These pictures are from the trail down to El Pailón del Diablo. It is through a beautiful forest, which is almost completely unspoiled. Some of my favorite forests in Ecuador are on the eastern and western slopes of the Andes.
The trail is not long, but it is worth taking time to enjoy. Many people walk fast (or even run!) down the trail, because they are in a hurry to get to El Pailón del Diablo.
This little spill of water is typical of what you see as you drop down from the Andes into the rainforest anywhere in Ecuador. There are little rills and creeks and splashes and sprays of water everywhere. They seem to come out of nowhere, and disappear into nothing. If you like to look at little waterfalls, you will be very happy in this part of Ecuador. Flor is washing her hands here.
The next few pictures are of wildflowers in the forest, at least I think they are wildflowers. Since this was along a trail, there is always a possibility that somebody planted something. However, some of these flowers we spotted off the trail and I had to jump or hike a little bit to get to them, so I'm pretty sure they're wildflowers. I have more pictures like this coming up tomorrow.
I like the color of this flower. Rainforests and cloudforests are really green. Every now and then you see something with brilliant color, like the wild macaws in eastern Ecuador, but for the most part you are looking at green. Anything colorful really catches your attention.
The amazing thing about this plant was how it was hanging down out of thin air, a few feet off the ground, from a single tendril. I didn't do a great job capturing that with this picture.
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