Talons Tips and Tales from the seat of my motorcycle

Life Is Good In The Borderland

Columbus New Mexico just a short three miles from Puerto Palomas de Villa, also known simply as Palomas, a small town of 4,688 people in the in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.  Nancy and I just returned from a two day trip across the border at Columbus to Palomas.  You might ask,  Why did you go to a small village across the border in Mexico?  Could it possibly be for some of the best dental and eye care available at a small fraction of the cost for the same services in the US?  Not difficult to answer that question.  Wonderful, thoughtful, friendly folks across the border.  One of the nicest experiences and best services we have had in quite some time.  Going back?  You bet!

Pancho Villa On His Indian Motorcycle. The US Army Used Harleys To Try To Catch Him.

Learned some interesting history while we were in Columbus.  In 1916 the US Army was unable to catch Mexican Pancho Villa along US border towns. They asked Harley-Davidson  for motorcycles to help track down and catch him. Harley sent them thirty-five motorcycles. While they did not help the Army catch Pancho Villa the Army realized the value of Harley-Davidson motorcycles to the military.  Maybe it was because Pancho was riding an Indian...?

On all my motorcycle photo essays as I ride from border to border across this great US country I am always amazed how lines drawn on maps and walls as barriers try to separate us as human beings.

Life is good in the borderland.  You have only to experience it.

be strong, be safe, Talon