A day in the rain forest

[Jameel Hyder]

We had some out of town guests last week and they wanted to see the rain forest. Wasn't the ideal day to do that with rainy weather. It was a rainy soggy day and that isn't a recipe to out in the rain forest. That said it was a reasonably enjoyable way. Ended up getting a decent set of images. I'll post the ones from my normal camera later, here are a couple shot in IR.

C&C Welcome

 

[AlanLichty]

I kind of prefer visiting the rainforests in the rain - although you need to be prepared to wander in the wet with the dripping canopy overhead Hardly a recipe for a good time if your guests are desert dwellers who melt in light drizzles however.

I like the subtle shades of the forest colors in the first image.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Like Alan, I really like the shades in the first. The second is also nice. I am one who melts when he gets wet.

 

[JimFox]

Those look really nice Jameel. I guess I haven’t been up in the rainforests too much as I would have thought rainy weather would have been a perfect time to be in the rainforest.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I kind of prefer visiting the rainforests in the rain - although you need to be prepared to wander in the wet with the dripping canopy overhead Hardly a recipe for a good time if your guests are desert dwellers who melt in light drizzles however.

I like the subtle shades of the forest colors in the first image.

Thanks Alan. I personally don't mind some light drizzle but it can get really soggy in the rainforest.

Melt in the rain? I thought things dissolve in water and melt in the heat

Like Alan, I really like the shades in the first. The second is also nice. I am one who melts when he gets wet.

Thanks Ben. Good you are in the dry Utah.

Those look really nice Jameel. I guess I haven’t been up in the rainforests too much as I would have thought rainy weather would have been a perfect time to be in the rainforest.

Thanks Jim. You should try that sometime.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks Alan. I personally don't mind some light drizzle but it can get really soggy in the rainforest.

Melt in the rain? I thought things dissolve in water and melt in the heat

My first experience in a rainforest was a March visit to the Hoh with light snow falling. My wife and I came fully expecting rain and coming from Utah March snow was perfectly normal to us. Every tree in the forest was dripping but I just figured that was why they called it a rain forest. I do have some Velvia slides from that trip but have never posted any of them. I do most of my winter camping along the coast and am quite used to hiking the coastal forests with muddy trails.

Melting - digging up an oldie here but the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz melts when she gets wet

 

[Amy Nelson]

A couple of very nice shots Jameel.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

A couple of very nice shots Jameel.

thanks Amy.