OUR DRIVE DOWN TOWARD THE LOWER CANYON



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burro.jpg Cute burro along the roadside in Chihuahua cany2vw.jpg Overlook along the drive on the way toward Basihuare cany2vw2.jpg The Copper Canyon region is one of Mexio's more remote areas.
cany5.jpg One of our first views as we drove down from Cusarare into the canyon cany6.jpg The canyon drive shows interesting rock formations. cany7.jpg Looking over the forest into the hazy canyon
canydr11.jpg Good highways descend about two thirds of the way into the canyon. canydr13.jpg Winding roads take us past huge rock monuments. canydr14.jpg The Copper Canyon area is also known as the Sierra Tarahumara.
cliffhang.jpg We found this empty vehicle precariously perched on the side of a mountain. What a cliffhanger!! cresurr2.jpg These rock formations have the appearance of hooded Indian figures looking the other direction. cresurr3.jpg Mushroom-shaped rocks seen along canyon drive
cresurro.jpg Barrancas del Cobre (a.k.a. Copper Canyon) is a national park, although it has no actual park facilities. A KOA campground can be found, though, in the town of Creel.