Copper Canyon

I settled comfortably into my window seat, thrilling to the sound of the whistle and the low hum of the locomotive as we made our way slowly into the unknown of this much heralded adventure. Judging from the faces of the other passengers, I could see I was not alone in this childlike sense of anticipation. The scenery becomes interesting very quickly after leaving Los Mochis.

But I quickly discovered one of the great facets of train travel. You are not imprisoned in your seat! No one expects you to stay in your seat. You can move from car to car or stand in the spaces between the cars in front of the open windows. Of the 10 daylight hours in front of me, I would suggest that I spent perhaps 10 minutes in my seat, only then to change the batteries in the camera or get something out of my travel bag. Mostly I was holding the fort at one of these open windows in order to get clear photographs such as this one.