I snapped this picture with Preston's camera. This man was singing and playing. He really wasn't very good, but we gave him some change anyway, and took his picture. Shortly after seeing him, Preston bought a guitar. I think he's thinking about this sort of a retirement career in Pony Village back home.

There are hundreds of nice modern stores in Chihuahua. There are beautiful "opera gowns", formal and informal clothes, lots of teenagers clothes, and dozens and dozens of western ware and boot stores. I took a lot of videos of them, was able to use Preston's camera to take a few of these shots. We enjoyed Chihuahua a lot, it's a very nice city!

These ladies and their kids were just sitting at the plaza on a nice evening.

The Plaze in Chihuahua, on Thursday evening. This lady was selling something. I don't know what it was, just gave here some money for taking her picture.

Paquime Ruins, near Nuevo Casas Grande, in Northwest Mexico. It's the largest ruins in Northern Mexico. Very interesting, we spent a couple hours between the ruins and the museum that was there on the grounds. Our last big sight seeing excursion in Mexico for this trip.

This was on the of foundations at the ruins. Karen was suppose to stay on the path, but we all know her! She just had to look at the top of this. It MAY have been a place where sacrafices had been made.

These structures were in use from the year 900 AD until around 1400 AD. Most of these were original parts.

We had Saturday breakfast in Bisbee, AZ. An old mining town in Southern Arizona. We stopped here last September on the way to Eureka Springs, there were a lot fewer flies this time! A good breakfast.

Pichaco Peak, between Tucson and Phoenix, AZ. We took the I-8 at the split a few miles from here so we could stay south and enter Mexico again.

We cross the border back to Mexico today. It was a nice day, and we had plenty of time, and remembered a few things we had planed to pick up at the border. We didn't shop yesterday in Agua Prieta, too much traffic and we just wanted to get back across to the USA with all our stuff. We took our time today and enjoyed the shopping.

Pat wanted a plate. We knew about what she wanted, but couldn't make up our minds, so ended up getting three of them.....

One of 3 plates I picked up for Pat today. She'll have fun deciding where to put them.

This time I was careful to keep the video camer start around my neck. Preston took this while we were having lunch in Algodones this afternoon. He did a better job than the one that got my camera!

On the road between Durango and Chihuahua we passed lots of working cowboys. We also passed several men on donkeys and mules, with various loads on them. Part of the almost 400 miles was very desolate. The two lane highway was rough, with lots of potholes. This is the type of place where you hear about Banditos, but we didn't see anyone that looked to suspicious . All the people we've met down here, or and any contact with at all, have been extremely friendly. We're finding that here in Chihuahua there are more policemen than we've seen in any other sity. We think it may be because it's the capitol, and also only 244 miles south of El Paso. With all the bad publicity our own State Department is giving Mexico, I think they are doing their best to keep it safe down here. We were warned by many people before we left of the "dangers of Mexico". After a month, we can tell you first hand, that's a bunch of hogwash. We highly recommend this country as a place visit and enjoy.

This pig was loose in the back of this pickup, he's a big one too! He almost fell over when they went around a corner, and was trying to get out. You see some strange things down here.

This pair of mounted police were patroling the area around the Plaza. Lady and guy cops. The horses have huge feet and rubber shoes. I have some good video of them from behind, they are have an interesting gate. OK Okie Smoke, I know these aren't mules!

This is inside the large church that's right behind our Hotel. The camera doesn't do it justice, it's breathtakingly beautiful.

Yesterday we stopped and bought some Pistachios from this man along the road. This is the nut capitol of Mexico, they grow many different kinds in acres and acres of orchards. This is a huge agricultural area. Cattle, farming, and logging. Also mining is still a big industry in northern Mexico.

I don't have a good picture of the front of this huge Cathedral, this is one of the sides, with the Quality Inn just behind it. Karen wanted to stay close to the Plaze in the History center of the city. This is a close as we could get her. A little expensive, but this will be the last city we stay in down here, unless we take more time than planned on visiting the ruins at Paquine on the way north.

Preston and Sherm waiting at the Trolly stop in Chihuahua. Feb. 23, 2006