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.