The Rainy Season Has Begun

I've been told to expect this on a daily basis from now through December or so.

Paradero Monte de la Cruz

On Earth Day we went to a park high up on the mountain north of town, to see a little nature -- and the view:

I'm not sure what the altitude was, but it was high enough to get us up above the tropical climate and into a conifer forest.



The view looking across the Central Valley toward San Jose



Still the view



A large old tree with several different epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants)



Okay, we were at a fairly high elevation, but I really don't think there would ever be much of a chance of snow... despite the presence of this (and at least one other) A-frame building.

Sunset - 20 April 2009

Orosi Valley and Irazu Volcano

Rio Reventazon:

Rio Reventazon gorge:

Orosi Valley:

Irazu Volcano, main crater:

Above the clouds, looking south from Irazu:

Jen:

Me:

Area Churches

Church in the town where I'm living, San Rafael de Heredia:

Church in Barva, which is one of the oldest villages in Costa Rica:

(not the best picture, as we were driving past it)

Evening From the Apartment

Morning From the Apartment