mexico

  1. StoriaThyme

    Erik Skersick - where are you?

    This one is quite personal - hometown bud has been missing for over a year. Hoping maybe someone in Southern Cali or Mexico may have seen him. His family and friends miss him so much. His twin brother is lost without him. " San Diego, CA – Authorities are urgently seeking the public’s help...
  2. R

    Anyone familiar with BLM land in New Mexico near the Rio Grande?

    I am planning on camping long term somewhere along the Rio Grande in south New Mexico, and ideally to sustain myself mostly from the land. Does anyone have experience with this or similar?
  3. milgrind

    hey, im Jelly. looking on some advice on squating in mexico city

    so, im very new to everything squating related, i honestly dont know where to start. Really im looking to get some advice or if anybody has any experience i would love to read what you gotta say!
  4. Matt Derrick

    Photos Infographic: How NOT to behave in 15 countries

    I thought a lot of the things on this list were pretty interesting and worth sharing here for anyone interested in traveling in countries outside the USA.
  5. Matt Derrick

    Video A brief visit to the White Sands National Park in New Mexico!

    @Daisy and I make a very brief visit to the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. The wind was blowing super hard so the audio isn't going to be that great, but it was a fun little stop that I recommend checking out if you're in the area.
  6. Peterbeanpan

    Question Low key hikes in the Southern Colorado/New Mexico area?

    Heading that way soon and looking for some spots
  7. Sonny913

    Ended up here kinda accidentally

    Hello, everyone. I didn't know I was looking for this, but it might be serendipitous that I found it. I've been retired for a few years, living on a small pension. I had to get the budget under control. I'm getting closer to the day when I'll be debt-free - yay! I've not done shitloads of...
  8. MFB

    Slow Travel///San Pancho, Nayarit and Guadalajara

    Splurged; bored, day drinking mexican artesanals (anal! Ha!) and streaming american football bc it's nice to hear the english. Here's my last few months, traveling in these uncertain times. The big goal this year was to spend 2ish months doing big treks in Patagonia. I worked a shit job all...
  9. Timothy Englert

    Question New Mexico Roads suggestions

    I'll be biking to Albuquerque New Mexico next summer from Buffalo New York. What roads should I consider in New Mexico? What roads should I avoid in New Mexico?
  10. NewMexicoJim

    New Mexico On Lockdown

    New Mexico will go on lockdown starting Mon 11/16 and lasting a minimum of 2 weeks. Nonessential businesses will close. Essential businesses must limit customers. State parks will be closed. Lodging will be closed or limited. When people fail to follow the simple guidelines of...
  11. NewMexicoJim

    Following the ancients in SW New Mexico

    People have lived here for many thousands of years and some have left signs of their passing that have lasted through the ages. What were they trying to say? We can only guess. These were found while following the trail of the old Butterfield Stage Route in Grant and Luna Counties. Most of the...
  12. YellowBlazer

    Walking from Mexico to Canada...

    Will fill in on things, but up to this point I’m getting pretty good at filming. John E. Ringo got triggered on Instagram...::snaphappy:: I’m only gonna get better....halfway there. Got the entire thing filmed in 4K and gonna take this game to another level when I’m finished and are able to...
  13. NewMexicoJim

    New Mexico Bliss in the Gila Wilderness

    I have just returned from two weeks in the wilderness to see the world on fire. Guess I'll be heading back soon as people all around are acting weird, angry and fearful. The Gila National Forest is immense. One hundred miles across from any direction, there is isolation in abundance. I left...
  14. NewMexicoJim

    Photos Seeking isolation in New Mexico

    Once the exclusive realm of the Apache, the San Mateo Mountains northwest of Truth or Consequences New Mexico rise in solitary splendor and are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the greater Cibola National Forest. Vick's Peak rises to just over 10,000 ft at the south end of the 40...
  15. Shit Beetle

    Inbetween in Mexico

    Left the Grand Canyon all the way back in November. Hitched a ride to Vegas, caught another ride from a friend to LA, flew to NC, met up with some old friends, got a ride from my dad as he traveled to SC where my younger brother was graduating from army basic training, rode with dad back to...
  16. coltsfoot

    New Mexico Hot Springs Camping?

    Hey there, anyone recommend a hot spring where we can camp nearby in new mexico. preferably a spot that doesnt usually get too crowded/rowdy. thx! cf
  17. CouchPunx

    What towns can you still cross the border w no id?

