desert dweller
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Post by desert dweller on Aug 11, 2020 19:07:37 GMT -8
Back then there wasn't anything more than a 6 strand barbed wire fence separating the countries of the United States and Mexico. The treaty that defined the official border included a directive requiring a way to delineate the line. So, a series of monuments were erected with the requirement that each marker must be within sight of the nearest one to the east and the nearest one to the west. So, starting (or ending depending upon which direction you're traveling) in Texas at the Gulf of Mexico and going to the Pacific Ocean in southern California, 1954 miles away, the Border stretches.
One of those markers, numbered 102, is on the southern slope of the Huachuca Mountains in Arizona. A buddy and I did the four mile round trip hike down to the border in 1988 from the Coronado road just to see the monument. We crawled through the fence, illegally, to get a picture of the maker from the Mexican side to go with the picture we took on the U.S. side. Here are a few pictures. They were scanned from film in 2006.     |
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Post by rangewalker on Aug 13, 2020 8:45:37 GMT -8
Incredible country, Thanks for sharing.
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 13, 2020 13:47:46 GMT -8
Similar to the line on the northern border, which I visited in 1990.
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Post by desert dweller on Aug 13, 2020 14:51:07 GMT -8
Similar to the line on the northern border, which I visited in 1990. Northern Arizona border with Utah or the northern U.S. border with Canada? |
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 14, 2020 6:21:11 GMT -8
Similar to the line on the northern border, which I visited in 1990. Northern Arizona border with Utah or the northern U.S. border with Canada? US-Canada border. I hiked from Canada down to US 2 on the PCT that year. My longest hike. |
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Post by desert dweller on Aug 22, 2020 19:31:44 GMT -8
Longest as in distance or longest as in time? |
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 27, 2020 10:44:30 GMT -8
Longest as in distance or longest as in time? Both. Two weeks, 200 miles, with about 3 days in Stehekin in the middle, sucking down coffee and pastries at the bakery. |
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