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• Ecuador Day 11: The Equator and Driving the Avenue of Volcanoes
  on Mar 24, 2013
  Chimborazo capturing the clouds We four Travelers were up early, packed up Frodo the truck, and set out toward Quito. Traveler Thirteen drove us up and up winding roads on our way to the main highway. As we gained elevation the cloud forest disa...
• Ecuador Day 10: Cloud Forest, Toucans, and Chocolate
  on Mar 17, 2013
  Green VioletearThis day dawned damp and dreary. We four Travelers ventured into the depths of giant fern ruled forest. Down we went into the Tandayapa Valley, down and farther down. Something moved. Something big. Stalking us. The raucous calls of...
• Ecuador Days 8 & 9: Hiking the Cloud Forest
  on Mar 10, 2013
  Masked Trogon, male, with mealWe four Travelers woke to a rainy and gray morning in the city of Santo Domingo. We headed down the street to a coffee shop for breakfast. We stuffed ourselves with egg sandwiches and pastries. Simple things like going t...
• Ecuador Day 7: Ruta del Sol, Machalilla National Park, and into the Andes (or don't drive in the Andes in the dark and rain)
  on Feb 25, 2013
   Looking north up the coast of Ecuador, Machalilla National ParkThis morning we four Travelers packed up the truck and headed north from Salinas along the Ruta del Sol (Sun's Route), following the coast and skirting the ocean, until turning east...
• Ecuador Day 6: New Years Eve or Burning Dummies on the Beach in Salinas
  on Feb 17, 2013 in fireworks Salinas dummies effigies Ecuador new years
  Thus begins our circumnavigation of a large swathe of Ecuador by diesel pick up truck. But first we had to sacrifice the dummies.New Years on the beach.This morning we four Travelers headed west to Salinas and the beach to celebrate New Years Ecuador...
• Galapagos Day 4: Kicker Rock with Sharks
  on Feb 14, 2013
  Cruising toward Kicker Rock The moon in the clouds This day we were up with the sunrise as we cruised west away from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno to Kicker Rock. Kicker Rock sits off the west coast of San Cristobal Island. It is the remains of an old...
• Galapagos Day 3: Española Island or Walking along Birds, Lizards, and Sea Lions
  on Feb 6, 2013 in Lava San Cristobal galapagos Iguana Lizard Galapagos Hawk Sea Lion Ecuador marine blue-footed booby Small Ground Finch Dove Nazca booby Waved Albatross Española
    Galapagos Sea Lion PupWe sailed east through the night to Española Island, one of the oldest islands in the archipelago. The island is a dormant shield volcano whose cliffs provide ample habitat for some very extraordinary endemic specie...
• Galapagos Day 2: Sea Lion Pups and Swimming with Sea Turtles
  on Feb 2, 2013 in yellow warbler lava heron galapagos green sea turtle sea turtle Ecuador sally lightfoot crab floreana blue footed booby brown noddy swallow tailed gull
   FloreanaWe cruised south through the night. As the sun came up we were approaching the island of Floreana. Floreana covers an area of 67 square miles and some of its volcanic cones, long dormant, reach upwards to 2100 feet. Little did I know, a...
• Galapagos Day 1: Baltra and Santa Cruz Islands
  on Jan 26, 2013 in finch warbler giant tortoise galapagos baltra finches santa cruz darwin ani
  Birds sighted: Great Frigatebirds, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobie, Brown Pelican, Red-billed Tropicbird, Smooth-billed Ani, Large Ground Finch, Small Tree Finch, Yellow Warbler, Galapagos Mockingbird, Brown Pelican, White-vented Stor...
• Ecuador Day 1: Guayaquil
  on Jan 24, 2013 in Guayaquil hobbits Guayas Iguana Ecuador Las Peñas
   Green Iguana, Parque de las Iguana, GuayaquilOn Christmas this Traveler met Travelers Ten and Thirteen at the airport to begin our journey to Ecuador. First stop: the city of Guayaquil. Traveler Nine would meet us as he was already there visiti...
• Apologies
  on Jan 20, 2013
  This Traveler apologizes for the very long time since I have posted anything. I do photography for my real day job too and it sort of took over. And then there was the giant cast/boot on my foot that prevented me from wandering with my camera most of...
• Florida: Gallery Four, Anoles All Over
  on Aug 6, 2012
  If you've been to Florida you know this little lizard, the Brown Anole. It is not native to Florida and is considered an invasive species. Anoles will detach their tails as a defense mechanism when pursued.With the exception of two of these photos al...
• Florida Nesting Season: Gallery Three
  on Jul 29, 2012 in kissimmee ibis stork florida anhinga boat-tailed grackle cormorant orlando
  It wasn't only the egrets and herons on display in the Orlando area. Lots of other birds were showing off too.I had to make way for this wood stork as it made its way down the walkway we shared. Wood StorkPreening. Wood Stork. Gathering nesting...
• Florida Nesting Season: Gallery Two
  on Jul 23, 2012 in kissimmee heron florida gatorland egret orlando bird
  Tricolored HeronsThis was my first encounter with Tricolored herons. I love their blue, purple coloring and red eyes.AdultAdult Adult Adult Adult Adult   Mom with young. You can see the little one in the egg is starting to peck its way ou...
• Florida Nesting Season: Gallery One
  on Jul 18, 2012
  This past April this Traveler found herself exploring the area around Orlando, Florida. Believe it or not, this was my first trip to Florida (I have been to the Miami International Airport numerous times but never managed to make it any farther into...
• Berlin Zoo: Close Encounters of the Hippo Kind
  on Jun 2, 2012 in birds wild dog otters hooded crow Zoo african Germany Berlin
  This mother Hippo came over to say something to this Greater Kudu. I wish I know what they were saying to each other. They stood nose to nose, not moving for more than two minutes. What a conversation that must have been. Apparently, they have a long...
• Berlin, Germany: Day Two, Part I
  on May 28, 2012 in Checkpoint Charlie East Germany Pergamon Museum Cathedral Germany Berlin Dom Ishtar Gate currywurst Berlin
   Berliner Dom, in the early morning fog with the base of the Television Tower lurking in the distance. Vaguely disturbing faceless (and armless) figure on one of Humboldt University's buildings. Notice that while having no head or arms the figur...
• Berlin, Germany: Day One
  on May 20, 2012
  Brandenberg Gate. Originally built by the Prussian monarchs, it served as one gate in the Berlin Wall until it too was sectioned off by an expansion of the wall. Was damaged extensively during WWII.Berlin. I have been struggling for months to put...
• Basel Zoo: Lunchtime Affairs
  on Apr 17, 2012
  Gray HeronI have been to the Basel Zoo before. Last time I visited was Fall 2010.  This time it was spring. In every sense spring was in the air. There were baby goats galore. The ducks were chasing prospective mates from pool to pool, water fly...
• Basel, Switzerland: Again, with Schnitzel
  on Apr 14, 2012 in Basel schnitzel Switzerland
  Basel Marktplatz and RathausThis is my third visit to Basel, Switzerland. Go back to my 2010 posts to read about my second trip here. My first trip occurred 19 years ago. Little did I know back then, when I spent one night in the youth hostel here, o...

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