day several of us by foot and horseback went to some waterfalls outside of Cerocahui.

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I will post the remaining days tomorrow.

Michael