Hello, Hivers and Wednesday Walkers!
Maybe some of you remember that a little more than a month and a half ago, I wrote about a hike in El Avila, up to one of the many ravines that go down the mountain. I'm referring to the Quebrada Quintero. It is one of the easiest routes for hiking in the Avila, so on weekends it is usually quite crowded. And although I already told you about my excursion a few weeks ago, I will share with you the one from last Saturday because this time, I was able to enjoy the place much more.
This time, I went with my husband. Since he started hiking again, he has wanted to go up the mountain almost every day:)
We went on Saturday early in the morning to avoid crowds. And we were right because despite being a weekend, the trail was still not so crowded when we started the ascent.
Despite the heat, the first part of this trail is always cool because of the large amount of vegetation.
We had to be careful as after the days of heavy rains, the ground was very wet.
In this trail, part of the path is quite flat once you leave the wooded area. But then, there were a few slopes, on Saturday the ground was wet, and it was very easy to slip, so we were walking at a slow pace.
Which also allowed us to appreciate the details along the trail. Like this fungus that I came across along the way.
There is a point on the trail from where you can see the city. It is not very high, but still, the view is nice.
Very close to that point and through the foliage, you can hear and see a little of the waterfall stream.
A few minutes later, we arrived at Quebrada Quintero. That day there was much more flow in the creek because of the rains of the last weeks and although some people were bathing, there were not as many as the other time that we could not even get close to the waterfall because of the crowd.
So this time, I climbed up the rocks in front of the well where the waterfall falls, to appreciate it from the front and see the point where the waterfall starts.
Here is another front view of the waterfall.
I love that purple tone that has the rock on one of the sides very close to where the waterfall is.
From this point, besides the waterfall, you can see a trail that goes deeper into the mountain. According to the park ranger, who was in the place, it has some difficult stretches and in some parts, there is much undergrowth in the trail, so we were advised to not follow the path without a guide who knows the route well. So maybe, at some other time.
The husband and I didn't take a dip like some of the people who were there, but we did dip our feet in the icy water. A great way to soothe tired feet.
And while we were there, we took this picture to send to our son.
After a while, we went back the same way.
I don't know if it was the cold water that filled us with energy, but the return seemed very fast and in a very short time we were back.
Our next challenge is to climb up that trail in the photo to the second ranger station of Sabas Nieves which is called the place where you access El Avila at this point. It is one of the busiest routes in the national park but has some steep climbs.
When we arrived almost at the entrance of the trail, this little wooden house where they sell coconuts and coconut products was already open. The husband was tempted to have a Cocada but finally, he had the willpower to let it pass. So we went straight out to the street to look for the car.
We ended our walk through El Avila and returned home full of energy from the early hike through the mountains.
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© CoquiCoin
October 4, 2023
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