Explore the Sierra Madre of Northern Mexico and awe-inspiring Copper Canyon on this “once in a lifetime” eight day/seven night journey. Travel by train on CHEPE, known as the most dramatic railway in the western hemisphere (tunnels, bridges, breathtaking views…).  Spend your evenings in remote towns and small villas, eating local food and enjoying the hospitable Mexican people- a unique cultural experience!  This incredible trip is led by an experienced bilingual guide, and includes opportunities for trekking, local cuisine, and exploring shopping markets in Chihuahua and Sonora. Each day holds many enchanting possibilities!

The cost is $1,295 and includes all transportation, food, and lodging.

Trip begins with a hotel stay near the El Paso, TX airport on Friday, May 22, and ends with your hotel stay in El Paso, Saturday, May 30^th.

Dates: May 22-30, 2009

Registration: Exact itinerary, deposit, registration, and all other information- email davehensleigh@gmail.com or by calling Dave at 217.369.9897

PS: other trips are scheduled over Thnksgiving 2008 (Nov 22-29), January 3-10. 2009 and then monthly in 2009.

Our next trip is Over Thanksgiving and you must call right away to get in on this one.217.369.9897.

We kick off 2009 with a journey along CHEPE from January 3-10 and you still have time to register. Call me for details or email me at davehensleigh@gmail.com.

Hope to see you on our next Copper Canyon trip.

Just google “People’s Guide to Mexico” and chase down the current edition- # 30 I think!

Also visit Carl’s site for current discussion, blogs etc.

We expect to launch in early 2009 with premier trips into the heart of the villages and towns along CHEPE.

Email me at davehensleigh@gmail.com for more info now and watch for our new site to open soon.

Plan now to join us on a rich cultural adventure through this amazing place in early 2009. Watch the site for these train trips on CHEPE through Copper Canyon beginning in January, 2009. I have talked to many of you who are eager to tarvel through this amazing country in central Mexico and I look forward to the journey with you.

Call me at 217.369.9897 or email me at davehensleigh@gmail.com for more info or to get in on one of our early trips.

With his good wife Francia, he runs a wonderful little cabana along the Copper Canyon train.

We have trips forming that will put you in touch with great folks like this…a rich cultural experience!

email me at davehensleigh@gmail.com or call 217.369.9897 for more info.

Presently we are planning for trips in November ’08, January ’09, and then three trips later in spring ’09.

Many of you are expressing interest in our CHEPE train excursions into this wonderful heartland of Mexico. Plans are for a trip the second week of November this fall and then more trips in the spring beginning in January. Each trip will include a delightful immersion into Sierra Madre culture as we stop day by day on our way from Chihuahua City to Los Mochis. Visit Bob Strong’s site (Mexico Outback) and contact me for a taste of how we are bringing even more rich experiences to this trip.

Call me at Bear Basin in Colorado (719.783.2519), or email me at davehensleigh@gmail.com or just make a comment here at this blog.

I look froward to adventuring together in the months to come!

Dave

Right now I am busy in Colorado guiding with a fantastic team at Bear Basin Ranch. Google “Bear Basin Pack Trips” for the whole scoop…and book a trip this summer! The snow is melting and the trips will get rolling soon.

I will have fresh info about trips to Mexico available in the fall and spring “09 here soon. If you have never seen Copper Canyon, you must!

Contact me here if you are interested or leave me a message at 217.369.9897.

Dave