Fog rolling over a rocky ridge in the mountains above Puerto Vallarta
A trail log, kept by hand

Lee Buhler
en México

Photographs and notes from two trips — coastal sierra trails out of Puerto Vallarta, and ruins in the valley of Oaxaca.

Two entries so far. Click through any waypoint below for the full set of photos from that day.

TRIP 01

Sierra Trails Above the Bay

Four days on foot in the hills behind the coast — a fog-bound summit, a roadside shrine, a cobblestone pueblo, and a rainy afternoon among the orchids.

La Bufa Standing beside a walking stick with a jacket hung from it, on a foggy pine-covered ridge near La Bufa
TRIP 02

Coast to the Valley of Oaxaca

Back to familiar trails along the coast — a turtle and a crocodile along the way — then inland to the terraces and plazas of Monte Albán.

Monte Albán Standing on the great plaza at the Monte Albán ruins, with pyramids and the Oaxaca valley behind