Some of the rock formations outside Creel, MX
After stagnating for three days in the hotel trying to get some work done I left this afternoon driving south from Creel, Chihuahua. The first destination was about 3kms south followed by 2kms of dirt road of vary degrees of roughness. The road passes through a valley inhabited by the indigenous Rarámuri and eventually leads to the Valle de Monjes (Valley of the Monks). The attraction of the valley is curious tall rock structures on smooth rocky pine-covered hills.
Friendly Family of Mexicans Who Fed Me
I didn’t stay to long as my main idea before the sun went down was to get to El Divisadero – the continental divide, a town about 45 minutes south of Creel on a beautiful windy pine-shrouded road that would give way to views of mountains and other rock formations. El Divisadero is a stop on the Copper Canyon Railway (El Chepe) route and the main point is that it affords a view into one of the major canyons. En route I started talking to a friendly family of Mexican tourists who were having a picnic at a roadside turnout, and they gave me a few sandwiches and some overly sweet pop. Then about 10 minutes later I was at the lookout and saw my first view of one of the canyons. I’ve not seen the Grand Canyon, AZ so can’t compare it to any other huge canyon – it was a really pleasant and unspoiled view.
Raramuri woman and child the surreptitious way
First View of A Copper Canyon
A Fertility Rock Formation
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