Below: the higher the road got, the better (scarier) the views got.
Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University
of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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| Signs of things to come: a very narrow bridge. A short distance beyond, the pavement ends. |
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| Traffic jam |
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| Above: this is the good section of the road. | Below: stream crossing the road. |
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Only 21 more kilometers. Below: the higher the road got, the better (scarier) the views got. |
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| Parts of Costa Rica are uncannily like the California Coast Ranges. |
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Above: Santa Elena caters to the tourists who come to visit the cloud
forest. This area is so like northern California. Left: the church in Santa Elena was nondescript but had this neat creche decked out with tropical flowers and birds. |
 | The supermarket in Santa Elena |
 | Lunch. |
 | Pura vida! |
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 | You'd think they were boarding Noah's Ark. Being prepared for wet here is one thing, but it never rained or even misted. From left: Sarah Glaeser, Kelly Hirsch, Jenny Rodewald, Jaime Kozloski, Bridget Engebose and Danielle Van Beckum. |
 | To get to the skywalk, logically enough, you have to climb into the sky. |
 | Our rain-ready students made a colorful sight going up the stairs. |
 | The end of the walk seen from the stairs. |
 | Tight turns. |
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 | Cecropia leaves. |
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 | Slice through a palm trunk. |
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 | Liverworts. |
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 | This bamboo flowered and then died. That's the normal life cycle of bamboo. |
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 | Top view of a tree fern. |
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Left: no, that's not distortion from a wide-angle lens. That's warped
wood. Below: the dorm at Monteverde. |
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| Above: palatial digs compared to the Research Station. | Below: no happy campers here. Unless "ecstatic" means "happy." Bridget Engebose (below, left) seems mesmerized. |
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 | Left and below: views of the interior. |
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 | Wow...a modern bathroom. |
 | Sunset at Monteverde. |
 | For the "I can't believe I'm dressed like this in the tropics" file. |
 | Dinner at a nearby restaurant. |
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Above: tarantula by its burrow. Left and below: when the hummingbirds call it a day, the nectar bats come out. |
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 | Left: a leaf katydid |
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| Above: a walking stick. | Below: a tanager tucked in for the night. |
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