Thanksgiving in Mexico

By Boyd Ruppelt

Getting just as thirsty as everyone else with the drought I found out that some of my paddling friends were heading down to Mexico for Thanksgiving in search of the beautiful, travertine waterfalls that San Louis Potosi is known for. Absolutely itching for whatever action I could find, I took off for Tampico with my good friend Drew Armstrong (for those that know him) and rented a car to drive down to meet up with our Alabama friends at Micos.

How me and Rafa were in the same part of the same state at the same time and didn’t meet up is beyond me… but it was a good trip. We’ll have to next time. We explored a bit and found some pretty unique waterfalls to run and some truly beautiful kayaking!

One Cascade in particular stood out. It’s a cascade called Puente De Dios which translates as "Bridge of God." It’s a beautiful maze of caves and potholes linked together in and around the riverbed. The water flows from the falls, through and around the caves, and into a deep pool before going underground. It then flows through a large, caved out room before exiting on its way to Tamasopo. The locals had a rope strung through so you could swim from one side of the cave to the other. We also found out that it is a big attraction for scuba divers. With the sound of screeching bats and whistling locals, we each ran the cascade one at a time trying to avoid any underwater spelunking on our way down the falls. It was a beautiful cascade and unique experience to say the least.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Boyd

PS- special thanks to Drew, Kimberly, Joey, and Adam for the pics & video…