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Heat of the Day Too Much For J.J. and El Viento
/4 Comments/in North America, Travelogue /by allanThe extra day in Zacatecas meant we’d blow off a night in San Luis Potosi in lieu for a longer ride to perhaps the richest colonial city in the region, Guanajuato. With a head start on our packing and the sun still low in the sky we made the break out of Zacatecas and headed […]
Trying To Get Out of Zacatecas
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanThe plan was simple. An early start, coffee, breakfast and make our way to Guanajuato. Jeremiah was his usual dutiful self this morning. Packed, face shield cleaned and clothes neatly folded and laying on the bed he made after waking up. Deciding to forego dressing in riding gear for our morning stroll down Avenida Hildago […]
The Streets of Zacatecas
/4 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanSeems these last few days in Mexico I’ve been moving a bit slower than usual. Maybe I’ve been here too long and the concept of siesta, sitting around or simply lounging as locals do has consumed me. Forget my intentions, but getting up, breakfast, packing and moving on seems to happen and the crack of […]
It Doesn’t Matter If You’re Not Hungry, Eat & Enjoy!
/1 Comment/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanDurango. Sombrerete. Zacatecas. There’s so much to see. And even on this lengthy journey, I sometimes feel I’ve got to keep moving. Often I wonder when I can have a vacation from this hectic day to day traveling. We blasted out of Durango this morning headed for Zacatecas. My bike was riding well, but my […]
Breaking the Rules
/4 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanHildago de Parral and Durango – Riding the Sierra Madre I broke my cardinal rule number one this evening as I rode into Hidalgo de Parral, a small city halfway between Creel and Durango in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Riding in the dark. A late start compounded with mile after mile of tight and […]
Tarahumara Country
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanThe indigenous people that populate the hills, canyons and small towns that surround Creel are easily identified as I cruise through the town and the surrounding area by their colorful brightly patterned fabric. The women wear long pleated skirts and some of the men loin cloths and long-sleeved shirts. In the faces of the older […]
Copper Canyon, Mexico
/0 Comments/in Mexico, North America, Travelogue /by allanArriving in Creel, the center of the Tarahumara region. Approximately 50,000 of the indigenous Tarahumara live in the Sierra’s around Creel and in the massive canyon system known as Barranca del Cobre. My last visit here In November 2003 I was lucky to witness some of the festivities that surround Die de la Muerte (day […]