Parque Nacional Cajas

This past Sunday, we hiked...again, and this time, our legs were not sore. In fact, we feel great today-Monday (the day after). Perhaps, this is a sign that we are accustomed to the altitude finally...or the hike was simply easier than last time.

Parque Nacional Cajas was indescribable. Mark continously stopped, looked around, and said, ``This is beautiful!´´ We did hike #3 (estimated at 6 hrs, 55 minutes). We began at 9:10 and ended about 3 pm, with several breaks along the way. Hopefully, the pictures (below) will give you some idea as to how beautiful it truly was. We saw various people on horses or donkeys for the first hour and then we saw NO ONE for the next 4 hours. It was peaceful, romantic, memorable! We would both love to return, if we have time.

Video of our lunch break may be seen here.

Looking forward at the start of the trail.

Looking back at our start: the tiny ranger station in the distance.

We were to follow a very long trail, marked by these little blue markers on rocks. It was actually VERY easy to follow and we did not need a guide in any way.

Need I say more...we were in God´s country.

Following the trail...

Can you spot Mark? He is wearing a gray jacket.

Deep breath...(it was cold, hence the hat)

Waterfalls surrounded us throughout the hike.

More waterfalls.

Lindsay feels insignificant among these towering mountains.

These trees were like those from the Brothers Grimm fairytales.

Up close, you could see the red bark peeling off...incredible!

Almost finished!

The last sign, indicating the starting point, if we wanted to have another go!