An Outside Perspective

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The Arenal region of Costa Rica is a popular destination especially for foreigners. Drawn to the area by its active volcano, Arenal is also a place where you can go on some great hikes and sit and unwind in natural hot springs. The hot springs pictures I will not be posting on this blog... those pictures are probably for a different type of blog all together.

But the picture that does make this blog is one I took during a simple hike near the Arenal Volcano. It is of La Fortuna waterfall. I was with several other people, one of whom jumped right into the powerful waters. I'm sad to say I was not as brave but I used the time to go exploring. I walked down and around a bunch of rocks, away from where everyone else was taking pictures and climbed up even more rocks. That's the perspective I tried to capture in this image.

What I loved about being at the waterfall was how lush and green the foliage was, how powerful the force of the water was, how harsh the volcanic rock looked and how seemingly well they all blended together.

For my other Costa Rica post, click here.

Soothing Sky

I shot this through the window of a bus on my way back to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The trip from the Southern part of the country lasted several hours. At one point, the massive bus started up this mountainous road that twisted and turned to the point where I thought we might go over the other side into the waiting abyss. At one point I looked past the road and saw the light beaming through the clouds, revealing the lush green of the landscape. Somehow, it made me feel better.