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Some photos taken by John S. Adams in November 2002 in the Mexican states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon, and Torreon.

park a few miles outside of Ocampo, Coahuila.	spring creek running through the city park at Ocampo.	spring fed pool at the city park of Ocampo.
diving board at the 1 meter deep pool in the city park of Ocampo.	lovely tourist visiting the city park of Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico, some 40 km north of Cuarto Cienegas.	of the terrain and vegetation, west of Hildalgo del Parral, Chihuahua.
the stone fences divinding the pastures on this mountain.	west of Hildalgo del Parral, Chihuahua.	view of the beginnings of the Barranca de Cobre near Norogachi, Chihuahua.
view of the terrain and vegetation near the head of the canyon.	sign seen on the wall of a Menudo Resturant near the train station in Creel, Chihuahua.	Adams killing time while waiting for the Chihuahua al Pacifico train at the Creel station.
southeast into the Barranca de Cobre at the train station in Divisedero, Chihuahua.	stop at Divisedero, Mareie Adams, Dennis Kennedy, and Linda Dubose.	Dubose and John Adams.
engoying an empanada at Divisedero.	of the numerous Tarahumara Indians selling their wares at the train stop at Divisedero, Chihuahua, which is at the continental divide in the Sierra Madre.	west, elevation at around 2500 meters, mixed oak and pine vegetation.
entering one of over 100 tunnels along the route to Los Mochis, Sinaloa.	another tunnel.	is crossing a small bridge over an arroyo.
this shot was taken a little later in the day, it would be evident why this is called the copper canyon.	somewhat longer tunnel, the longest is over a kilometer. Hats off to the engineers and especially the laborerers that calculated and built this railroad wonder of the world.