Copper Canyon Mexico Overland Travel Vlog Ep. 76

[@justincoleman2740]

One more thing. Thank you so much for showing how travel can be more magic than danger. You three are a true pleasure to watch and a much needed distraction. Mahalo and Aloha.

[@TheFastdak]

This is by far the channel I get most excited for when I see new videos! My wife and I have been inspired by the awesome places and things you’ve seen to work towards a trip like this in a year or so with our two dogs.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks for the positive words Scott! It's a great way to travel and even more so when you have pups to consider.

[@TheFastdak]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal I saw the comment below about buying a different, long bed, truck. If you had it to do over again, do you regret not just going with a slide in camper? At the moment that’s the way my wife and I are leaning, a full size truck with a light weight slide in camper. Is there another option you’d suggest more?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@TheFastdak I'm happy with the decision we made at the time. Our "camper" cost less and held up better than anything we could have purchased. The next build will involve building from the frame up to maximize the use of space. The improvements we want to incorporate are a toilet, indoor cooking space, and insulation. I think the slide in camper+4x4 truck is one of the best options and way easier than building it yourself as long as you can afford one that is built to last off-road. I've seen plenty of standard campers/Rvs fall apart after just a week in Baja.

[@TheFastdak]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal awesome. Thanks for the input! Look forward to seeing more adventure videos from y’all and maybe one day seeing you on the road!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@TheFastdak You betch ya. Good luck in your travel endeavors and have fun!

[@henryi9738]

Great to see you guys on another adventure , thank you !

[@JoanAvilez]

Glad I stumbled across this channel again! Going to binge watch videos I’ve missed today. KZbin stopped notifying when y’all would upload

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@mrad4234]

I always love the animated truck traveling the route in the opening minute!

[@MA-vw1pl]

Wow!! I can just imagine the nightsky with the milky way!!!

[@andyh760]

Jager Bear ❤️

[@LiveSimpleLiveFree]

Wow!! What an INCREDIBLE drive!!!!! I started from the beginning, and I've watched every video. Loved every minute of it. Though I know you did this trip awhile ago, and as you get closer to the end, you're winding down and it takes longer for you to get each video posted. I know (according to your Instagram) that you now have a sailboat. Though I don't know anything about what you are doing with it. Once your Mexico videos conclude, I would LOVE to see what you are doing with your sailboat!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks for following along. Glad you've enjoyed the show. We have filmed some of our sailing adventures, though to be honest we don't know if we'll ever do any real traveling with her. We currently live aboard our 27 foot sail boat in a marina in California as a way of keeping our cost down and having some fun.

[@LiveSimpleLiveFree]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal Very cool! I didn’t know you were living on your boat. We lived in our 32’ RV travel trailer for 5 years. We just recently bought a small house.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@LiveSimpleLiveFree Congrats on the house purchase! Very cool

[@ronicks7476]

Wonderful trip! Y’all did what I would love to do but no trusted partner and not enough money to travel in my old age...your adventures were great; now where’s more videos?🤓🍷

[@checkeredflagfilms]

thanks for the adventure. Indeed, I would like to take that train...always luv trains. Seeing all those canyons and the lovely waterfall...I'd be flying my drone/FPV for sure.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Super fun place to explore and to film for sure

[@nm13002]

Thank you !

[@skatedd2451]

That place is really nice fire at night cool as

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Yeah, that was a really cool spot

[@mrsmahern]

Awesome music, cute kids and dog, cheap prices!

[@davidviner5783]

Great episode and the perfect antidote to the winter travel restrictions here in the UK.

