ATRAVIESO LA SIERRA GORDA MEXICANA hasta LLEGAR al JARDÍN SURREALISTA de EDWARD JAMES | Episodio 242

ATRAVIESO LA SIERRA GORDA MEXICANA hasta LLEGAR al JARDÍN SURREALISTA de EDWARD JAMES | Episodio 242

Every day my time is worth more because I have less left. Make good use of it, that’s what I want. Doing what I didn’t think I was capable of doing but what I do because I can. Without fear of changing, without fear of being.

I will roll through the Sierra Gorda looking for a garden of Eden. The famous garden of Edward James. Good morning! Yesterday during the attempted interview with Tawa this question came up. “How much do external opinions influence you?” And for me it is very simple. It depends on who they come from.

External opinions affect me depending on where they come from. Let’s go! Now yes! With wide and deep canyons carved by the Santa María, Extóraz and Moctezuma rivers, the Sierra Gorda is a relief of sedimentary origin with altitudes exceeding 3000 meters.

Since my thirst for adventure is also great, that day I would cross said mountain range first on the pavement from Las Moras to San Joaquín, and then on the dirt road from San Joaquín to Bucareli. I leave what has been my nest for tonight and proceed to continue the adventure because yes,

This area is impressive and you have to explore it as well as you can. And nothing, I’m leaving here. First to a town called San Joaquín and then to Bucareli. That’s the route they gave me. But look! These canyons are impressive, huh?

This is incredible! I do not want to go from here! And I would like someone to explain to me why this whole area is so dry and yet a little further north in the Sierra Gorda biosphere it is all green again. In other words, something has to happen with the atmospheric pressure

That causes rain to fall more in one place than another… And causes one area to be green, lush and fertile, and another arid, dry and hot. Let’s see what destiny has in store for us today. I am very happy and I want to continue being that way.

That’s why I dedicate myself to what I do, because it makes me very happy. Let’s go! I definitely don’t get it… I’m back to green! Or the green has returned to me. I don’t know what this geographical change has been like, I really need an answer.

Don’t the clouds want to pass from here to there? Or what happens? I need an answer. Who has it? Who helps me? Please meteorologists or knowledgeable people! I need to know and clear up the doubt why here, with a difference of ten kilometers,

Everything is green and the other side is all dry and bare. Who helps me? Myself! It is the phenomenon of orographic shadow. When currents of humid air are forced up a mountain range, they discharge some of their moisture as rain

On the windward side. When the dry air descends on the leeward side of the mountain, it becomes very dry, and as a consequence of its lower heat capacity, it is heated by compression, reaching a higher temperature than before the ascent. The orographic shadow is the cause of the aridity of many deserts.

—Sir, is it this way for Bucareli? —Yes, down here. -OK! Thank you! This is the charismatic town of San Joaquín. There are three possibilities. -Hello! Hello good! How is everything? For Bucareli, which street is it on? The one above? Thank you!

Let’s see, I think it says “Joya de Bucareli, 18” here. The cartel is a little rusty, but it is still understandable. Why don’t I grease the axles? They call me “abandoned.” If I like them to sound, why do I want to grease them?

It’s too boring to keep going and following the trail. The road is too long without anything to entertain me. I do not need silence; I do not have anything to think about. I had it, but it was a long time ago. Now I don’t think anymore.

I will never grease the axles of my cart. A mosquito got in my eye! Good reminder to wear your enduro goggles at all times. All this madness is the biosphere of the Sierra Gorda. And I certainly understand why they call her “Sierra Fat”, because she is very fat, she is obese.

And in terms of beauty it is very beautiful. In terms of magnitude she is obese. I owe this route to the friends from Explora México that I met in Orizaba who have been helping me to guide me, knowing where to go, where not…

These are mountain roads where from time to time you find shops like that one back there. How isolated these people live, right? That fascinates me, but of course, they have a great asset which is having the views behind these

Trees all year round. And I’m going to be honest about one thing, I already feel energetic, I already feel strong and my back hurts surprisingly less. Sometimes poison is the best medicine. Biologically it makes sense, right? Why is poison sometimes the best medicine? It’s just like vaccines.

