El Yunque National Forest - Mt Britton Trail and Tower (Puerto Rico)
Take a walk with us up the trail to the Mt Britton Tower overlooking El Yunque National Forest
Filmed with a GoPro Hero Session 5 and Evo SS Gimbal.
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Constructed of stone, the tower was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Both tower and mountain are named for botanist Nathaniel Britton who with his wife and colleague, Elizabeth Knight Britton identified a substantial amount of the native and endemic tree and plant species of the Luquillo mountains in the 1920s. On a clear day the tower’s observation deck affords the lucky hiker a panoramic view of the surrounding forest, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the southeastern and northeastern coastal plain.
Hiking trip to Mt. Britton Tower at El Yunque
Hiking trip to Mt. Britton Tower at El Yunque National Forest of Puerto Rico.
vereda britton
going on top of the towers at the end of the vereda britton in El Yunque... as you can see it was meant to be on youtube
El Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico
View from the top of Mt. Britton Tower in El Yunque Rainforest in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
A view from the roof, Mount Britton Tower, El Yunque Rain Forest, 07-31-17
A view from the roof of El Yunque up from the observation tower at Mount Britton, El Yunque Rain Forest. Palmer, PR 07-31-17
Puerto Rico EL YUNQUE RAINFOREST MT. BRITTON TOWER HIKE TO 3,088 FT
A hike to the top of Mt. Britton Tower
El Yunque Mt. Britton Trail Hikers
Taken Dec. 14, 2012
Hiking up to the summit of El Yunque on Mt. Britton Trail.
El Yunque Rain Forest, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean National Forest is located 40 kilometers east of San Juan metro area. It consist of 28,000 acres of the most beautiful Rain Forest in the world. It is characterized by a rugged topography and an overabundant, highly diverse vegetation. There are 240 native tree species, 23 of them found only in El Yunque. 88 Rare tree species. 50 native orchids and 150 types of ferns.
For the Taino aborigines, the Luquillo Mountain Range was a sacred place. The word Yuke means white lands in reference to the mountain tops which are usually covered by clouds. Petroglyphs can be found in some remote parts of these mountains.
EL Yunque is the oldest Forest Reserve in the Western Hemisphere. In 1876 King Alfonso XII of Spain set aside 12,000 cuerdas (1 cuerda =.9 acres of land) to be protected for all times. In reality his goal was to avoid the enemy from getting hold of some of the great wood for making strong ships that grew and still grow at EL Yunque. In 1903, the forest was proclaimed The Luquillo Forest Reserve and became the only Rain Forest within the US National Forest System. It is the only Puerto Rican Forest administered by the US Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service.
View from Mt. Britton Lookout Tower
This is the view from the Mt. Britton Lookout Tower in El Yunque.
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Top of Mt Britton in El Yunque?
Unfortunately, no view.
Puerto Rico: El Yunque
The rainforest was kewl even though we didn't see much animal life. I hope you enjoyed this part and subscribe to see the next! The last part will be Old San Juan and going home. I hope you all have a great day! :D
EL Yunque Rainforest: From the Top of the Mt. Britton Tower
Views from the top of the Mt. Britton Observation Tower
El Yunque- trail walk in Rio Grande Puerto Rico
El Yunque 2010 view of the beautiful rainforest in PR love love it, but I will never do the trail walk again it took one hour and a half to reach the waterfall at the end of the trail
MT. BRITTON
VIDEO EN LA TORRE DEL MONTE BRITTON, EL YUNQUE
El Yunque. Puerto Rico. The Pico del Este top is covered in clouds
Sierra de Luquillo Mountains
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El yunque peak (old tower)
Yokahu Tower in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico's Rain Forest
Yokahu Tower is one of the best stops to make in El Yunque National Forest. As long as the horizon is clear, you can see all the way to the Atlantic Ocean and over towards Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
The Tower is not extremely tall, buy it will get you above the tree line and thus offer up some great pictures.
Yokahu Tower is also a popular spot because it does not require a hike like Mt Britton's Tower. This tower is located just feet from the parking lot.
Mt Britton - Yunque National Rainforest, PR
En la cima del YUNQUE en PR
PUERTO RICO 2017
Took a vacation to visit some family :) hope you enjoyed my little adventure. I'll list some cool places to visit down below!
Things to do in Puerto Rico:
El Yunque National Forest
Mt. Britton Lookout Tower
Old San Juan + the fort
Luquillo beach
Bioluminescent bay
Mar Chiquita beach in Manati
Rio Grande
Arecibo falls
Vieques
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