[@christopherwaits7852]

Might be due to the aftermarket dampener, but there’s supposed to be a front skid plate too. All 4WD T100s had them. I noticed it earlier in the video

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Previous owner didn't have it 🤷‍♂️ After market shocked are just stock replacement bolt-ons

[@TheMisterNomad]

Going south we stayed a few days in Creel, as it happened on Día de Muertos, though the town didn't really celebrate. We 'camped' in a gated hotel parking lot. The brewpub was open but we found the beer to be uninspiring and the food just so-so. We had also stopped at the big waterfall and spent two nights there. Mrs Nomad and our friends from Flood Exploration even hiked to the bottom..made for some cool photos of them from up on top. Cool you did the drive to Batopilas. When we arrived there was a traveling cultural celebration going on in the square and the locals came running to us and insisted we stay. We camped down in the riverbed which was fine other than the dust from passing vehicles. A local nun found us and insisted she give us a tour of the local girls school, and showed us the booth in the square where her girls were running a fund-raiser selling drinks. We also saw the flashy new pickups and locals with the automatic weapons but we ignored them and they did the same. We managed to find our way overland out to Los Mochis after a midway stop in Tubares. It was a wonderful start to our mainland adventures! @Nomads365

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Sounds Like a good experience overall. Definitely a fun area to explore and camp.

[@u5T30]

one of my favorite videos

[@joelletendre1011]

This was my favourite of all your videos. Dirt roads, wild camping and some mild offroading. Perfect! You didn't go on the zipline though! :(

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks Joel. We both have a pretty strong fear of heights, so no zipline for us. haha.

[@OttoMatieque]

one really nice thing is that these parks aren't crowded like in the US. The US population has grown by more than 100 million people since I was kid and the impact is evident whenever you try to find a remote place for solitude.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Couldn't agree more. I hear people complain about crowds and traffic and such all the time in California, but that doesn't stop them from having a few kids too.

[@justincoleman2740]

Ah man, that just made me smile. Magnifico may amigos!! Loved those extra shots of Jagger. Where can I find you guys on spacebook. Would be great to share some beers some day. Cheers J.C.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks for the kind words Justin facebook.com/thetravelingtogetherjournal

[@stevehowells3891]

Best episode!!!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

thanks Steve!

[@antonioaa8097]

Beautiful scenery and grate video. Thanks for sharing..

[@yeahman1975]

Yall be safe

[@PLUTON9475]

Good job! Very nice views! Regards from Costa Rica 🖒😄

[@ambrosemolina3457]

Thanks for your videos. Hope you return to Mexico someday

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Pretty much guaranty we'll be back to Mexico... Maybe next week. Haha. We love Mexico

[@jackieahern4465]

Beautiful shots!!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks Jackie.

[@mistanengroup]

Great 👍👌

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks 😊

[@yeahman1975]

Would it be possible for you to make a video going over all of your overland gear What worked, what didnt, what was super useful, what you had no need for after all And /or a video that explains what PM needs to be done while on the road, or what things to check periodically to avoid breakdowns or mishaps Just some thoughts Hope yall are well

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks for the input. I will consider it.

[@EcoMouseChannel]

I've been here for every video since day one. I love this series. Would you guys considering expatriating to Mexico, or another country south of the border?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Hi Eco Mouse. Nice hearing from you again. We set out on this trip with the idea in the back of our heads that we would be considering possible future homes. There were a couple of spots in Mexico and a spot in Costa Rica that were at the top of our list at the end of the trip.

[@omharacuna]

Excellent video guys, quick question, where do you find maps for your route? Seems like you guys take some dirt roads and pavement roads as well. Thank you and keep it up!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

We use google maps for navigating pavement and major dirt roads. If we are trying to find a rout to a more remote area that doesn't show roads on google maps, I will use satellite imagery on google earth and make myself a series of pins on google maps with directions at intersections.

