The Moteverde Reserve

The most enormous fern ever! It was as tall as a tree and the fronds are as long as I am tall. These are from prehistoric times! Too fun.

Wicked cool flowers that I finally got good pictures of. They are obviously pollinated by humming birds, because of the long shape of the flower. I love the way they look.

This little guy is called a pizote. He is a mix between a badger and a raccoon. They are the scavengers of Costa Rica and get a little annoying at times but he was really cute. They walk with their tails straight in the air.

One of the more amazing stranger figs I have ever seen. The figs begin life as a seed deposited by birds on trees, and they grow down from there. These vines obviously had an interesting trip down. The path was then cut underneath the different legs of the tree. The original tree is probably dead, or close to it. I just thought it was beautiful!

One of the fantastic strangler figs at the reserve. I love the details all the vines make on the trees.

Waterfall we hiked to. One of the six or seven trails at the reserve.

This is a local artist who does glass sculptures right there at the reserve. We watched him make a little poison dart frog, and it was amazing the way he could heat the glass and then essentially draw the toes out with the heated glass. It was really cool to watch.

This was a fantastic place.

Hugs!!

K