While in Copper Canyon we took a bus tour out to Creel from Posada Barrancas. On our way we stopped at Tarahumaran cliff dwellings, Cusarare Falls, Arareco Lake and San Ignacio Arareco Church.
Tarahumara Cliff Dwellings
At Cusarare Falls the natives sell their wares along the path. A lot of vibrant colours. 
Stairs to the bottom of the falls. 
The water was so cold.
Arareco Lake is a beautiful body of water shaped like a horseshoe and surrounded by a serene pine forest.
This lady is making a shawl. 
San Ignacio Arareco is an old stone church where the locals meet and carry out their ancestral celebrations. 
Near the church there are several places with large rocks where erosion has given them very unusual forms. There is the Valley of the Fungi, the Valley of the Ranas and the Valley of the Monks.
Our final destination on the tour was Creel. We walked around town for a couple hours and stopped for some lunch.
Maddie just spotted the horse. Love the expression on her face! I have a feeling she is going to work with animals when she grows up. 
Casa y Museo de las Artesanías is dedicated to the Rarámuri people. The Rarámuri (means “runners on foot” ) or Tarahumara are the Native American people of northwestern Mexico who are known for their long-distance running ability.
We hiked out to the adventure park along the rim of the canyon a couple times. There were seven separate ziplines (400 metres above ground with a top speed of 110 km/h) which no-one was brave enough to go on.
Zipline platform. 
Rockclimbing platform.
Looking down at the bridges connecting the different zip lines. 
The gondola takes you to the bottom of the canyon and the zipliners take the gondola back up to the adventure park.
We loved looking at the handcrafted wares made by the Tarahumarans. Beautiful, vibrant, expertly made baskets, blankets, bracelets and much more.
The trail from our hotel to the adventure park was awesome. Lots of amazing views of the canyon. You can see the adventure park in the distance just above Maddie’s head.
Hotel rooms with a view…right on the rim of the canyon. 
More suspension bridges.
When you see some of the locations of the homes you begin to understand why they are so athletic. Shopping or going to school takes on a whole new meaning…
There were three dogs that lived at the hotel that followed us everywhere we went.
We named this one “Cujo” and would have loved to take him home with us. Best dog ever! Later we found out his name was actually “Rocky”. 
This guy was so cute. 
No matter how long the hike, they would stick with us and wait for us. Even if we went inside a building, they would wait outside for hours.
Tuckered from a real long hike…would not even lift his head up.
Watching sunset on the canyon rim with friends and a glass of wine.
The trail from our cabin to the canyon rim. 
More Tarahumaran wares. She was making a basket while waiting for sales. I bought a beautiful basket from her.
After four awesome days in the canyon it was time to go back to El Fuerte on the train.
It was a great trip and glad we were able to do it with our good friends. 
B O J I D A 
LOVE IT! What an amazing place! Such a contrast to our way of living.
I love the warm light at the end of the day reflecting from your faces. Maddie looks like she is really enjoying all the animals along the way. Wonderful photos–really enjoy them!
Thanks for refreshing our memories! We loved every moment of our trip to Copper Canyon as well. You did an amazing job putting this together.