Drop Me a Note
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Naco, a border town just south of Bisbee sports this pretty little campground
just yards from the border, a huge Mexican flag can be seen in the background.
The border crossing at Naco, an unattended roadway into Mexico, and a small
fort on the return side.
I just loved this little place, can't you see Crockett, Bowie and Travis standing
tall on the roof. Nearby I found food
left on the corner with a note in Spanish, and a bus and driver waiting and
marked Bisbee. Also, a girl with a cell
phone and a Hertz rental tanker was filling up with water at a fire hydrant. I
suspect she was attending water stops
in the desert.
A short drive through the desert past the point of entry I find the fence, ugly
crude and stupid, a welding crew was
performing some repairs.
As I drive along the border I look back along the fence, all is quiet.
Driving further east, past lights installed every 50 feet, and evidently some
type of sensors installed on each pole. While nothing happens during the day,
the games begin after dark, the border patrol waves, I nod in return and
keep driving. Occasionally there are daytime invasions, but not today.
(see below)
Looking toward the US this is what the promised land looks like from the Mexican
side, this part of the desert is trampled nearly to dust.
A view of Bisbee in the foothills. Odd things on the hill tops all over
the area.
The fence seems to run for miles, but one can see the end a few more miles down
the road.
Away from the towns I find a back way to the border, a camouflaged truck full
of redneck enthusiasts roared by and
took my picture, as I took pictures of the fence.
Finding the border again, aliens need to use caution not to trip as they step
over the fence, it is seemingly under construction
Running free in the desert this is the real fence, I assume someone stands on
the wood holding the wire down
while others crawl through.
No sign of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Here is a huge and very
noisy gas pumping station, one M-80 would put all
this stuff in orbit.
After a little drive east I find the border marker, there it is, a border
marker signifying the Treaties between the United States of America and Mexico,
the last being referenced is 1889. And of course the border fence can be seen
immediately behind. There is nothing new going on here,