Arivaca Camp

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Arivaca Camp

Arivaca Camp tent

Volunteers find shade under a tarp.

Volunteers

Volunteers chat during the midday break.

Temperature

The temperature approaches 100 degrees.

Going on patrol

Volunteers drive out to patrol migrant trails from the camp.

Pilgrimage

A group of college students walk to the site where the body of a 14-year-old girl from El Salvador was found in February of 2008.

Camp photo

Volunteers pose for a weekly camp photo.

Flagraising

A flag with a green cross - a known symbol of aid in Latin America - is hoisted over camp.

Roadside Shrine

A shrine marks the site where a migrant was found dead on the side of the road on the way to camp. (Photo by Ross Mason)

Camp Shrine

Beginning as a simple shrine in 2004, the camp shrine has grown to include many things found out on the trails. (Photo by Ross Mason)

Food Pack

A volunteer holds a sample migrant food pack, which includes a drink, fruit, granola bar, tuna and a pair of socks. (Photo by Ross Mason)

Loading up

A volunteer prepares to leave camp for a patrol. (Photo by Ross Mason)

Evening rest

A volunteer rests on the tailgate of a truck watching the sunset. (Photo by Ross Mason)

Planning

The camp coordinators look over maps to determine the day's patrol routes. (Photo by Ross Mason)

On the Road

Volunteers drive on unmaintained jeep trails to access the remote migrant trails. (Photo by Ross Mason)

Water Jugs

Gallon jugs are marked with GPS waypoints and placed along active migrant trails.

Supply Drop

Volunteers re-stock a supply drop point with water jugs and food packs.

Trash Pickup

A volunteers picks up an empty water bottle while patrolling in a wash.

Josseline's Shrine

A shrine built near the site where NMD volunteers found the body of a teenage girl from El Salvador.

Camp Flags

A flag with a green cross and another with water drops fly over the camp in the summer of 2004.

Camp Headquarters

The Arivaca camp uses a small RV for storage. All food is prepared in an outdoor kitchen set up under tarps.

Water Tanks

Two water tanks, maintained by Humane Borders, sit in a wash a few hundred yards from the camp.

Water bottle

An empty water jug hangs from a branch on a migrant trail.

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