We have been to a few national parks in Brazil and they are typically very unlike the parks we are used to. Today we went to the "Organ Mountains" national park and it was kind of familiar. There were backpackers weighing their packs at the visitor's center, Carol and I got a permit for one of the "high" trails, and there were plenty of people near the trailhead but almost nobody after an hour or two of walking. And we walked. We walked 4400 feet to the top of Açu Mountain from which we could see Rio and three national parks. We are a bit wrecked from the day. 11.5 miles in about 7 hours with more vert than we have seen in a long long time. But it was lovely. The weather was agreeable, the flowers were pretty, and the views were long. Definitely one of the most "us" kind of days we have had since starting this road trip.
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