"Trying to Reach the Pedros Grandes" Atibaia Travelogue by klarson

Nearby Atibaia is a place called "Pedros Grandes" ("Big Rocks"). Basically, it's a pile of big rocks on the very top of a mountain. Being adventurous, we decided we could drive up there and take a look at it. However, it quickly became apparent that this road was designed for an SUV, not a compact 2WD like we had!

Storms forming over mountain

Occasionally, we had to stop to examine the road to see if we could go any farther. Eventually, we got to a point where we decided it was not safe to continue. Also, a summer thunderstorm was quickly brewing in the distance.

As far as we got!

Once we realized we could not go any further, we decided to at least walk around a little and take some photos.

Creek

There was a little creek running nearby.

Cool clouds

I thought these clouds were pretty cool looking!

Rain in the Valley

On the way down, I got this shot of the rain in the distance in the valley below.

Lake in the Rain

This lake was at the bottom of the mountain. It was raining by this time, so we stopped under a bridge and I took this shot.