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http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/ Our adventures driving the Pan-Am. Sat, 04 Feb 2023 03:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.15 http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-914 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-914 Beautiful place, we were lucky the weather held out, at least at the lower elevations

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-911 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:40:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-911 im horribly behind 🙁 where are you guys at?

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-912 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:40:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-912 lol thanks ma, glad you like it

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-913 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:40:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-913 Too cold for this Florida boy!

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-892 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:49:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-892 HEY
who is slackerassed on the blog scene now? Get on with it fella!

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-890 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:44:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-890 You are such a great story teller you always captivate me and I feel a part of your adventures through your journalism. The little girl with her doll was so precious. I sure she stole all your hearts. I am glad you guys made it as high as you did on your hike but used wisdom to get out of the fridge extremes.

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-889 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:29:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-889 Hahahaha I climbed Cotopaxi in the same conditions and am happy you guys made it as far as you did. I turned back after making it only to the refuge camp at 13,000 feet. Good for you guys, real troopers!

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-886 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:43:00 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-886 Wow, you definetely had better weather than us – we had 4 days of rain …. but we loved Cocuy

]]> http://homeonthehighway.com/el-cocuy-parque-nacional-the-hidden-secret-above-the-clouds-of-colombia-part-1/#comment-885 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:48:27 +0000 http://homeonthehighway.com/?p=3352#comment-885 […] The 4Runner led the charge tracing through the sinewy backroads of El Cocuy National Park. Due to the consistent rainfall around this time of year, the unpaved road had transformed from nicely packed dirt to slick snotty mud. I had to use 4×4 a few times to make it up the inclines. Traveling with our good buddy Nacho is kinda like hiking with a fat girl. Sure, sometimes you gotta stop and help her up the hills but… she always has the best snacks! We scoped out a flat spot of land in the mountainside and excitedly setup camp. Coming off weeks of insane paperwork, expensive hotels, flights, giant cities, and a general overload of "the real world". We all needed some time to decompress, reflect, and re-align our chakras in good ol' mother nature. I do not think we could have picked a more beautiful place to do it. I stepped out of the truck into a fairytale scene. We were parked 2000 feet above an expansive deep green valley, dotted with ancient stone corrals, and bisected by a raging river cascading over giant boulders below. Next door to our campsite was a small mountain cabin. Brad and I went over to investigate. It was there where we found the owners insanely cute daughter, Jenny, wandering around with her dolly "Nina" Jenny introduced us to her mother who agreed to let us camp for the whopping price of $2/per day. The family piped spring water down from the mountain for the site and even had a nice little shower if someone felt brave enough. Only the set of icicles hanging off the showerhead to deter you. We spent the next few days camping out, exploring, acclimating ourselves to the 13,000 foot altitude, eating like kings, and generally loving life. To steal a line from my friends Life Remotely, THIS IS WHY WE OVERLAND. Jenny was very intrigued by these milk faces in their big trucks sleeping outside her cabin and came over to talk from time to time. My poor attempt at child interaction. I am not good at kid. I am good at scaring them off though, Jenny sneaks off under the barb wire fence to her cabin. Rest of the story and pics on the blog at El Cocuy Parque Nacional… the hidden secret above the clouds of Colombia Part #1 | Home on the… […]

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