Because a little bit of bad is good for you. Sometimes a little bit of bad is good too. In my case, this poison, which was perhaps the cause of my back pain, without the “maybe”, now that I am back on the road is making it hurt less.

For some reason I have more energy, I feel more alive. So yes, dear friends, sometimes bad things can also be good. Long live the Sierra Gorda! If we were made to stay in one place we would have roots instead of feet. We are humans, not trees.

Our original nature is based on movement and nomadism. So get moving, do that for yourself! But how beautiful this is! The Sierra Gorda, fat beauty! The Sierra Gorda is called fat because its beauty is fat, it is big, it is enormous, immeasurable, voluminous. What a pleasure to travel these lands!

-See you later! Good afternoon! I am floored by the beauty of the Sierra Gorda. -Hello! Hello good! How are you? A question. Well, more than a question, it is a statement. This is very nice, huh? You are very lucky to be here. These views are stunning. -Yeah. —The Sierra Gorda, right?

-Yeah. -Ready! It was to confirm it. Thank you! Well, little by little we are advancing through the Sierra Gorda. The terrain has become a little steeper, there is a considerable slope that of course will not be appreciated on camera due to the

Image distortion caused by action cameras. But what you are going to see is this, right? What beauty! And I haven’t met anyone except the people who lived in those towns. Oops! Oops! They say things fall under their own weight, right?

Let’s see if we can stay upright on this slope because it is very steep. There are times when you see it from above and it seems like a lot, and then going down it is not so much.

A lot of loose rock falls from the mountain and you have to always try to follow the part that has the least, because this way you have more grip, more grip. My mother! Let’s see… Let’s go! Don’t come here in normal cars for those of you who travel by car, huh.

This is absolutely a 4×4 route. The road seems to be disappearing little by little. There are times when it is difficult to know exactly where it is. I suppose that when it rains it makes the path blur a little with the dragging of dirt and stones. I assure you that speaking sense

In this type of area is not easy, eh? Because you have to be quite focused on what driving is and at the same time a part of your head that tries to string the words together well so as not to say more nonsense than I already say.

One thing that fascinates me about the adventure motorcycle, I don’t know if I’ve ever said it, I imagine only about 500 times, is the degree of presence it gives you. You can’t be anywhere else but where you are.

There are no external thoughts, there are no more problems than reaching your destination and in one piece. So, certain disciplines such as climbing, adventure motorcycles, in short, everything that requires 100% of your head is healthy because it is synonymous with healing many things.

And without eating or drinking it, we just got into a canyon. -Hello! Hello good! How are you? —More or less, there we are. —We are muleteers and we will meet on the way, right? Do you live around here? -There. —Near there? —Are these goats yours? Grazing for a while? -Yeah.

—How far is it until Bucareli? —You just have to go that way and you’ll arrive right away. —What can you tell me about this area? —The only thing is that it’s not raining. —And it should be raining? —Yes, it usually rains a lot this month. And it hasn’t rained in a long time.

—It’s very dry, huh? Climate change perhaps? -Who knows? —And what’s the donkey’s name? —”Burrito” no more. —Well, sir and Burrito, have a very good afternoon. —You too, sir. Go slowly down the road. Because sometimes they leave. They go too fast and derail. —Has anyone fallen? -Yeah.

—Well, have a good day. A pleasure! See you later, Burrito! Wonderful! I am so touched by these people who live here on their piece of sidewalk herding four goats, literally. These are people who tend to go quite deep

Into being and nature because they have so much time for observation without phones or anything like that. I really like talking to them for a little while and I want to think that they also appreciate it when

You stop, because… This gets really rough, eh? Because they are alone all day and they are usually people who always live alone. Or maybe he’s there with his family. I love imagining their day to day life. Fascinates me! Well, this is impressive and I’m about to arrive in Bucareli. Let’s go!

