Following the Devil’s Backbone

El Espinazo del Diablo (the Devil’s Backbone—a mountain pass along Mexico’s highway 40) is an infamously sinuous mountain road that joins the towns of Mazatlán, Sinaloa and Durango, Durango. The road has a bit of a reputation for punishing travellers with terrifying accident-inducing winding turns. Luckily travellers are also rewarded with spectacular views as the road runs along a mountain ridge, high in the […]

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The wrong way to the right path

It’s curious how convenient my disasters. I’m riding into Durango, making my way through the city center in heavy traffic. Some guy yells something at me from the sidewalk, but I’m uninterested in whatever he’s selling. Then another one points at the rear of the bike and yells “Agua!” What? I turn around and see … Continue reading →

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The Devil got a new Backbone – Espinazo del Diablo

Between Mazatlan on the west coast of mainland Mexico and Durango, which lies east of the Sierra Madre Mountains, there is a famous road known by locals and internationally as the Devil’s Backbone. Local legend says that when the Archangel… Read More ›

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This ain’t my first Rodeo…

But it is my first time at the local town of that name….and my first time going through Hidalgo del Parral and Durango too. From Guachochi I head east toward Hidalgo del Parral. It’s the next bigger town on the… Read More ›

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