Hiking Rio Bonito
This was my first real experience alone in the rain forests of Costa Rica. Thinking back, I was pretty foolish to be going alone, my first trip in the tropics, leaving the main trail, and wading up a remote river but this experience (and others on this trip) is what made me fall in love with the tropical rain forests. The sights, the sounds, the smells – all come together to give me a strange euphoric feeling and keeps me coming back to the tropics again and again.
I shot some short video clips that day 10 years ago on my old digital camera. The footage is shaky, the camera lens was fogged over at first and the overall quality is horrible, but this really gives the best rendition of the experiences and feelings I had that day.
I have combined the clips and uploaded them to YouTube for convenience. Click on the link below to view the 3 1/2 minute video.
My first venture into the tropical jungle off the trails.\
The three Costus species I saw on that hike are listed below with hyperlinks to the datasheets at www.gingersrus.com.