The road out of Hidalgo was much easier to find than the road in. However, with the bike swerving at every bump because of the broken trunk, I needed a welder rather quick. Although there were many places near the town, they were all closed, being that it was 8am on a Saturday. It wasn't until I was in the small road heading into the canyons that I found a metal shop - this time not an auto mechanic, but I knew what to do - they just needed to weld the piece together. They also made - not found, made - a new bolt to replace one that came off a couple days ago. Now I have an interesting looking piece coming out of the side of the passenger handles.
An incredible road into Creel - for 300 km, the road very slowly and unnoticeably gets more and more twisty and steep. After an hour and a half or so, I looked up from the curvy road and - whoa! - I'm in the middle of some enormous canyons, with brushy green vegetation over red clay, huge rock walls, and steep mountains. I wasn't able to take any pictures, unfortunately. The road was too dangerous, there was a lack of pull-off spots, and they wouldn't have come out very good anyway, considering the size of everything.
Creel is a neat little town - touristy, of course, but homely and cheap. Naturally there are the luxury mountain retreat hotels, but there's also cheap restaurants, and the hostel I'm staying in. 80 pesos includes dinner AND breakfast - the best deal yet, I think. Considering this, it would be cost effective to stay here another night and hang out around the canyon tomorrow - maybe do some hiking or mountain biking, or just hanging out.
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