The ancient Mayas of Central America believed that a giant Ceiba tree, Ya’axche (Maya) stood at the center of the earth, connecting the terrestrial world and the spirit-world with the long thick vines hanging from the canopy, thus providing a…
Forest photography by Kevin Boldenow Kevin Boldenow is a professional photographer specialising in 35mm and medium format landscape and figurative imagery. Kevin’s work has been presented throughout the state of Florida. He has received numerous awards, including the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship…
This is the first in a series of blog posts to show appreciation to photographers around the world who capture the beauty and imagination of our Forests. Forest are magical places that connect with us in a very special way.…
The Unexplored Cochamó Valley The Cochamó Valley is a unspoilt u-shaped valley in the Andes located in the Los Lagos region of Chile. The valley is strikingly similar to the Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, with its granite…
We’ve made this post into an interactive video quiz that plants real trees. Play the quiz and give back to Mother Earth in a fun way! I recently started travelling through the Yucatán Peninsula in México, in old colonial towns like…
Nature is Imagination The world’s oldest single living tree is a Bristlecone Pine Tree or Pinus Longaeva in California’s Invo National Forest and was 4,843 years old in 2012. The exact location of the tree and many other magical trees like these are well hidden…
Nature is Imagination The cushion plant are usually found much higher in the mountains, but for some reason this mini ecosystem has survived on Isla Bridges for centuries outlasting even the original inhabitants. When you first step onto the island…
The grandeur of the Perito Moreno Glacier Few words can describe the grandeur of the Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate, in fact I can’t think of one grand enough. It simply is a spectacular part of the Los Glaciares…
One cannot pass through Patagonia and not stop at the magical forests of Arrayanes in the Los Arrayanes National Park. It is an experience you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Los Arrayanes National Park covers 17.53 square kilometres of lush forest on…
The Circuito Chico is a 60 km route winding through the Nahuel Huapi National Park and is surrounded by dramatic glacier carved mountains and lakes. There are many viewpoints on route, but the most breath-taking can be found at Bahía López, Cerro Campanario, Cerro…