This is the second time I have been to this National Park. It is only around 1 hour from where I am living. Beautiful area over 4000m (12,000 ft) in elevation.
Daniela is guiding a mountain trip next weekend at over 5000m so she wanted to head somewhere high in elevation. I am always game for a road trip so off we went.
On the way I pointed out a road heading up the side of a mountain that I had noticed a few days earlier on a bike ride so we turned off to check it out. We end up in a village named “El Tablon de Pifo”. A small neighborhood with a few hundred people. We passed a car that had taken a wrong turn down a driveway that people were digging out trying to get it unstuck. Suave Monjita was able to pull it out easily and as thanks we were invited in for tea and breakfast. Turned out to be a family restaurant. Nice place, I would like to return for supper one night. The road turned out to be a dead end so we turned around and headed to the park.
As we pulled into the park the road to the right headed to the park entrance and the road to the left we had no idea. We went left. The road turned back down the mountain and we ended up back on the highway by a small village we had passed earlier. On the way we passed what Daniela thought at first was a bull ring but turned out to be some kind of religious temple. It was very well kept and I am not sure what it is for.
Then we headed into the park we drove up to the top parked and went on a short hike. I want to get a camping permit and spend some time fishing some of the many lakes. It would be a little chilly because of the elevation but I have a good sleeping bag. I did slip in a muddy part of the trail and Daniela being so caring said to look sad for the picture. It was a great day exploring but our hike was pretty short and it should have been longer. I really enjoyed the day.
