Back from Belize

I am back home after a week away in the tropics of Belize, where I explored the Cayo District, an area with mountains, caves, rushing rivers, Mayan ruins and jungle stretching deep and untouched for miles to all compass points. Each day was literally a new adventure, as I joined groups and went solo to hike, mountain bike, cave, swim, and track animals and birds.

The trip was based for the most part from Black Rock Lodge, an eco-lodge on the Macal River in the Mayan Mountains. We drove or hiked from the lodge to reach sites around San Ignacio and into Chiquibul National Park, a remote preserve that’s part of the largest remaining contiguous block of tropical forest north of the Amazon.

I am working on two stories from this trip. For now, here are a few images from the adventure.