    Heading to mexico soon and dont have a passport. I used to just cross on foot in tijuana and deal with the extra scrutiny on the way back but in the past year or two they've started checking people as they enter. I know some crossings in texas dont check id, but does anyone have information...
  18. Qwe

    How do I begin to plan my route?

    Hey! As mentioned earlier, I plan on backpacking from Toronto to Mexico City in the summer of 2020. I'd like to start planning out which route i'm going to take and I honestly have no idea how/where to start. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated Thanks!
  19. siid

    Featured ya boii Siids rides la Bestia -- {mexico}

    Waited by a bridge in Orizaba to catch La Bestia going north. It was around 5am, as our train pulled up with about 50 migrants, mostly from Honduras and Guatemala, escaping gang violence and poverty in their countries so bad that the danger and certain likelihood that they will be assaulted by...
  20. Qwe

    Looking for approx. 10 individuals that have backpacked in/to Mexico

    Hi! You may have seen that I am planning a trip from Toronto to Mexico City during summer 2020 in my most recent post. I am still in the intro part of my research and reading on Hitchhiking and all that I need to know. I'm going to be posting all around the forums to gain information and share...
  21. Qwe

    Help please! First time hitchhiking. From Toronto to Mexico City

    Hi! I'm looking to HitchHike if the circumstances allow it or otherwise drive from Toronto, Canada to Mexico City, Mexico in the summer of 2020. I have zero experience with HitchHiking and have never been to Mexico. I would greatly appreciate any advice on which routes to take, which areas to...
  22. ResistMuchObeyLittle

    Bike touring Mexico

    I've been researching bike touring in Mexico and I'm looking for any info from people that have toured down there. I came across this which is pretty helpful. I know a few members have spent quite a bit of time south of the border. I'd actually consider staying down there for quite awhile if the...
  23. Maxnomad

    So tell me about new mexico

    I might have a line on a place to crash, kinda in the stix in a town called vallecitos. Anybody been there? What's good in nm more generally?
  24. saul

    Trip

    Hi everyone I'm planning a trip from California to Peru and I'll be passing by Mexico and it's the only country ima bit concerned about passing through since I know it's pretty dangerous does anyone know which would be the safest way to get from Mexico to Guatemala
  25. Vae Victis

    Laredo After Trump

    I'm in Dallas. I'm wanting to get West and I'd like to see Mexico too. How can you freight hop to Laredo, now with the troops and the walls? How does anyone?
  26. CheMu

    Thinking about Oaxaca

    I don't speak Spanish. I have a dog. And my visa for the states expires next week! Talk about flying green. Anyone have any contacts - hostels, friends, woofing, - or personal thoughts on Oaxaca? Or anywhere else in southern Mexico? All opinions encouraged.
  27. AlexFrost91

    Memphis to Mexico or Canada

    What is needed for railhopping or train jumping amd how do I get it? Coming in through the Memphis Greyhound tomorrow from Oklahoma. Got one more day here. Always wanted to see Beale St and try some of that famous BBQ, get some pics, see the sights and roll out to Mexico City or Toronto. Winter...
  28. AlexFrost91

    Mexico To Costa Rica or Panama

    Has anyone ever tried this without being killed by cartels or having to pay up? How do the migrants leave Guatamala and Honduras and how can a guy go to Costa Rica or Panama for the Winter/Spring?
  29. MadAndy

    Catch the Latest Latitude Adjustment Podcast About Mexico

    For this installment of Latitude Adjustment Podcast I speak with David Vrabo, in Tijuana, and I think you'll find our conversation helpful in contextualizing some of the sensationalized news headlines floating around out there. From David's 4,000 km bike trip, to the caravan that's been moving...
  30. amines

    Featured Riding La Bestia through Mexico

    Riding La Bestia As I was walking down from El Centro after being dropped off there the night before by Frank who swore he saw me with my friend Forrest hitchhiking at the i-8 on-ramp next to the In-n-Out three years ago, I get picked up by a lovely woman that drives me into Mexicali, feeds me...
  31. Coywolf

    News & Blogs Greyhound vs. SEMI truck leave 7 Dead in New Mexico

    I hope no one on here was on this Bus.... https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/643531297/greyhound-bus-semi-truck-crash-head-on-in-new-mexico-at-least-4-killed Greyhound Bus, Semi-Truck Crash Head-On In New Mexico; At Least 7 Killed August 30, 201811:01 PM ET VANESSA ROMO Twitter First responders...
  32. Railroadways

