Smoking Mountian, El Salvador

My friend was in from out of town, last week and we headed to Eco Park Espino. I have been there a few times, but this was the first time i really explored the park.

Up near the "Mirador", where I had been a few times. There was something new, a large amount of steam coming out of the ground. I assume the reason for this, and it not being there before, is because it has been raining lately. At first it looked like smoke until we got closer and saw that it was steam. The holes it was coming out of were surrounded by moss, so I assume this isn't a new phenomena. After the lookout we wandered down a road, where I discovered some new bike singletrack. Hopefully before the rain picks up I will be able to get over there and do some riding.

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Signs

Awesome Bridge

Steam from one of the smaller vents

More steam

Mountain Bike San Salvador

First post of the new year. I finally got my bike out on the trails. It only took being in San Salvador for six months. To be fair to myself, my gear took four and a half months of that six to arrive. I found out about a ecopark, Ecoparque El Espino, that is on the edge of the city. I found this park on google after seeing it talked about in a local Bike association's video. I have tried to get somebody to head over there with me to check it out. After two months I was still not able to convince one of the guys to go with me. Once I got somebody to try and find it with me, but we had limited time and my information was a little off. Sunday finally I talked a local to try to find it with me. She had never been there either. We were successful. The place seemed safer than I expected, despite its location. We took a short walk and the park seemed pretty nice. Monday, as soon as I got off work I decided to take my bike over there. As could be expected, I couldn't get anyone to head over there with me. Since I had already done the recon, I felt I would be ok with doing it alone. I got dropped off at the top of the hill and just went for it. The trails seemed a little sketchy but I managed to only fall once(5:16 on the video). This one run got my adrenalin going. Also I got some good GPS reading on one of the trails and the shaky video below. Too bad I found these trials right before heading out of the country for two weeks. When I get back I will step it up with the mountain biking and hopefully climbing also.

Coordinates are +13.700946,-89.277391