—

 another magical hike

into yet a different kind of forest

 the only transitional forest in central pacific,

where dry and humid forests converge

 Carara National Park  – Garabito/Turrubaresis

—

“i would say that there exist a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else,

and that our dignity and our chances are one.

the farthest star and the mud at our feet are a family;

and there is no decency or sense in honoring one thing, or a few things, and then closing the list.

the pine tree, the leopard, the river, and ourselves –

we are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together.

we are each other’s destiny.”

-mary oliver

Upstream: Selected Essays