# Puerta Blanca - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/puerta-blanca/ - Published: 2017-07-06T12:04:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout The trail head signs are overshadowed by a larger warning : _ _ _“Illegals and drug smugglers may be crossing in this area. DO NOT attempt to approach them, immediately call the police!”_ _ _ The morning fog is thick as I make my way along the White Door in the southern bowels of the Sonoran desert. A lone coyote howls. [[ Here in the misty mountains of [Organ Pipe](https://www.nps.gov/orpi/index.htm) I don the comfort of the gas mask, strapping  it on tightly before caressing the hollow bones of the Saguaro. [[ The hollow emptiness here is not conducive to even the bravest of smugglers, lest it be of the human kind or the other. [[ All souls just disappear into the mist. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/puerta-blanca/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Puerta%20Blanca&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fpuerta-blanca%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/puerta-blanca/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/puerta-blanca/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/puerta-blanca/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/puerta-blanca/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…