Thursday, February 18, 2016

Jungle Walk

A local guide took us on an early morning walk through the jungle.
Balsa wood trees compete for sunlight by growing tall. Their light weight wood is well known.
The Walking Palm grows new roots in an effort to reach maximum light to avoid falling.
Natural sand or clay are used to paint the faces of indigenous peoples.

We were saved from a steep climb by a basket zip line that was, at its highest 100 feet from the ground.
The suspension bridge shook with each step leaving some to tremble, while others jumped and danced with delight.
After a strenuous hour long up hill walk in the Ecuadorian jungle, we were meet with the inspiring sight of both the Napo 
and Ahona Rivers that will meet somewhere west of us to form the Amazon River.
We watched Pablo play with a bullet ant whose bites can hurt for hours.
and climb a hanging tree root.
Termite nest are built in trees here.
And some fungi are turquoise.








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