“In Beauty May I Walk”: A Reflection on Walking from the Border to Tucson for 22 Years

On Monday, 43 people embarked on the Migrant Trail, a 75-mile walk through the desert in solidarity with people who have died crossing the border.

At the wall in Sasabe before the walk started. (Photo by Todd Miller)

The annual Migrant Trail began Monday with a solemn ceremony to remember and honor the people who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The walkers gathered in a circle in front of the towering border wall next to the Sasabe port of entry. The wall was so high that the painted-bla…