Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Crandell Invasion!


The Crandell and Matt kids at Lola's in Avellanas.


A guy from the church we attend here has a huge ranch house and farm out past Liberia.
He had the whole congregation over for a picnic and rodeo.
Incredible time...zip lines, bull-riding, cliff jumping, horse-back riding...



Christine, bucking like a ram...


Reid, Sage, Jacob, and Luke at the ranch house.


Reid zip-lining across a river.


Gregg jumping off the ledge with Allison in hand!


Next stop, La Carolina Lodge and the Rio Celeste.
We went on a 5 hour hike to a waterfall and hotspring along the Rio Celeste.
Here you can see the amazing crystal blue waterfall in the background...



The waterfall at Rio Celeste


Mid-trail along the river.


Allison and Jeannie at a lookout point on the way to the hotsprings.


Lounging on the deck in a hammock back at the Lodge.


La Carolina Lodge is situated on the river within a 180 acre farm.
We went on a 2-hour horseback tour and saw but a fraction of the land.



My beautiful girls.


Dave, mid-flight in the river.


The riverside hot tub.


On the porch outside La Carolina Lodge before heading back to the coast.


Road trippin'...Griswald style.


Gettin' schooled...


Rodeo Madness!