Entry 4 - Tetzcotal

[Zoa]

Tetzcotal is characterized by great variation on elevation. Ridges may rise so high that small clouds form between them covering the in-between valleys and ravines in a thick mist. A solid canopy of trees spreads out as far as the eye can see with the occasional emergent piercing the layer of leaves. Bushes, ferns and vines of every shade of green thrive where sunlight seeps through the treetops and epiphytes and orchids of most wondrous colors pattern the vegetation. The air is moist and thick and for an unaccustomed traveler just getting used to breathing that air takes some time.


Journey through the Tetzcotal

(Excert from Zoa's journal on her travels around the world - R-click & view in another tab for full image)
It is so humid, seems I am breathing water! But the guide urges me onward and upward, for just on the other side of the ridge is our destination. I stopped, gazing toward the towering peak shrouded in the mists, and wondered if the lichen upon the trees would also grow over me as I stood. Again, a prod from the guide, so onward I go.

Spoiler

A sort of illegal hike, along the ridge of the Nuuanu Pali on Oahu. Not a hike for the weak, and definitly not a hike for wet days! This shot is a few hundred feet from the lookout area, heading north along the ridge. The lichen and fungus on the aged and dying Ohia tree serves as a reminder of how the forest eats itself. Then the rain came and we had to move quickly or get lost as the clouds grew thicker with every passing moment.
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