August 8, 2010 |
| Mini Trip to Hot Water Falls |
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Heading home in the back
of a pick up.
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Looking for a way to cool off a bit and see some more of the local landscape we took a bus ride up river. We headed several miles up along the river to a Hot Water Falls. After a short hike we arrived at a cool shady spot on one of the many creeks which wind down to the Rio. It required a bit of hike up to the head water and then a steep climb back down to the base of the falls. The sensation is a bit strange. You swim across a large pool of cool water and enter the hot water falls. Fortuneatly there has been a lot of rain so the "hot" water was probably only around ninety degrees or so. It was warm but not too much. Remember; the air here is HOT and we were looking for COOL. We quickly entered the cool waters and soaked for a bit before swimming over to the falls. Once under the falls you can hang on to a ledge and bath in the hot water before swimming back across. As is always the case in such places....there were young people there who don't have much fear or trepadation and climbed the slippery rocks to the top in order to jump off the top of the falls. Mind you; this is not a straight vertical jump. There are base rocks protruding out several feet requiring the jumper to "clear" the base. Fortunately we didn't stay long enough to witness an inevitable "slip". Guess we're just getting too old and conservative! Guess, too, I've forgotten about some of the really dumb shit I did as an adolescent! Don't worry...Pat was quick to remind me! Once sufficiently cooled down we headed up to the road and a cold beer. While waiting for the bus Angie put her thumb out to a passing pick up truck. Guess what? The guy stops and we all climb into the back of the pickup for the thirty minute ride back to town. What was I saying about adolescent behavior? Driving fifty plus mph on these narrow roads (in the back of a small pickup) is excelerating to say the least. Oh well it beat jumping off rock ledges (I think). Needless to say we got back safely. Another day into the log.
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