Mexico Millenium

Here's our RV caravan trip along the West Coast of Mexico.

Chapter 1. Heading to the border: Day 1 - December 30, 1999 - Monahans Sandhills State Park, TX; Day 2 - December 31, 1999 - New Year's Eve in Deming, NM; Day 3 - January 1, 2000 - Tucson, AZ; Day 4 - January 2 - Phoenix, AZ; Day 5 - January 3 - Tucson to Nogales, AZ; Day 6 - January 4 - Tire problems in Nogales; Day 7 - January 5 - Meeting our caravan; Day 8 - January 6 - Last minute detailsh

Chapter 2. San Carlos, Sonora: Day 9 - January 7 - Nogales to San Carlos; Day 10 - January 8 - Birds, Beer & Bricks; Day 11 - January 9 - Winter Mexicans & Happy Chicken

Chapter 3. Alamos, Sonora: Day 12 - January 10 - San Carlos to Alamos; Day 13 - January 11 - Alamos city tour & "sewer river"; Day 14 - January 12 - Alamos city park; Day 15 - January 13 - Arroyo Cuchujaqui & La Posada Hotel; Day 16 - January 14 - Aduana; Day 17 - January 15 - Vado El Mentidero & Deer Dance; Day 18 - January 16 - Alamos Sunday Market

Chapter 4. Culiacan, Sinaloa: Day 19 - January 17 - Los Mochis, Sinaloa; Day 20 - January 18 - Los Mochis to Culiacan; Day 21 - January 19 - Costa Rica; Day 22 - January 20 - Rose-breasted Becard

Chapter 5. Mazatlan, Sinaloa: Day 23 - January 21 - Culiacan to Mazatlan; Day 24 - January 22 - Getting e-mail in Mazatlan; Day 25 - January 23 - Bullfight; Day 26 - January 24 - Daniel's & Villa Blanca; Day 27 - January 25 - Barranca Rancho Liebre & Mazatlan Fiesta; Day 28 - January 26 - Mazatlan shopping; Day 29 - January 27 - Estero del Yugo & Mexican Mercado

Chapter 6. San Blas, Nayarit - Part I: Day 30 - January 28 - Mazatlan to San Blas; Day 31 - January 29 - San Blas: campground & city; Day 32 - January 30 - Catholic Mass & San Cristobal River; Day 33 - January 31 - Singayta & road building; Day 34 - February 1 - Sid's Sanitary Service; Day 35 - February 2 - Mecatan Road coffee plantation & Ground Hog Day; Day 36 - February 3 - Sewer ponds & Mi Restaurant; Day 37 - February 4 - La Bajada & Santa Cruz; Day 38 - February 5 - Coffee plantation & Tepic; Day 39 - February 6 - Miramar beach; Day 40 - February 7 - Fuzzy Navels & Collared Forest-Falcons; Day 41 - February 8 - San Cristobal River

Chapter 7. San Blas, Nayarit - Part II: Day 42 - February 9 - El Camino Real & bat bets; Day 43 - February 10 - Miramar fishing & Cerro de San Juan Reserve birding; Day 44 - February 11 - Hard core birders; Day 45 - February 12 - Aticama fiesta & Woody's surprise; Day 46 - February 13 - Swimming in the Pacific; Day 47 - February 14 - Owls & Valentines; Day 48 - February 15 - Mexcaltitán: an Aztec island; Day 49 - February 16 - Loud speakers & ferocious gnats; Day 50 - February 17 - Costa Custodio "cost-alot-a"; Day 51 - February 18 - Bat bets & Garza Hotel; Day 52 - February 19 - Cracker, Sister, Stripestreak & Pizza

Chapter 8. Heading North: Mazatlan to Los Mochis: Day 53 - February 20 - San Blas to Mazatlan; Day 54 - February 21 - Mr. A's; Day 55 - February 22 - Mazatlan to Los Mochis

Chapter 9. Copper Canyon, Chihuahua: Day 56 - February 23 - El Furete, Sinaloa; Day 57 - February 24 - Train through Copper Canyon; Day 58 - February 25 - Divisadero & Creel at 7500 ft.; Day 59 - February 26 - Tarahumara Indians

Chapter 10. Las Glorias, Sinaloa: Day 60 - February 27 - Birthday Party; Day 61 - February 28 - Spring is in the air; Day 62 - Feburary 29 - Colima Warbler; Day 63 - March 1 - Egrets, eels & no fish; Day 64 - March 2 - Clams & pasta

Chapter 11. North to the border: Day 65 - March 3 - Las Glorias to Guaymas; Day 66 - March 4 - Bird count & farewell party; Day 67 - March 5 - Border crossing

Epilogue and Appendices: Epilogue - Tucson, AZ; Birds, Mammals & Reptiles (with photos)