The Fantastic City of "The Baths" - Part 1

Back in April, our family took a one-day trip to a city called Baños which literally translates as "The Baths." Baños sits at the base of the Andean Mountains as you begin to enter the rainforest. There are literally thousands upon thousands of waterfalls everywhere you look. The Baños also have a lot of hot springs so it is a tourist town. We took a cable car (not up to the standards of OSHA or Sherri!) across a river and got close to a beautiful waterfall (picture 1—you can see the red cable car in the distance). When we got to the other side of the river, we were greeted by Martin the monkey (picture 2). It was a beautiful day to hike (picture 3).

The Fantastic City of "The Baths" - Part 2

After our cable car trip, we journeyed to a place called “Pailón del Diablo” or the Devil’s Cauldron. It bears this name because a huge waterfall drops into a narrow canyon. The water is constantly boiling and churning as it runs its course down the river. In picture 4, Landon and Mary are standing on a balcony above the waterfall and are getting soaked! You can see another view of the waterfall in picture 5.

After a bit more hiking, we relaxed and drank cokes. We finished the day off with a trip to the city’s zoo. As we were driving home, the Tungurahua volcano was spewing smoke. We stopped by the roadside and got another great picture. All in all, it was a wonderful day!