Sunday, September 25, 2011

Standing on the mountain of God

Celaque National Park contains the largest, highest and best preserved cloud forest in Honduras.  This National Park also has a beautiful waterfall that we see everyday at school.  So, today we decided to get a better look at the waterfall and hike up the mountain!  A few of us teachers set out this morning at 8am for our adventure.  We hiked an hour up to our school and then continued for another 45 minutes to get to the entrance of the National Park. 
We started off with five of us girls hiking, and halfway up it was down to just Kiley, Tabitha, and I.  It was a long and hard hike, but we were determined to get to the lookout.  The hard hike was definitely worth it in the end though.  It was a bit cloudy today, but the view was still amazing!  The cloud forest is just so neat to see, and we were much closer to the waterfall now.  
You can do a longer over night hike to get to the actual top of the entire mountain, and even closer to the waterfall, which we plan to do in a few weekends.  There are little huts that you stay overnight, and we would hire a guide to take us as well.  I'm excited for the full hike!  In Ghana we got to actually go in and under the waterfall, which was one of the most awesome experiences I've ever had, but  I am not sure if we can do that at this waterfall or not.  Either way, the hike will be worth it! 
On the way down the rain began to fall, but it felt nice after being hot and sweaty for hours.  God is good and his beauty is never ending.  He has made Honduras so beautiful, and I am so blessed with what I get to see and do here.  It was a wonderful way to praise the Lord today!






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