4.01.2010

Peñas Blancas (3/13 - 3/16)

Here are some shots from around Eladio's "house".








Serving up some food:

View from the cabin:

My bed, bottom left:

Chillin:


We got to hike around a lot on our free afternoons.


It was pretty muddy...



Got to swim in the river and use the rapids as a waterslide - Wisconsin Dells in the middle of nowhere. I hiked up a small stream that fed this river. Completely secluded. Completely free. I could scream as loud as possible and no one could hear.




Saw some cool stuff. Below is a parasitic fungus that attacks specific species of bugs (like in Planet Earth when the fungus forces the ant to climb a tree and then it explodes out of its head). This fungus attacked a beetle larvae. SO COOL!


Cool herps:



We also did a lot of bird watching while here. Below, Yimen (my TA and bird-lover):


Where the cool kids hang out:


Some of us just enjoyed playing with our binoculars:



The magic of the forest:


After spending 4 days in Peñas Blancas, we left on the 17th to travel to Poco Sol. Another 8 mile hike. Another endless adventure. Another journey that began with a single step.

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