2 August 2015

Hermosillo, Sonora

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Today was a recovery day. Just relax, hang out around the hotel, and prepare for tomorrow's departure back home.

I had wanted to ride Hwy 16 from Hermosillo to Chihuahua on my way back home. Hwy 16 contains one section that is 240 miles of continuous curves as it makes it way across the Sierra Madres.

Being a gringo and "no habla español", I was not quite comfortable riding this particular road by myself. Asked Marco if he would ride the road with me and he agreed. By the time that we were ready to leave, we had 12 riders.

3 August 2015

Miles today: 269
Total miles: 3,557
Time on road: 7 hours 30 minutes

Hermosillo, Sonora, to Basaseachi, Chihuahua

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We had a slow departure time this morning but finally got on the road heading toward Basaseachi.

Our group consisted of:

Marco Almaraz
Ricardo Herrera Ramirez
Neftali Mendoza Hernandez
Saul Mendoza Hernandez
Ulises Mendoza Hernandez
Eduardo Carlos Covarrubias
Erick Macias
Yesica Gomez
Veronica Palacio Medina
Tania Ruelas Espinoza Garcia
Elena Stack
Jimmy Gunter

Camera malfunctioned today so very limited pictures, mostly what I could beg, borrow, or steal.

After 80 miles or so we started entering the mountains and curves. Only 180 miles of continuous curves in today's ride and then we stopped for the night in Basaseachi.

4 August 2015

Miles: 150
Total miles: 3,707
Time on road: 4 hours 30 minutes

Basaseachi, Chihuahua to Basaseachi Falls to Creel, Chihuahua

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5 August 2015

Miles today: 230
Total miles: 3,937
Time on road: 11 hours

Creel, Chihuahua to Copper Canyon to Chihuahua, Chihuahua

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Leaving Creel we head south for a tour of Copper Canyon.

Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barrancas del Cobre) is a group of canyons consisting of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico. The overall canyon system is larger and portions are deeper than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The canyons were formed by six rivers that drain the western side of the Sierra Tarahumara. All six rivers merge into the Rio Fuerte and empty into the Gulf of California. The walls of the canyon are a copper/green color, which is where the name originates.

6 August 2015

Miles today: 306
Total miles: 4,243
Time on road: 6 hours 30 minutes

Chihuahua, Chihuahua to Ft Stockton, TX

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Shortly after daylight broke, we started getting up and preparing for our departure. Most riders would be heading south to various parts of Mexico. I was heading east and back to the US.

By 11:15 I had arrived at the border. Less than 30 minutes later all paper work had been completed and I was once again riding in the USA.

Made a short day of today's ride. Reached Ft Stockton, TX and stopped for the night.

7 August 2015

Miles today: 640
Total miles: 4,883
Time on road: 11 hours 15 minutes

Ft Stockton, TX to Bossier City, LA

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Now all that is left is just to get home. Took Hwy 67 up to Dallas, TX then I-10 to Bossier City, LA.

8 August 2015

Miles today: 625
Total miles: 5,508
Time on road: 9 hours 15 minutes

Bossier City, LA to Woodstock, GA

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Last day on the road. I-20 for most of the way home.