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September 24, 2018November 18, 2018 joelbalsam Blog, Portfolio, Print

Guardian: Black cowboys – Creole trail rides showcase unique culture

What do you think of when you think of a cowboy? A gun-slinging John Wayne type? As my first story for The Guardian shows, there's a whole other group of cowboys that this mainstream narrative leaves out. Photos by Stephanie Foden.

We were stranded in Austin last July when a stranger, @discovery_unbound, reached out with a mission: cross the border and find “crystal caves”. With little hesitation (#sorrymom) we hopped in his wagon and drove 500 miles to cross the pedestrian border at Big Bend. Over the Rio Grande in the town of Boquillas, we encountered a resilient community strongly opposed to a border wall (and likely a Democrat-supported fence), the best tacos I’d ever eaten, and — spoiler — crystal caves. I wrote a feature about the journey and my privilege of being able to cross a border that has so many people stuck right now. Pick up the story IN PRINT in @rovamagazine with beautiful photos by @stephaniefoden. It’s available now on magazine stands or you can order the mag on ROVA’s website. #rvlife #roadtrip #rv #adventure #border #travel #spontaneous #bigbend #mexico #printisntdead

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