The Eversons, Jeremy, Beth, Kiera, Jonas, Mabri

Rain in Chihuahua

Flooded streets in Chihuahua

Now, it is true that we live in the Chihuahuan Desert.  Yes, I know, it is hard to believe that the city of Chihauhua, Chihuahua, Mexico is in the Chihuahuan Desert but that is the truth!

We went 10 months without rain of any decent sort, and in July the rains finally came again.

Here the rainy season lasts about a month-and-a-half, and when it rains it is the flash flood type of rain.  Chihuahua sits on a high-desert plain on the east side of the Sierra Madres.  This time of the year is referred to as ‘las aguas’ on the west side, or coastal side of the Sierras.  Anything that is left after the rains descend on the coastal side regathers itself and crashes down on the high plateau of the desert.  We can often look out over the city and see some other part of the city getting dumped on while the sun shines on our neighborhood.

Kiera and Eliana in the river at Majalca

Jonas and Caleb in the river at Majalca

One of our favorite escapes from the city is a national park called Cumbres de Majalca – the hills of Majalca.  The park sits right in the edge of the Sierras and receives a lot more rain than the city.  It has a river running through it and over the years (mostly from the flood) the river has created a really neat canyon, which now makes up the main area of the park.  When we get out to Majalca, it is really about as close as we get to a beach so the kids play all day in the river and the sand along its edges.

I (Jeremy) took the kids out to Majalca a couple times this past month.  These pictures are from a trip with our partners the Worleys.

It is very refreshing to get out into the mountains and breath the fresh air and hear nothing but the wind in the trees and the river running over the rocks.  Being from the lakes region of New Hampshire, in the foothills of the White Mountains, we sometimes go crazy living in the city.  Majalca gives us a good break from city life. Now I know why all the city folk from Boston and New York drive for hours to get to New Hampshire!