Category Archives: Trips

Distance = 30 km (18 miles) I didn’t learn my lesson and so I had to put on wet clothes again. It was a long day, but after a walk in our last Costa Rican jungle, the rest of the … Continue reading →

Distance = 16 km (9.6 miles) Nothing dries overnight in this climate, so I put on my wet clothes and started walking. We made it to the Esquipulas Rainforest where we selected our tents, cleaned up and washed some clothes. … Continue reading →

Distance = 19 km (11.4 miles) While driving to the trailhead, I gave everyone a short lecture on black holes…because, why not? Lots of downhill walking today as we take winding dirt roads and start to leave the coffee plantations. … Continue reading →

Distance = 16 km (9.6 miles) It was a long, hard day yesterday so some of the group elected to take today off. Juancho says this is his least favorite day: too many coffee plantations. I liked it. I’ve been … Continue reading →

Distance=24 km (14.4 miles) We crossed the continental divide today – a gas station at 2035 m (6680 ft).  From here it is all downhill to the Pacific! The first half of the day was road walking and there were … Continue reading →

Distance = 16 km (9.6 miles) At breakfast we had two special visitors. Andres of UrriTrek and Conchita of Asociacion Mar a Mar. It was a real honor to meet and talk to two people so dedicated to promoting El … Continue reading →

Distance = 13 km (7.8 miles) This day had a little bit of everything. We had a superb breakfast at Orosi Lodge. Travel and Leisure magazine had called it one of the best breakfasts in Costa Rica and I agree. … Continue reading →

Distance = 18 km (10.8 miles) Leaving Rio Macho, we walked uphill in the shade for a while, past aqueducts that transport water to the city of San Jose. Some really steep hills today with impossible looking grades of 20% … Continue reading →

Distance = 0 km (Zero Day) We went to the Hacienda Orosi Hot Springs and Farm today. It was a pleasant day, sitting in 100 F hot springs looking out over the Orosi Valley, rubbing ourselves with mud, napping and … Continue reading →

Distance=20 km (12 miles) We started the day with a 7-8 km (5 mile) uphill walk! There must have been some downhill bits, but it all felt up to me. We were skirting the edge of the Tapantí-Cerro de la … Continue reading →