13 September 2013

The ascent up Chirripó, in pictures.



From the reforestation plots on Sendero Montaña at sunrise; a stake marking a baby tree in the foreground.


Dig that glorious old-growth canopy.


Tree down in the trail! And check out how big it is.


Even the simplest plants along the trailside are vibrant with colors.


The view to Uran peak as the fog rolled in.


At the top, in the burned areas; called "páramo," it is a high-altitude shrubby ecosystem, minimally forested. Oddly resembles a mix of Southern California chaparral and Sierra Nevada wildflowers.


Tufted flycatcher, I believe, or similar.


The mountains to the north-east of Chirripó as the sun rose.


Chirripó itself, the legend, the mountain, the top of central america!

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