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Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

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Posted: 12 Jul 2010

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Big Bend NP, Boquillas Canyon (2597)

Big Bend NP, Boquillas Canyon (2597)
The beginning parts of Boquillas Canyon. Despite how gorgeous the scenery, I find it completely impossible to not reflect on border issues when in this location. There are no signs saying "don't cross", there are no signs saying "Mexico" or "United States", and it would be very easy to cross.

Having been here in the 90's, I also know this was an area where cross-border traffic was once not a concern. Considering the remoteness of the area (both sides of the border are very distant from population centers), the current border concerns don't fit with what is experienced at this part of the border.

, Puzzler4879, , have particularly liked this photo

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 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Another masterpiece of a shot, Don!
Seen and enjoyed in www.ipernity.com/group/rivers-and-streams.
10 years ago.
 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
Thanks to both of you -- the park makes photography easy!
10 years ago.
 Clint
Clint
I have a trip here brewing in my mind I keep hoping I can talk Robin into taking, though I have to admit this one makes me kind of nervous. As we've discussed, I'm not all that bothered by the concept of a state police, but something of the border patrol really rubs the wrong way. I know there are an increasing number of roadside checkpoints in the area, and that you can't wander the backcountry as easily as you once could. Part of what I envision for my trip is finding some spot to wade across the border and touch Mexico without all the bureaucracy, but I don't know that it can be done. It makes me uneasy, and it bothers me that it makes me uneasy, as in a better world this would just be river.
10 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to Clint
The Border Patrol seem to vary quite a bit by area in their obnoxiousness. In California, when I've encountered border patrol while exploring back roads, I've had no problem, they've even been friendly. Arizona is the state where I've had the most difficulty, just being a single male traveling near the border results in my being tailgated for miles by officers. In Texas around Big Bend, I've had no trouble at all with the Border Patrol -- you know they're there, but it doesn't feel intimidating. Oddly I've had similar experiences regarding border-crossers. In AZ there are warnings everywhere about protecting oneself in campgrounds and on remote trails, but not so in Calif or around Big Bend.
10 years ago.

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