Parque Nacional Cascada de Basaseachi

We wanted to get up early to see the highest single drop waterfall in North America buuut when we got up at 06:30 it was still dark and the temperatures freezing. So we took it slow and prepared a breakfast coffee before driving to the parking lot of the waterfalls. The temperature was still just around 6 degrees when we walked to the first, easiest and most accessible viewpoint, right on top of the falls. This is an uncommon way to see a waterfall, so very interesting and exciting!
From there we continued first up to the second viewpoint "La ventana", offering the first full view of the waterfall. Despite being a little low on water (normal for the season) it was an impressive sight. You can follow the falling water down from top to bottom for more than 200 metres. The last 1.7km of the trail lead steep down right to the small lake bottom of the waterfall. But from there you had the best view up and right to the place you've been standing before looking down. The sun painted a beautiful rainbow into the mist of the Basaseachi waterfall 🌈

Afterwards we drove about an hour to a small village before Cuahutemoc where the family of Julia's father comes from. We visited some of her aunts, uncles and a cousin. It was really nice to see her connect with her family after not having seen them in years. They were all super nice and made various typical Mexican foods for us 🥰

Before it got dark we drove to Julia's home in Chihuahua where her mom and dad were waiting for us. We spent the whole evening chatting and then made a little tour through the van. Before going to bed we emptied the van pretty much to sort out our things and bring it to a overdue service tomorrow.Read more