Editorial

There are many Mexicos and I'll go so far as to say that there are many Sonoras. 

With the temperatures finally decreasing, we have been leading regional trips extending from the northwest corner of the state where contrast is king (the biggest sand dunes in North America from the Colorado Delta meet the dramatic black volcanic shield of El Pinacate), to Sonora's deep south in Álamos.

Álamos is where Sonora meets Chihuahua and Sinaloa. It exists in an ecological zone known as the Dry Tropics with its elegant cardon cactus, amapa trees, and playful magpie jays or urracas.

This unique environment can feel like an ocean away from Rocky Point in the geographical sense but subtle similarities between El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar and the Dry Tropics reveal their natural progressive relationships with time and attention. 

That is exactly why it is so exciting to visit our neighbor, to celebrate its diversity but to see how everything is related geographically, historically, naturally, and even beyond borders.

Sonora is also exciting because you get to know Sonorenses.

Like an entrepreneurial young family who has the furthest west winery in the state, where the rich agricultural lands meet the sand dunes that lead up to the Sea of Cortéz coast.

They were producing not only wonderful wines but delicious craft beer when we visited with them on our Volcanoes and Sea Tour.

To Jen, her family, and the staff at El Pedregal whose level of hospitality makes our visits to one of the most idyllic pueblo mágico always unforgettable. 

The cultural and natural landscape of Sonora is calling your name.

Happy Trails,

Alex