Birthday Celebration!

I had an awesome birthday this year!

We took a trip up to the mountains for a couple days,

here's some pics:

A river on the way up the mountain:

Welcome to Boquete:

(The Fair Grounds)

The cabin we stayed in at Isla Verde:

The grounds at Isla Verde:

The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, resident of Isla Verde:

We visited some friends also staying in Boquete.
Their accommodations boasted some great views as well:
Volcan Baru ,a dormant volcano and the highest peak in Panama
Elevation:11,400'
The property also bordered a very deep canyon with a river as well:

We went on a hike just outside the National Forest,
here's some pictures of the views on the way there:

Top middle pic: Sloth
Bottom left:  abandoned house/castle


We did the Pipe Line Trail in Bajo Mono, just above Boquete.
It took about an hour and a half I think(?) to reach the water fall.
It was a fabulous hike and I could have spent hours on the way up taking in all the beauty!

At last...the waterfall!

(Bottom right: Dylan & his friends getting ready to get wet...and COLD!)


As if this wasn't already the most perfect trip ever,
I was blessed with a sighting of the very rare Resplendent Quetzal:

This picture shows the best view of it's 3' long tail feathers which the male grows out for mating season 

WHAT A BIRD!
I couldn't have been more excited!


Good times, 
good food, 
good company, 
good weather...
This is definitely my new birthday tradition!