 Early morning sky at our hotel near La Fortuna |
 San Carlos river from our hotel property |
 Does not want to be photographed, I think! |
 Could this be a honeycreeper? |
 Could this be a honeycreeper? |
 Could this be a honeycreeper? |
 On a tree frequented by hummingbirds |
 Passerini's Tanagers |
 Unidentified bird |
 A Scarlet-rumped or Passerini's tanager |
 Hummingbird on a tree |
 Arenal Volcano in the distance |
 Passing Costa Rican soda near La Fortuna in the morning |
 Arenal Volcano rises behind the village |
 Arenal Volcano approach |
 A view of the volcano from the other side of the bus as we approach |
 An area of lava blocks from an older explosion |
 Tabacon river |
 Landscape appoachng the volcano |
 A ballistic Impact Crater |
 Ballistic Impact Craters |
 Region of Balistic Impact Craters |
 Plaque in rememberance of the explosion of 1968 |
 The toilets and the bus |
 At the entrance of a trail |
 The trails in the park |
 Wildlife in the park |
 A Coatimundi |
 A Coatimundi |
 A view of Arenal |
 A Coatimundi |
 The coatimundi |
 Volcanic Hazards |
 Safety measures when there is volcanic activity |
 The bus on the roadway leading closer to the volcano |
 Flower in the park |
 Touch-me-nots |
 Learning about the local flora on the Las Coladas Trail |
 On the Las Coladas Trail |
 On the Las Coladas Trail |
 On the Las Coladas Trail |
 Sign at the turnoff to stay on the trail |
 Sign for the old lava flow of 1992 |
 Steps up to the viewing point on the trail |
 Hiking in Arenal Volcano National Park |
 Arenal Volcano |
 Arenal Volcano |
 Lake Arenal |
 Arenal Volcano |
 Protective layer on the trunk of the tree |
 Touch-me-nots or jewelweed |
 Flower in the woods |
 Under the shady tree |
 The trail |
 The trail |
 Returning to the bus |
 Sign for Arenal Volcano National Park |
 View of Arenal Volcano from the dam for the lake |
 On the dam built to creae Lake Arenal |
 Lake Arenal |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 Property in Nuevo Arenal |
 Swiss themed restaurant and property |
 Swiss themed restaurant and property |
 Trimming the living fences near Nuevo Arenal |
 Coming around Lake Arenal on the way to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 our lunch stop |
 The monument in the park |
 The town's church |
 The town's church |
 Bridge on the way to Monteverde |
 Bridge on the way to Monteverde |
 After crossing a one-lane bridge on the way to Monteverde |
 Cloudy skies on the way to Monteverde |
 Cloudy skies on the way to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 The way ahead |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 Last view of Arenal Volcano |
 The awful road condition |
 Bad road conditions |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 Road sign on the road to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 Road condition on the way to Monteverde |
 Road condition on the way to Monteverde |
 Countryside on the way to Monteverde |
 Potholes! |
 On the way to Monteverde |
 Approaching Monteverde |
 Approaching Monteverde |
 In downtown Monteverde |
 View from our hotel room |