Hiking to La Cruz de Alajuelita has been on my list since 2019... and finally got to do it on the tail end of this last business trip to Costa Rica. A 4-mile loop with 2,000` of elevation gain in the foothills of San Jose was still a jungle-like experience, numerous river crossings and all!
For detailed route description with pics and downloadable GPX tracks, visit BackcountryFever.com/CR/
This slot pair never gets old even though I`ve been through them over a dozen times. It`s also fun showing this to people who are new to such an experience.
Despite the weekend`s winter weather advisory, it turned out to be a blue bird day for our rim to rim hike. We couldn`t have asked for better timing with a snowstorm the night before and again as soon as we reached the North rim. Always an epic hike!