Well done Agustín Ostos Robina! In the middle of the mountains is Bucareli, a town that grew up around an old Franciscan Mission from the 18th century that had the purpose of evangelizing the Chichimecas-Jonaz indigenous groups that lived in the area.

This is Bucareli! And this is a former convent. It was a convent but it is no longer one. -Hello! How are you? One question, do they have delicious things to eat? -Yes, there is. -Yeah? Ready! I’m getting off the bike!

—It is a former Dominican Franciscan convent from the 18th century. Due to the Cristero War it was abandoned. The government against the church. -Then what happened? Did the government come and kick out all the monks? —Some monks, some were sacrificed right there and some were able to flee. -Thank you so much!

That’s lovely! After lunch in Bucareli I finished the last dirt part of that day’s route until it joined the pavement. After a few bumps we have returned to the main road and I think I have arrived at Xilitla. Let’s try!

Three and a half hours of walking for 150 km were what I needed to get to Xilitla. Everything seems to indicate that I am going to make it to Xilitla. The truth is that I have loved these routes in the states of Hidalgo and Querétaro and I highly recommend them. But a lot!

One of the greatest treasures in life is having the possibility of directing your will towards that destiny and making it possible. Do the possible. I am a firm believer, as many of you already know, that we are creators of our reality. That what one dreams and visions,

Even if at first they call you crazy, utopian, lunatic, because it can become very real and very palpable, tangible. This is a tangible dream, I want to continue being able to play it for a long time. I’m already envisioning the end of America. There are a couple of projects in between

And then you have to decide: Europe, Asia, Africa or Oceania. We will have to decide what is the next palpable dream, the next tangible desire. I am very happy and I hope to be able to infect you with even a little bit of what I feel,

What I experience, what excites me and what makes me beat stronger, deeper and wider. I like to envision life as a big garden where there is one big question: “What do you want to plant in it?” What do you want to plant? Plant it well! Find the seed well, choose the season well

And learn to plant. That is! Welcome to San Luis Potosí! At these hours! Hello San Luis Potosí! Tired but happy! —All these brick sculptures were made over more than three decades. Between waterfalls and pools that prepare the mind for immersion in a dream world,

A surreal labyrinth makes its way. The Xilitla sculpture garden was created by Edward James, eccentric poet, great benefactor and patron of the surrealist movement. —Surrealism is part of it, letting the subconscious flow a little without looking for logic, meaning. Surrealism affirms that the world of dreams and the unconscious are sources for inspiration

And creation without the regulatory intervention of reason, giving free rein to thoughts foreign to any aesthetic or moral concern. —Edward, in this case you break with the scheme and logic of architecture by not placing walls or columns on the outside. Surrealism. Nestled in the Huasteca Potosina, Edward James found the

Perfect setting to stage the work of his life. Buildings that evoke meaninglessness, stairs that lead to heaven, doors that lead to nowhere and concrete flowers that grow at the same time as natural ones. This garden is a fusion between the organic and the artificial, between the jungle and concrete,

Thus managing to merge the two worlds into one. He wanted this to become that fusion, the symbiosis between concrete and nature. He said on one occasion when construction began that he did not want them to cut down trees or remove plants,

Because the moss gives it volume, texture, color and aroma. That was the part that he wanted most, that nature was transforming it into something very mystical, magical, as if very ancient. These people who did these wonderful works were peasants who grew coffee

And ended up carrying out such a spectacular work thanks to Edward, who opened a new portal or another vision for them. None of them had academic preparation, there was no architect engineer who touched the plans because they did not was.

They were drawings in ordinary school notebooks. I tore off a leaf and gave it to him. And I think it is awakening that artistic ghost that we all carry inside. All you need is for someone to come and give you a good slap

To wake up the ghost inside and you become a writer, a sculptor…

Cada día mi tiempo vale más porque me queda menos. Aprovecharlo bien: eso quiero. Hacer lo que no me creía capaz de hacer pero que hago porque puedo. Sin miedo a cambiar, sin miedo a ser… rodaré por la Sierra Gorda buscando un Jardín del Edén, el famoso jardín escultórico de Edward James.

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