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| Road to Hot Springs |
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| Here we are! |
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Came across someone enjoying the hot springs. In the late 1920's there was actually a 7 room motel and a post office here. There are still remains of the motel standing.
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| Boquillas' Crossing...this crossing into Mexico was closed after 9/11 but was opened again April 2013. |
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| Walking to catch the row boat across the border to the village of Boquillas |
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| The singing Mexcican (sitting), to the left our driver and in the center is our tour guide waiting for us on the Mexican side. |
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| About a 3 minute row across the Rio Grande to Mexico |
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| Once you are on the other side, you can choose to ride a burro, horse, truck or walk to the village which is about 3/4 mile away. We chose the truck...a 1973 ford, cracked windshield, engine skipped, the door kept opening and the hood flew up but we made it! |
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| Main Street, Boquillas |
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| Little children come running up to sell souvenirs. I had to buy a bracelet from this cute little boy...everything cost $5.00 |
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| There was a nice restaurant in the village...we had lunch there. |
The food was delicious..we had Tacos with refried beans and Mexican cokes. We were in the village about 2 hours. The locals really are anxious for tourists. Before 9/11 about 30-40,000 American visited each year and the population of Boquillas was 2,000. After 9/11 the border closed and villagers lost a lot of money so they left the village..today the population is about 173.
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| Back to the US side we noticed the Prickly Pear Purple Tinged Cactus and took a picture of Gary the Snail beside it. |
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| Chihuahuan Desert at Dugout Wells |
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| Hiking the Lost Mine Trail @ Chisos Basin |
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