# From the Archives: the time I hiked to the US/Mexico border wall along Yaqui Ridge - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge/ - Published: 2026-07-25T13:28:53-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout I** leave the Coronado Cave** and jump back on the dirt road that seems to wind up the mountainside. I reach the top to find that the road ends, but connections to the Arizona Trail head both North and South. I choose to go South. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OriginalPhoto-636148624.359714. jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **It’s only been a few weeks** since our country has had a new President. I’ve heard that all the border wall construction was halted as soon the new administration took office. A co-worker’s husband did lose his job with this change, which makes me sad. As far as politics go, I stopped following social media months before the election, as it was affecting my mental health. I’d rather live in the dark than be manipulated and deceived by both parties. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2029.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **Seeing things with my own eyes** is the best way for me to draw my own conclusions. Along the Yaqui Ridge trail I go, wondering if I’ll even be able to make it to the border, as I envision border patrol guards, watch dogs and guns, military machines rolling along in the desert. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2045.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **No one is out hiking**, which makes me think that the government is out here somewhere preventing people from getting close to the border. I come to some yellow police tape that may have been put up at some point in time as a deterrent, but the tape had been cut. I continue along, soaking in the marvelous desert views. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2016.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **I walk right up the the border**. No one is here. It is a surreal yet peaceful feeling. I try to understand all points of view, but I do not see a problem, other than an unfinished project in the middle of the desert. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20From%20the%20Archives%3A%20the%20time%20I%20hiked%20to%20the%20US%2FMexico%20border%20wall%20along%20Yaqui%20Ridge&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Ffrom-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-the-time-i-hiked-to-the-us-mexico-border-wall-along-yaqui-ridge/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…