The base of Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon.
Tag: green
Herders, Mekane Eyesus, Ethiopia, 2011
A man and a child herd cattle and horses near the ford on the outskirts of the town of Mekane Eyesus, in the district of Iste, South Gondär.
Outbuilding, Galawdewos, Ethiopia, 2011
A small outbuilding in the tukul style in the backyard of one of my informants in the village of Galawdewos.
Frond, Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica, 2012
A fern frond on the slopes of Arenal Volcano.
Waterfall, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
A waterfall by a trail, in Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve. Nothing in the cloudforest really stays still for long enough to make a blurred-water shot, the result of dripping water, so the leaves near the top are blurred by motion almost as much as the waterfall.
Volcàn Arenal from la Fortuna, Costa Rica, 2012
The cone of Arenal Volcano seen during a clearing in a storm from the road just north of the town of La Fortuna. The volcano and surrounding jungle has made La Fortuna one of the country’s premier tourist draws, even as it has stopped spitting lava in recent years.
Beetle, Canopy Layer, Monteverde Cloudforest National Park, Costa Rica, 2012
Some kind of large brown beetle high in the canopy, photographed from the hanging bridge in Monteverde National Park.
Some form of Dynastes?
Vines, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, 2012
Vines twist together alongside a trail at Manuel Antonio National Park.
At the Canopy Layer, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
The bridge at the canopy layer reveals philodendrons, ferns, orchids, and other plants, all competing for precious real estate on an avocado tree.
Hanging Bridge, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
One of the distinctive features of Monteverde (now much imitated) is a bridge over a deep valley which allows visitors to walk by trees at the canopy level, seeing the plants that would normally be far above our heads.