Blogs from Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District, Belize, Central America Caribbean

Cheryl, Chuck, and I drove to Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize from Tikal, Guatemala. The Mountain Pine ridge is an area of Belize that none of us had visited prior to this trip. This is the place that this trip I was looking most forward to visiting because it was unknown to me and also because it was an area that seemed unique to its surroundings with more of a rustic and natural feel. I like being immersed in nature as well as something new and foreign and so I was excited. The Mountain Pine Ridge is a protected reserve situated in west central Belize, covering over 250 square miles of the Maya Mountain Range. It is a forest reserve of Honduras Pines. The highest point is Baldy Beacon at 2300 ft. There are granite hillsides ... read more

De laatste Trekforce-geralateerde blog staat op het punt gelezen te worden.. Gisteren de laatste trainingdag gehad, vandaag laatste feedback en dan 3 dagen naar Caye Chaulker, een soort waddeneiland maar dan met meer bars en snorkelen, duiken en epic windsurfweer. Vanaf morgen tijd voor R&R! Maar voordat ik op de zaken vooruitloop; wat is er de afgelopen weken gebeurt? Lesgeven De afgelopen weken hebben bestaan uit lesgeven aan een nieuwe groep. Leuk om te zien hoe "groen" mensen Belize binnenkomen. En daardoor te zien hoe onze groep gegroeid is. We hebben de nieuwe groep alles over jungle-survival uitgelegd en zijn met ze de jungle in gegaan, naar de "beginnerscampground" aan het begin van het park. Verrassing was dat tijdens de eerste jungledag onze gids de jungle uit kwam lopen met een 2,2 meter lange Fer-de-Lance met ... read more

I spent 3 nights at Barton Creek Outpost. I enjoyed it here immesely and I am determined to return again someday. This is a funky place that tends to attract a lot of backpackers. About half of them were here long-termish serving as "volunteers". This arrangement seems to work very well for them and the proprietors of this place. It's genius! It was free to camp since I had my own gear so my only expense was the fine food prepared by the outpost that I elected to eat in lieu of the crap food that I carry in the car. The balance of the first day was spent soaking in the swimming hole located directly behind my tent and considering whether or not I would ever get my car back out of this place in ... read more

Apologies if this entry turns out to be a bit of an epic; we´re going to try and cover the entire 3 weeks we spent at MMRF in one go! Here we go................ I think the journey to reach the farm in San Pedro is going to be one of those that will only be equalled by the likes of the Inca trail!! We set out from Dangriga early in the morning by bus (what else) and being that it was rainy season the road looked a little water-logged, this soon progressed to the road being completely flooded as a river had burst its banks. As we reached the flood we saw a 4WD truck stuck in the middle of it trying to reverse out having not been able to make it all the way through, ... read more