[@howardbisco5896]

I met you guys a couple of years ago at expo west, you talked about a new build. Did you ever get it done? Are you still traveling?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Hi Howard. We finally found the build platform we were looking for, but have not done the build yet. We had pretty ambitious plans and optimistic expectations on how things were going to go for us. Things didn't quite pan out. Personal/financial set backs have caused us to postpone our build and our travels for now

[@howardbisco5896]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal I hope there build goes well for you and look forward to seeing it. Stay well.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@howardbisco5896 Thanks

[@mohloch9377]

Love your videos and channel! I am really interested what paper map you were using on the trip? Kind regards

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks Mohloch. This was the only paper map we used. amzn.to/3u0qofF It covers Mexico and some of Belize and Guatemala. We didn't get maps for Central America.

[@mohloch9377]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal thanks a lot appreciate it !

[@dreamtree07]

❤️❤️❤️

[@sploofersploofer]

Do you carry tire repair kits or always go to town for tire repairs? Great price btw on the repair.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

We carry a kit, but never used it. I think we got tires repaired 4 or 5 times. always less than $5 usd and its a much better repair than the plugs we carry.

[@themayor2744]

Epic trip and footage but you guys just drove through a warzone, 34,000 murders last year. Did you have any run-in's or almost run-in's with cartel?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Hi Andy. May I ask where you found the information about the 34,000 murders? I've tried many times throughout our travels to research safety in questionable areas but all I ever find are anecdotal stories or broad generalizations. I have never found statistics for little regions like this. Thanks. We didn't have any issues with anybody and we can't confirm that anyone we met had anything to do with the any cartel but we definitely had some uneasy feelings from some of the people we encountered. There was a pickup in Batopilas full of men with guns that were dressed like cowboys on their way to a party. one guy even had a revolver with a gold grip on his hip. No issue with them, but when they pulled out onto the street behind us and followed us for a while, I was a bit concerned. There was also a couple of ranchers along the road that had handheld radios that stopped us and asked a few questions. They were inquisitive but polite and were happy to smile with me when I tried to make jokes in Spanish. There were plenty of little ranchos along the way with people working the fields or tending livestock and kids playing soccer or splashing in the creeks, so it didn't feel like a war zone, but 34,000 dead in this rural area sounds like a significant portion of the population is being killed.

[@jefazo1234b]

The Sinaloa cartel and Juarez cartel dispute those areas and the mountains in all the state but they don’t usually attack civilians

[@yeahman1975]

Did y'all arrive home safe? What is your plan for future videos?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

We found a home and arrived there safely 😁 As usual our future plans are fluid. I've got a couple videos left to edit from this trip as we explore Arizona back into California. Beyond that we have video recorded from Baja, Overland Expo, and western USA. Haven't decide what that project is going to look like yet. Also planning on starting a new camper build in February and sharing that process more thoroughly this time since people seemed more interested in that than our travels.

[@yeahman1975]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal excellent We love all of your content Think you for your adventures and your great videos

[@marcelguarachi]

Did you guys bring xtra gas ever? I have a tacoma and the gas tank isn’t very big

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Not on this trip. There was a couple times when it would have been nice. Baja, northern Nicaragua, Michoacán, but most of the time there was plentiful gas stations along the highways and we had about a 340 mile range.

[@BigRigRich]

I rode the Copper Canyon area back in 2016 on my Harley. To say the least, I couldn’t go to a lot of the places I wanted to. I really liked Creel. I’m wanting to go back in the spring of 2023, and take my Yamaha dual sport so I can ride some dirt roads and make it to the bottom of the canyon. I’ve got a question, What paper map did you guys use and where did you get it?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

That sounds like a fun adventure. We used an atlas by Guia Roji: amzn.to/3yvvILI It served us well. I like paper maps for planning and for asking locals about an area or asking for directions. Safe travels.

[@Onward4x4]

Was this video shot in 2020? No one is wearing masks? Or is that from way before?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

no, it was shot in 2018. I know, I'm a slow editor

[@todaywithjesimielmillar1556]

Interesting/Informative Video! (Jesimiel Millar Fernåndez) 66

[@ededi2080]

Great beautiful trip but to much talking only thing i see you on camera.

[@georgesheffield1580]

Very interesting, but please correct your accent .

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

I'm working on it