A photo collage from 10 days in Colombia at the end of March, if you want to read about the trip here is a link to Jess's article which was published on Backcountry.com.
Salento: The Moab of Colombia - http://www.backcountry.com/explore/salento-the-moab-of-colombia
Salento: The Moab of Colombia - http://www.backcountry.com/explore/salento-the-moab-of-colombia
When you're not in a city you're probably on a farm... lots of farm land in the mountains of Colombia.
The Cocora Valle or "Valle de Cocora" as its more commonly known.
The giant Wax Palms are what draw people to the Valle de Cocora. Far from the sea and high in the mountains.
Our new amigo Felipe, a talented 22 yr old trail/mountain runner and great mountain guide.
Some other friends we made at the Finca in Parque National Los Nevados where we spend the night during a 2 day trek.
Apparently "holy week" in Colombia also signifies the beginning of the rainy season... we found out quickly.
This little perrito followed us all the way up into the high mountains for 2 days. If only I brought a bigger backpack.
Sunrise high in the Colombian mountains, the summit of Volcano Tolima on the right.
Nearing 15,000' we had unobstructed views of the surrounding mountains below.
Pointing out Volcano del Ruiz (5,321m) off in the distance. The northern part of the park is closed, for good reason.
Frailejone plants covered the high country, some of them reaching 15+ ft.
Mountain farm land. Its amazing how far off the grid people live down here. This trail is more than for recreation.
My adventure buddy & I enjoying being tourists on out last day in Colombia.
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