Our first day s ride ended on Mex 10 at Nuevo Casas Grandes. The next day we unfortunately we missed the turnoff for Hwy 23, and were on Hwy 28 instead. As the previous day, this was like riding through Kansas or Iowa pretty flat and unremarkable. When we got to Cuauhtemoc we turned west on Hwy 16, and there was an immediate big improvement, as we carved our way around the mountains. When 16 intersected with Hwy 23, we turned south to Creel, where we spent the night.
Creel is a bustling tourist pueblo, divided lengthwise by the railroad.
As with all other towns we visited, it was extremely clean, with little or no litter to seen. In Creel we were joined at the hotel by three other motorcyclists whom we had also met at the border crossing. Two were on BMW s, so that the motel s courtyard area looked like the Mexican BMW rally. Jim and his friends were heading further south into Mexico, and we re looking forward to his trip report. The next day found us heading from Creel to El Diversadero, a short ride, mostly paved except about 4 miles of dirt.