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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Panama Part 2: The Cloud Forest
Our drive from Panama City to Santa Elena was around 320 miles and took
all day. On the way we explored the beach shown in the previous post and
stopped for food and photos along the way. With the flight and very long drive we were tired, but in the late afternoon we
arrived in the small charming country town of Santa Elena. The map below shows our drive.
When we arrived, it was late and we were tired so we were not very picky about our room. After unpacking we started walking through town looking for a restaurant but were unsuccessful. We ate some cliff bars and dad and I went exploring into the dark searching for frogs. We found a fire road and I saw a medium sized animal climbing up a tree. The blurry photo below was the only one I got, but it seemed to be a type of opossum. At the end of the fire road, we did find a river that we returned to the following day.
After a good nights sleep, we were able to more properly explore Santa Elena. The town is beautiful with cute houses, cute dogs, and friendly people. The final photo is of the cabin we spent the next couple days in.
Later in the day we went for a swim in the river Dad and I had found the night before. There were lots of tiny fish in the river that I was able to photograph. That night, I headed to jungle with a local guide to locate and photograph frogs. In addition to the frogs, the guides were able to locate three small venomous snakes. Below is a collage of photos I took of the wildlife we found in Santa Elena as well as a couple of videos I shot underwater at the river and one of leaf cutter ants we found in the cloud forest.
When we arrived, it was late and we were tired so we were not very picky about our room. After unpacking we started walking through town looking for a restaurant but were unsuccessful. We ate some cliff bars and dad and I went exploring into the dark searching for frogs. We found a fire road and I saw a medium sized animal climbing up a tree. The blurry photo below was the only one I got, but it seemed to be a type of opossum. At the end of the fire road, we did find a river that we returned to the following day.
After a good nights sleep, we were able to more properly explore Santa Elena. The town is beautiful with cute houses, cute dogs, and friendly people. The final photo is of the cabin we spent the next couple days in.
After checking in to our new room, we talked to the friendly owner and she recommended we walk to a nearby waterfall. It was windy, wet, and perfect! The waterfall was fantastic and on the muddy hike down we saw leaf-cutter ants, butterflies, and many flowers and exotic plants.
Later in the day we went for a swim in the river Dad and I had found the night before. There were lots of tiny fish in the river that I was able to photograph. That night, I headed to jungle with a local guide to locate and photograph frogs. In addition to the frogs, the guides were able to locate three small venomous snakes. Below is a collage of photos I took of the wildlife we found in Santa Elena as well as a couple of videos I shot underwater at the river and one of leaf cutter ants we found in the cloud forest.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Panama Part 1: Journey to Panama
My dad Carl, Uncle Bill, and I headed to Panama for a 10 day trip. This first photo shows dad and Bill doing final backpack checks at LAX.
We took the red-eye to direct to Panama City and landed around 8:00 AM.
After picking up our rental car and getting lost several times we headed to a the coast which was virtually featureless, except for the palm structure shown above (which provided shade for a half dozen dogs). It was insanely hot and dry. Dad and bill walked down to the beach to snap some photos.
As we headed to the highlands, the scenery changed quite a bit and began to resemble Steinbeck Country. Here is bill peaking out on an isolated country road while dad took photos of a horse.
We took the red-eye to direct to Panama City and landed around 8:00 AM.
After picking up our rental car and getting lost several times we headed to a the coast which was virtually featureless, except for the palm structure shown above (which provided shade for a half dozen dogs). It was insanely hot and dry. Dad and bill walked down to the beach to snap some photos.
As we headed to the highlands, the scenery changed quite a bit and began to resemble Steinbeck Country. Here is bill peaking out on an isolated country road while dad took photos of a horse.
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