Re: [Texascavers] OT - back from the Sierra Tarahumara
That was a pretty wild trip and I for one would like to hear more details when you write it up. Thanks for the report, Preston Forsythe in western KY --- - Original Message - From: dirt...@comcast.net To: Cave NM ; Cave Texas Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:51 AM Subject: [Texascavers] OT - back from the Sierra Tarahumara Monday about 9 AM Back from four days in the Sierra Tarahumara with the Mexican Consulate in Presidio and the Tourist officials from the State of Chihuahua. Safe trip, Great Trip, Great stories. We, along with San Antonio cavers Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton, were fortunate to score such a wonderful VIP Trip with a small group of Americans and Mexicans. Rode the train from Chihuahua City to a spot south of Divisidero. The state, using funds from both state and national tourism bureaus just opened (last October) huge 50-passanger tram across part of the Barranca del Cobre. You can see the Rio Urique in the bottom of the canyon. Later got down to the Barranca del Sinforosa on the Rio Verde south of Guachochi. The Barranca del Sinforosa is larger and more spectacular (True!!) than the canyon along the Urique that you see from Divisidero - and still essentially undeveloped. Spent Good Friday celebrating Easter with the Raramuri (swift runners) people - Tarahumara is the language, Raramuri are the people. About the strangest Christian set of ceremonies I have ever witnessed. We were welcomed and not treated as intruders. In the remote town of Norogachi SE of Creel. More later. Back to Terlingua last night - 2:30 AM this morning. Just getting functional for the day. Send me an email if you would like a more complete description of the trip and I'll send it along after I write it. I have to get back to our unexpectedly interrupted construction project in Terlingua, first. DirtDoc
Re: [Texascavers] OT - back from the Sierra Tarahumara
That was a pretty wild trip and I for one would like to hear more details when you write it up. Thanks for the report, Preston Forsythe in western KY --- - Original Message - From: dirt...@comcast.net To: Cave NM ; Cave Texas Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:51 AM Subject: [Texascavers] OT - back from the Sierra Tarahumara Monday about 9 AM Back from four days in the Sierra Tarahumara with the Mexican Consulate in Presidio and the Tourist officials from the State of Chihuahua. Safe trip, Great Trip, Great stories. We, along with San Antonio cavers Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton, were fortunate to score such a wonderful VIP Trip with a small group of Americans and Mexicans. Rode the train from Chihuahua City to a spot south of Divisidero. The state, using funds from both state and national tourism bureaus just opened (last October) huge 50-passanger tram across part of the Barranca del Cobre. You can see the Rio Urique in the bottom of the canyon. Later got down to the Barranca del Sinforosa on the Rio Verde south of Guachochi. The Barranca del Sinforosa is larger and more spectacular (True!!) than the canyon along the Urique that you see from Divisidero - and still essentially undeveloped. Spent Good Friday celebrating Easter with the Raramuri (swift runners) people - Tarahumara is the language, Raramuri are the people. About the strangest Christian set of ceremonies I have ever witnessed. We were welcomed and not treated as intruders. In the remote town of Norogachi SE of Creel. More later. Back to Terlingua last night - 2:30 AM this morning. Just getting functional for the day. Send me an email if you would like a more complete description of the trip and I'll send it along after I write it. I have to get back to our unexpectedly interrupted construction project in Terlingua, first. DirtDoc
Re: [Texascavers] OT - back from the Sierra Tarahumara
That was a pretty wild trip and I for one would like to hear more details when you write it up. Thanks for the report, Preston Forsythe in western KY --- - Original Message - From: dirt...@comcast.net To: Cave NM ; Cave Texas Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:51 AM Subject: [Texascavers] OT - back from the Sierra Tarahumara Monday about 9 AM Back from four days in the Sierra Tarahumara with the Mexican Consulate in Presidio and the Tourist officials from the State of Chihuahua. Safe trip, Great Trip, Great stories. We, along with San Antonio cavers Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton, were fortunate to score such a wonderful VIP Trip with a small group of Americans and Mexicans. Rode the train from Chihuahua City to a spot south of Divisidero. The state, using funds from both state and national tourism bureaus just opened (last October) huge 50-passanger tram across part of the Barranca del Cobre. You can see the Rio Urique in the bottom of the canyon. Later got down to the Barranca del Sinforosa on the Rio Verde south of Guachochi. The Barranca del Sinforosa is larger and more spectacular (True!!) than the canyon along the Urique that you see from Divisidero - and still essentially undeveloped. Spent Good Friday celebrating Easter with the Raramuri (swift runners) people - Tarahumara is the language, Raramuri are the people. About the strangest Christian set of ceremonies I have ever witnessed. We were welcomed and not treated as intruders. In the remote town of Norogachi SE of Creel. More later. Back to Terlingua last night - 2:30 AM this morning. Just getting functional for the day. Send me an email if you would like a more complete description of the trip and I'll send it along after I write it. I have to get back to our unexpectedly interrupted construction project in Terlingua, first. DirtDoc
