This past winter my geosister Konacoffee, my nephew Joey and I set out to complete some geoart in the remote desert southwest of Tucson, Arizona. Little did we know that searching for these geocaches would put us right in the middle of the Migrant Trail, a ruthless path taken by individuals and families as they travel north seeking jobs, joining families or starting new lives. What we witnessed firsthand was a real eye-opener into the plight of these people. This series is not meant to promote any type of political or social agenda. It only serves as a documentary to share our journey along the migrant trail. You hope you will learn a bit from each cache in this series and gather information that will lead you to the final.
A huge shout-out goes to my geosister Konacoffee and nephew Joey for taking me out to the desert and for providing me with materials used for making these hides. She rocks!
NOTE: 6 of the caches in this series contains a letter/number that you will need to seek the bonus cache so don't forget to write them down! Your goal today is to travel along a segment of the Kleber Migrant Trail. Gather information from each container along the route and they will take you to the final destination at the windmill.
• ~Carpet Shoes - Journey Along the Migrant Trail~ GC6020J
• ~Virgin de Guadalupe-Journey Along Migrant Trail~ GC60232
• ~Veladoras - Journey Along the Migrant Trail~ GC601PQ
• ~Pasta Dental - Journey Along the Migrant Trail~ GC601T1
• ~Coyote Gourd - Journey Along The Migrant Trail~ GC603AD
• ~Cactus - Journey Along the Migrant Trail~ GC601NF
• ~Agua - Journey Along The Migrant Trail~ GC6002R
• ~Patrulla - Journey Along the Migrant Trail~ GC60217
. ~Siesta-Journey Along the Migrant Trail ~ GC6105R
. ~Mapa- Journey Along the Migrant Trail ~ GC5ZTFE
Our day started out early as we ventured out of Tucson city limits and headed southwest towards the Mexican border on Route 286 towards Sasabe. We turned off the main road at the Three Points Fire Station and headed out on a sandy ranch road into the desert. Along the way we passed a windmill in the desert and thought it was a bit strange to see such a prominent landmark out there with nothing else around it. It was quite a surprise to us both to be reading a book about stories from the migrant trail a few days later and read about how the fire station and windmill were landmarks used by the migrants to ensure they were traveling along the correct route to meet others who would lead them north to Tucson and points beyond.
Your mission begins here as you view the map showing your journey north to the windmill. Be sure to put the map back properly so others following in your footsteps will be able view the route as well.
