A hike from St Michael Road to Lopinot village, took all together about 5 hours with just around 11 km covered. A nice day out that included some good views from the ridge and a river cool down. At the village we were greeted with some local parang music as an additional treat.
P1106701 Greeted by a fluttering butterfly as the trail begins
P1106703 Forested area with a distant view of the plains
P1106704 A nice shaded walk through the trees
P1106716 Nice view of the towns and communities
P1106718 Some old pine trees
P1106727 The trail continues
P1106728 A T&T national flag tied to a pole that is stuck, the team contemplates
P1106730 View through the pines
P1106742 Let's free the flag
P1106749 A clear day with some clouds
P1106753 The sun blisters through
P1106754 The pine trees reach out
P1106755 Taking the flag pole down and making some adjustments
P1106760 Job well done, the flag flies freely
P1106772 Time to continue over the wooden bridge
P1106775 View of the pines on the ridge
P1106779 The central mountain range in the distance
P1106783 A window to another world
P1106787 A huge pine tree towers above
P1106788 A moment to rest and contemplate
P1106793 Steep uphill climb, use the rope
P1106805 Time for a break
P1106811 It is now downhill to the Lopinot road
P1106814 Unusual wild flower, nice yellow colour
P1106817 Last view before heading down
P1106820 Still some way to go downhill
P1106825 Unusual hard shell fruit
P1106828 Mountain ridge in the distance
P1106829 Finally the road that leads to Lopinot village
P1106832 Came across a beautiful river
P1106833 Too inviting to pass over
P1106834 Let's cool off
P1106838 Large rocks in the water
P1106840 Cold water, nice flow
P1106844 Definitely fun
P1106845 Just chilling
P1106855 Just a nice place to relax
P1106858 The river flows
P1106859 The team relaxes
