El Paso

We spent the first night of our journey to California in El Paso, Texas. Cuidad de Juarez was this huge city of lights on the other side of a dark area known as the Rio Grande. It was exciting and felt a little dangerous to be so close to Mexico. The next morning I saw the Rio Grande. It was about as wide as Lanana Creek (about 6 feet wide?). I thought people swam to freedom, not leapt accross while staying dry. There is no wet back involved in crossing this river.