The Big Tree of La Huerta

Despite being major contributors to the demise of the Tequila the previous night, Fernando and I were feeling OK the next day, and were ready for another adventure for the kids. We did a short hike, and then drove down the road to La Huerta, a tiny town just a couple miles from their house. We trekked out there with Fernandito, Bryce, Tula and Romy, as well as the cousins Arnulfo and Andreas, and Sylvana - all piled in the back of a pickup Mexican style.

La Huerta doesn't have much - it's a typical Mexican small town, with no gringos. The attraction is El Arbol Sabino, a magnificent 500+ year-old tree in town. The tree has been fed by a spring, and as such it continues to thrive, despite being the only one of its kind for miles around. The root system is magnificent, and it has a calming aura about it.


Fernando enjoying the tree


Sylvana chilling out under the tree holding Peanut - Bryce's stuffed dog


Bryce and Bill under The Big Tree

On the way up to the tree, in the middle of the path, a momma pig was nursing her three-day-old piglets. So I had to snap a photo just for the cuteness factor:


Piglets