Canaima - Angel Falls

Boarding the small 5 seater plane to take us to Canaima

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:10:43 -0700

Mike
Boarding the small 5 seater plane to take us to Canaima

A shot on the runway before departing.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:11:01 -0700

Mike
A shot on the runway before departing.

Ciudad Bolivar from top before departing to Canaima

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:11:38 -0700

Mike
Ciudad Bolivar from top before departing to Canaima

On the way to Canaima

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:12:04 -0700

Mike
On the way to Canaima

Verdant mountains near the Angel Falls

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:08:09 -0700

Mike
Verdant mountains near the Angel Falls

Tepui mountains surrounded by the dense forest

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:08:31 -0700

Mike
Tepui mountains surrounded by the dense forest

Our top gun with both fuel gauges on empty, cracks and red buttons within passenger reach.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:12:58 -0700

Mike
Our top gun with both fuel gauges on empty, cracks and red buttons within passenger reach.

This is the river that flows from the Angel falls. In the wet season you can travel up the river and get to the base of the falls.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:08:58 -0700

Mike
This is the river that flows from the Angel falls. In the wet season you can travel up the river and get to the base of the falls.

The world famous Angel Falls. The falls are named after the pilot Jimmy Angel who discovered the falls after crashing his plane on top of the falls.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:09:24 -0700

Mike
The world famous Angel Falls. The falls are named after the pilot Jimmy Angel who discovered the falls after crashing his plane on top of the falls.

The Angel Falls has a total height of 979m, 16 times the height of the Niagara Falls.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:09:51 -0700

Mike
The Angel Falls has a total height of 979m, 16 times the height of the Niagara Falls.

Jimmy Angel's plane was recovered from the top of the Tepui and now resides in front of the airport terminal in Ciudad Bolivar.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:10:17 -0700

Mike
Jimmy Angel's plane was recovered from the top of the Tepui and now resides in front of the airport terminal in Ciudad Bolivar.

Mike's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:13:21 -0700

Mike

Mike's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:12:30 -0700

Mike

Mike's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:13:48 -0700

Mike

This is one of the many large Tepui's (table top mountains) in the area

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:14:15 -0700

Mike
This is one of the many large Tepui's (table top mountains) in the area

Mike's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:15:40 -0700

Mike

Mike's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:16:04 -0700

Mike

Arrival at Canaima airstrip (the plane in the picture is not the plane I travelled on)

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:14:46 -0700

Mike
Arrival at Canaima airstrip (the plane in the picture is not the plane I travelled on)

I liked this logo. Our airline was Transmandu however.

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:15:14 -0700

Mike
I liked this logo. Our airline was Transmandu however.

A typical hut in Kavac

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:28:54 -0700

Mike
A typical hut in Kavac

The waterfall in Kavac's Cave (which isn't a Cave). I swam underneath the waterfall. Great fun!

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:29:24 -0700

Mike
The waterfall in Kavac's Cave (which isn't a Cave). I swam underneath the waterfall. Great fun!

Mike's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Mike) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:30:00 -0700

Mike