OK, so there are no lions, ligers, or bears up here. But, that doesn't change the fact that there
should be. Everything else seems to live in these forrests (7+ millions ants, beatles, spiders, fireflies, Two-Toed Sloths, Tucans, etc...). We went on two hikes through the "backwoods,"and saw a collection of unexpected and amazing stuff. One of the hikes was at night, and might I say, "Night is the time to visit the forrest."
Granted - without a guide, we probably wouldn't have seen a thing (and this forrest would have felt like any number of other random places I've hiked at night). However, Carlos (Ws that his name? Sure. Why Not?) seemed to have x-ray/night-vision eyes. He turned this way and that way and kept finding bugs, birds, mamals, and more. So worth it!
Sunday morning, we went back in for another peak (in the daylight). We didn't see the monkeys Cath was hoping to see, or nearly as many animals/bugs as the night before, but it was still a great way to see the forest and spend the morning together.
Click on the photo, then look at the base of the tree to see Grant scrambling up it - and get a picture of the truely amazing size of these trees!
And yes, it's "rainy season" here too (like everywhere else I've been lately).
OK, so there are no lions, ligers, or bears up here. But, that doesn't change the fact that there should be. Everything else seems to live in these forrests (7+ millions ants, beatles, spiders, fireflies, Two-Toed Sloths, Tucans, etc...). We went on two hikes through the "backwoods,"and saw a collection of unexpected and amazing stuff. One of the hikes was at night, and might I say, "Night is the time to visit the forrest."
Granted - without a guide, we probably wouldn't have seen a thing (and this forrest would have felt like any number of other random places I've hiked at night). However, Carlos (Ws that his name? Sure. Why Not?) seemed to have x-ray/night-vision eyes. He turned this way and that way and kept finding bugs, birds, mamals, and more. So worth it!
Sunday morning, we went back in for another peak (in the daylight). We didn't see the monkeys Cath was hoping to see, or nearly as many animals/bugs as the night before, but it was still a great way to see the forest and spend the morning together.
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