Traveling through Costa Rica reveals its beautiful landscapes with mountains, clouds, rivers, trees and vegetation.

Traveling through Costa Rica reveals its beautiful landscapes with mountains, clouds, rivers, trees and vegetation.
Beautiful sunset sky with clouds and water in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Monteverde or “Green Mountain” as it is directly translated is aptly named for its extensive reserve of lush, verdant cloud forests in Costa Rica. For those who want to explore the mysteries of the cloud forests, the most popular way to discover this unique area is by trekking across walkways built in the forest canopy – or gliding along a zip-line! The walkways were originally constructed for scientists seeking to learn more and discover new creatures.
Driving from Arenal to Monteverde in Costa Rica revealed beautiful landscapes, with mountains, clouds and water, of the country.
Arenal Volcano is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1,633 meters high. It is conically shaped with a crater 140 meters in diameter. The Arenal Volcano became famous because it consistently spewed lava, gas, and ash until it went into a resting phase, in 2010. Although you can no longer see lava, the perfectly symmetrical volcano it is still impressive. Clouds obscured our view but it still seems magical.
Costa Rica’s capital, San José, is in the Central Valley. It has world-class museums, parks, hotels, theaters, and historic buildings. It’s an extensive plain, guarded by majestic volcanoes and green hills, honoring the natural richness that exists throughout the national territory. Striking clouds enhance the landscape surrounding San José.
Grassy hilltop parks, Lafayette and Alta Plaza, in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, with benches provide sweeping views of the city and dramatic cloud formations.
Colors on the boats and harbor at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco add to contrast to the clouds in the sky
Spectacular clouds over the bay viewed from San Francisco …..
We end the series of images from Grand Teton National Park with silhouettes of the mountains with a few lingering clouds in a blue sky.
Early morning cloud formations at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Instead of snow, clouds hover over the Teton Range making the mountains seems softer at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Witnessed striking cloud formations in the sky over Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Fortunately the weather threat passed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and we had a clearing sky, with spectacular clouds, and beautiful weather for the next several days
Landed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with clouds that looked threatening possibly affecting our trip.
The rays of sunset light up the clouds and sky in Florida. A man-made light is no match!
Sunset clouds blazing in the sky over Florida
Looking up in the sky once in a while reveals striking cloud designs painted by nature
Signature palm trees and a lonely, near-barren tree provide stark contrast against white clouds and blue California sky
Man-made colors on the pier are enhanced by natural colors of the sky, clouds, ocean and even flowers on this home in Santa Monica, California