Copper Canyon is about 24 hours by bus from Denver
Serenade on the bus from Chihuahua to Creel
Communal dinner with Mariachis at Margarita's Guest House
The 120 switchbacks head down the shady slope, center. The shade makes the hike up MUCH easier.
Jonathan at the top.
After 1 1/2 hours of ridge-walking, just before we start down the switchbacks-to the left of this tower.
Jon in Upper Hot Springs; we camped under the boulder
It's hard to find a level yoga spot here!
This one overlooks the Upper Hot Springs -and the canyon bottom behind us
Yoga spot overlooks these falls below the Upper hot springs
Rest day at the taller, accessible falls 35 minutes from the Upper hot springs
The upper part of the falls
Our favorite dip
Hawk over the falls
Elephant grass by the falls
Flying saucer rock with Urique River about 800' below
Urique River from the Great Overlook
Bearded cactus sprout
Tarahumara girl and goats
Hauling goats across the Urique River
We're on our way from the Upper to the Inner Hot Springs walking upstream along the Urique River
Carlos sells us oranges near the Inner hot springs
Jon in the Inner hot springs; making oatmeal geothermically in the blue bottle floating in the source.
Our cave dwelling by the Inner Hot Springs
View from the cave
Night sky from cave
The Raramuri (AKA Tarahumara) Indians here call night “the day of the moon.”
Sunrise from the Inner Hot Springs
Mud ripples in the Inner Hot Springs arroyo
Leftover autumn leaves around New Year's Day
Arroyo above the Inner Hot Springs
Overlooking the Inner Hot Springs
Urique river, looking downstream (South)
Trees overhanging the Inner Hot Springs
Urique River
Sunset from the Inner Hot Springs
Banana trees in the winter shade near the Inner hot springs
The bananas won't ripen until spring
Beach on Urique River
The Arroyo, just below the Inner Hot Springs
Leaving the Inner Hot Springs
Back down the Urique River
We visit the waterfalls en route to the Upper Hot Springs
And witness an incredible cloud show...
Cloud photos enhanced with Redynamix, a Photoshop plug-in bargain at: http://www.mediachance.com/plugins/redynamix.html. It imitates High Dynamic Range photography
The original for comparison
The cloud crown breaks up
2 cows from the overlook
Praying Mantis at the overlook
Pincushion cactus
Waterfall abyss
dragonfly on the wall
The “flying saucer” rock hovers with Urique River behind
Algae in hot springs source
dragonfly
Tarahumara shepard with goats above the Upper Hot Springs
A popular food, kind of resinous, grows on twigs
Tarahumara seasonal home under an overhanging cliff. Boy, right, carries a kid goat.
Moon over oak and rock...
Home of the orange growers
Emerging from the canyon
