CopperCanyon Photo Album |
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Copper Canyon Photo Album |
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This is a view of the switchbacks heading down to the old mining town of La Bufa. The switchbacks are one of the highlights of the ride to Batopilas, a beautiful town downstream from La Bufa.
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For scale, this is the Chevy Suburban you might not have noticed in the previous picture.
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Here are some of the local kids checking out the tourists at the cathedral in Satevo.
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Seventy-five year old Norm Ford rides out into the "Valley of the Monks". It's gotta be the 15 servings of fruits and vegetables he eats every day. This valley was not always so named. The Christian missionaries did not approve of the original name and, more or less, named it for themselves. We believe that the Communications Decency Act precludes us from publishing the original name here. This area is very sacred to the Tarahumara, and still plays a role in Tarahumara ceremonies.
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Allison Lee in the doorway of her room at El Hotel Palmera in Batopilas. The Palmera is our favorite place to stay in Batopilas. Perhaps what keeps us going back time and time again is the Palmera's exquisite collection of art and its varied array of pa
tio furniture.
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Allison Lee, David Barrow, Arturo Gutierrez, and David Appleton relax at the store in Cerro Colorado. The trip from Batopilas to and from Cerro Colorado makes a great mountain bike ride or day hike. Arturo is not known for his restraint on the bike.
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Where did Bruce Swan get his sporty new huaraches? Cerro Colorado.
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An OWA group dining at the "New" Margarita's in Creel.
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Street's-eye view of the Hotel Palmera. It doesn't look like much, but this is a great place to stay. All of those trees obscuring the view of the courtyard provide guests of the Palmera with all sorts of delicious fresh fruit. Ask the Palmera's owner,
Carlos, to brew you up some of his special avacodo tea.
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David Barrow and Lori Appleton celebrate their arrival in Batopilas with a tasty and nutritious snack of Coca Cola and Sabritas.
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