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Copper Canyon Motorcar Excursion
Possible scenarios - 2004
I am finally in contact with both U.S. Customs/Immigration (Homeland Security) and their Mexican
Counterparts in Presidio, Texas and Ojinaga, Mexico. They are both very helpful and at this point,
it appears that it is feasible to Set-On in Presidio, Texas and cross the border via the railroad.

Preliminary cost estimates are about $4.000 to $4,300 for one speeder with two people and
would include:
9 Days on the rails of FerroMex
23 Meals each for two people - Almost all meals in Mexico
8 nights in excellent quality hotels - two people - double occupancy
All tips and gratuities
Transportation to and from all hotels while on the rails
Fuel for speeders
A boat tour for two of Topolobampo harbor

This plan would eliminate the long drive from El Paso to Chihuahua and return with the
associated delays in getting automobile decals for entry. It would also add 332 miles of new track
(round trip) that we have never run before as well as giving us an opportunity to run our
motorcars from Central Texas to the Pacific Ocean (Sea of Cortez) and return.

At this point, even in a worse case scenario where we could not cross the border at Presidio, but
had to do as we have always done in the past, with an El Paso crossing and driving to
Chihuahua, The trip seems feasible as long as we have enough participants.

What I need to establish now is that we have enough interest to be able to proceed with a 2004
trip. I have detailed below what is called Plan A involving a Presidio border crossing and Plan B
which is driving from El Paso to Chihuahua. The hotels may be different than listed, as we have
found some new ones, but other than that, Plan B is the same as the 2003 trip.

I need to know the following:

1. Would you go regardless of plan A or B?
2. Would you go only on Plan A (or Plan B for that matter)?
3. What kind of motorcar and how many in your party?

Please answer as quickly as possible. I will soon be asking for a deposit if we have enough
interest to continue.

PLAN A
OCT 17 Meet in Presidio, Texas RON = (REMAIN OVER NIGHT) Overnight on own We will
assemble October 17, 2003 in Presidio. We will have a Mexican dinner and get to know one
another while taking care of paperwork. All motorcars will receive a safety inspection in Presidio
as well as by the railroad mechanical department in Ojinaga.

OCT 18 Set On and Run 166 miles (267.5 km) to Chihuahua RON Hotel Raddison Casa
Grande Early the next morning, we will set the motorcars on the rails, cross the Rio Grande river
into the Mexico where we will clear customs and proceed via a little used section of track to
Chihuahua. The hotel will meet us at the railroad station. We will arrive at the Radisson Casa
Grande Hotel around 5:00 P.M., just in time for a welcome drink. The hotel will prepare a buffet
dinner for our group.

OCT. 19 Run 185 miles (296 km) 9.2 hours to Creel. RON Hotel Parador de la Montaña
(Creel) Two Hy-rails will accompany us for the first days run to Creel, 184 miles from Chihuahua
and 4,000 feet higher in elevation.

OCT. 20 Run 38 miles (60.8 km) 1.9 hours to Divisadero RON Hotel Mirador Hotel This is
“loop day”. The track loops under itself similar to the famous Tehachapi loop in California only
much larger. We will travel in a Ponderosa Pine forest for most of the trip and arrive at the
Posada Barrancas Mirador Hotel in time for lunch in a dining room with one of the most
spectacular vistas in the world. .The hotel is built on the rim of the canyon and each of the rooms
are built in a single row following the rim. Each room has a balcony overlooking the canyon. It is
listed as one of the top 10 hotels in the world.

OCT. 21 Run 134 miles (214 km) 6.7 hours to El Fuerte RON - Hotel Posada del Hidalgo El
Fuerte) This is tunnel day. There is one stretch of track that passes through 20 tunnels in 7 miles.
There are parts of the canyon where the rails go through one short tunnel, onto a trestle, and then
into another tunnel, then in 500 ft. into another tunnel. When we reach El Fuerte at an elevation of
500 ft., the temperature will be much warmer, but our accommodations at the Posada del
Hidalgo Hotel are air-conditioned. This hotel is the converted mayor’s mansion with beautifully
landscaped courtyards.

OCT. 22 Run 126 miles (204 km) 6.2 hours to Topolobampo and return - Boat tour of harbor
(2 hours) RON - Hotel Posada del Hidalgo (El Fuerte) We will run through the city of Los Mochis
in route to the Sea of Cortez at Topolobampo, a mountain ringed fishing port on a deep, blue
watered bay. We will take a two hour boat tour of the harbor before returning to our rooms in El
Fuerte

OCT. 23 Run 106 miles (170 km) 5.3 hours to Bahuichivo RON - Mision Hotel The canyon
looks completely different in the uphill direction. You see the towering pinnacles above you and
you get a perspective how deep the canyon is. We stop at Bahuichivo for the night and take a 45
minute bus ride that goes 9 miles to Cerocahui. The Hotel Mision is one of the nicer hotels on our
trip. Across the street is the Mission built in the 1600’s and still has the original stained glass
windows. A two-mile hike takes you to Cerocahui falls.

OCT. 24 Run 67 miles (107 km) 3.4 hours to Creel RON - Hotel Parador de la Montaña
Creel) A relatively short day that puts us in Creel by early afternoon. Plenty of time to sight see in
this very interesting mountain village. Creel is a good place to pick up Tarahumara Indian made
souvenirs

OCT. 25 Run 185 miles (296 km) 9.2 hours to Chihuahua RON - Hotel Raddison Casa
Grande The trip today is mostly downhill. The hotel will meet us at the railroad station.

OCT. 26 Run 166 miles (267.5 km) to to Presidio, Texas - We will depart the Chihuahua station
early in the morning and enjoy the trip through scenic mountains to the City of Ojinaga where we
will clear Mexican Customs, cross the International bridge and clear U.S. Customs on the Texas
side

PLAN B
OCT 17 Meet at Red Roof Inn in El Paso - RON = (REMAIN OVER NIGHT) - Overnight on own
We will assemble October 17, 2003 in El Paso. We will have a Mexican dinner and get to know
one another while taking care of paperwork. All motorcars will receive a safety inspection in El
Paso as well as by the railroad mechanical department in Chihuahua.
OCT 18 Drive to Chihuahua RON - Hotel Raddison Casa Grande Early the next morning, we
will form a caravan and drive to the border. The road to Chihuahua is a four lane divided highway
which makes the 244 mile trip from El Paso quick and easy. We will arrive at the Radisson Casa
Grande Hotel around 5:00 P.M., just in time for a welcome drink. The hotel will prepare a buffet
dinner for our group.

OCT. 19 Set On and Run 185 miles (296 km) 9.2 hours to Creel. RON - Hotel Parador de la
Montaña - We will caravan to the railroad station, unloaded the speeders and send the drivers
back to the hotel to park the cars and trailers. The hotel has a parking compound with round the
clock security where we will leave our rigs during the trip. Two Hy-rails will accompany us for the
first days run to Creel, 184 miles from Chihuahua and 4,000 feet higher in elevation.

OCT. 25 Run 185 miles (296 km) 9.2 hours to Chihuahua RON - Hotel Raddison Casa
Grande The trip today is mostly downhill. The hotel will meet us at the railroad station. Drivers will
return to the hotel to pick up cars and trailers for the setoff. We will form small caravans to
proceed from the station to the hotel with speeders in tow.

OCT. 26 Return to El Paso, Texas We will a caravan to El Paso, via the route we entered
Mexico.