Field Trip Day Part 1

In December (yes, I know I am late in posting this, but the pictures are worth seeing, even a few months late) our family took a field trip with Morgan and Marisol's brother Hugo to see the frailejones, or espeletia in English.  These plants, a genus of the sunflower family, mainly grows in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.

We visited the Polylepis Park, named for these wonderful Polylepis trees.

Amelia and Joel get ready for the upcoming hike.


Elias bundled up for the day.  Carchi is north of Ibarra and thereby colder.


The trout pond.
The mountainside filled with frailejones.
Joel, Amelia and Morgan go off the trail for a closer look.




Marisol smiles for the camera!




Pretty view.



We also saw the achupalla plant along the way.


Buenos tiempos con buenos amigos.


A close-up of the frailejón flower.  You can see the sunflower similarity.

The Ecuador Farnsworths with Morgan.

Eventually Elias and Jacob needed help, especially when we reached the marshy spots.

Hugo with Joel, Amelia and Morgan.

Jacob poses for some pictures, which is somewhat rare for him.



Look what else we found along the way.

Lunch in the car before part 2 of the field trip.

What is that in the distance?

Dots on the hill?

Harvesting potatoes!!!!




Look who could not hold out any longer!

Stay tuned for part 2 of the Farnsworth family excursion!

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