Descending the Copper Canyon

Jonathan:
The Copper Canyon railway turned out to be all that we had hoped. We took the train from Chihuahua to a small town called Creel, about halfway to Los Mochis (where we are now). Creel is a pretty popular stop for travelers like us, so we enjoyed sharing meals and stories with fast friends from all over the world. We spent two nights in Creel taking in the sights, and even fitting in a little mountain biking. We were surprised by how much the landscape reminded us of home, and the temperatures too-- 40 degree nights were definitely not what we expected from the northern Mexican desert.

The second leg of the Copper Canyon railway, which we completed yesterday, was breathtaking. Rocking back and forth on what we hoped were impressively sturdy rails, our train descended the near-vertical canyon walls into some of the most dramatic canyon lands either of us had ever seen. Over the course of the afternoon, we watched the sun paint the walls as our train wound its way through the gnarled canyon corridor.

After a late arrival in Los Mochis last night, we are now preparing to head up the coast to Guaymas where we will catch a ferry out the Baja for some whale-watching before we head further south.