    Photos New mexico hike and hot springs 2 mnths ago

  33. A

    Riding the Rails in Mexico

    Hey guys, Looking for some info from anyone who has experience with the rails down here. How are things with the cops? Are they harsher now after the crackdown on northbound migrants? Any potential problems with people fucking with riders in general? I've heard stories of coarse but I've...
  34. D

    First Time Posting: Going to Hitchhike from Seattle to Mexico

    Hey everyone! I Just made an account, although I have been lurking here for a while. I'm Canadian, just finished my undergraduate studies and I decided that I will hitchhike from Seattle to Mexico this coming June. I will be hitchhiking the entire way and maybe hopping a freight. I will also be...
  35. Holec89

    Intro from CA

    Hey everyone i'm Scott from California. I'm originally from the central valley and from 2011- 2015 i've been working a lot of dead end warehouse jobs and really just got tired of a repeatative paycheck to paycheck lifestyle where I always felt trapped and anchored in, it was depressing and it...
  36. SeanHarrahy

    Roswell New Mexico

    I'm going to be stuck in Roswell for a few days waiting for a group I'm meeting up with. Anyone know anything about things to do, places to sleep?
  37. D

    Grupo Mexico buys FEC Railway

    This is a heads-up for anyone that rides the Florida East Coast rails: http://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/mexicos-largest-railroad-to-buy-fec-railroad-for-21-billion
  38. SammyG

    Crossing Borders from U.S. to Mexico

    What is the process of crossing into mexico from murica in a car?
  39. T

    Socorro New Mexico

    I will be there in a few hours. Who has passed through there? What was your experience like? Do you have any interesting stories about this town? I heard that rockhounding is big in secorro county too. Any good finds around the area? Thanks in advance. Much love. -TJ 72
  40. landpirate

    News & Blogs 2 friends walk from Mexico to Canada picking up rubbish

    I've been doing more and more of this when I'm out with my dog or wherever I park my van up. It's mad how lazy people are with their rubbish. These guys are next level hardcore though. Carrying a mattress a hundred miles...
  41. D

    Photos Guatemala/ Mexico border. Phase 2 of the Pat Falterman memorial tour

    Sent from my iPhone using Squat the Planet Mobile
  42. stuart priest

    Mexico

    Ayy..I'm Stuart...haven't been on this site in fucking years thought I'd give it another shot...anyone know what's good in mexico city? I'll be there tonight..idk if there is a better place to post this?
  43. D

    Photos Buffalo in New Mexico

    Arlene - The grandest saddle mule to ever walk a trail. Back in April of '05 I had just returned to Arizona after being gone for a year working in the tiny Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The company I worked for was the 2nd worst employer I have ever had. Anyway, being back in the USA I tend...
  44. Hillbilly Castro

    Motorized Biking: Heading to Mexico? South America?

    Howdy everybody. I have felt visceral disgust at the white shit that surrounds me and everything up here in the woods of Upstate New York - the locals call it "snow". Even just going out for a smoke becomes a military operation. My desert boots have soaked to the core, and I start to think: I am...
  45. Mongo

    2016 Jamboree Mexico day trip

    So if anyone is interested at some point during the weekend i was going to take a day trip into Mexico. I'll have room for three, Be sure to have your passport. also if people have suggestions of anywhere to go within 3 hours of mexicali that would be awesome.
  46. HitchTube

    Video Hitchhike the World: Americas (Ep.22) Mexico

  47. HitchTube

    Hitchhiking in Mexico Day 1

    from Laredo Texas
  48. D

    Travel in New Mexico

    Back in April of '05 I had just returned to Arizona after being gone for a year working in the tiny Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The company I worked for was the 2nd worst employer I have ever had. Anyway, being back in the USA I tend to get bored quickly so I began to look for something to...
  49. D

    Tomahawk in New mexico

    Tomahawk in New Mexico I was at my camp in the Huachuca mountains of South Eastern Arizona, and getting a little bored. I had been living there for the winter, Surviving on the meager funds I had at my disposal and a lot of dumpster diving on the army base. There were some pretty rich...
  50. Slingshot Collective

    Squatting: Chicago to Mexico City

    This came in the mail to our office: