Category Archives: National Geographic

Last Day in Mashpi

Posted on January 14, 2019 by kcbernick

Friday, January 11, 2019 On this, our last day in Mashpi, we took a short hike where we observed a few more birds, butterflies, and even a millipede and an iguana. The iguana flexed his throat in agitation, he looked … Continue reading →

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Mashpi Dragonfly and Waterfalls

Posted on January 11, 2019 by kcbernick

Thursday afternoon, January 10, 2019 Mashpi Lodge has a an open-air cable car ride – The Dragonfly, which carries its passengers on a 45 minute ride over the forest canopy, at up to 650’ above the ground. The setup looks similar … Continue reading →

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Mashpi Cloud Forest

Posted on January 11, 2019 by kcbernick

Thursday morning, January 10, 2019 What’s a cloud forest? How does it differ from a rainforest? These were questions we had after coming to Mashpi. The area feels and looks like some of the rainforests we’ve visited. The difference is … Continue reading →

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Quito to Mashpi: 70 miles in 3.5 Hours

Posted on January 10, 2019 by kcbernick

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 We left Quito at 9am to head to Mashpi Lodge. The lodge is only about 70 miles away as the crow flies, but it takes 3.5 – 4.5 hours to traverse the 135 miles of winding … Continue reading →

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Frozen Waters Five: Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

Posted on October 22, 2018 by kcbernick

August, 2016 The largest tidewater glacier in North America, Hubbard Glacier is named for Gardiner Green Hubbard, a founder and first president of National Geographic. (This may be the most links I’ve ever had in one short sentence.) The 76 … Continue reading →

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Mother City of South Africa

Posted on January 13, 2018 by kcbernick

Saturday, January 5, 2018 This was a long travel day. Again, there were three legs to our flight. First, we returned to the small airport at Xakanaxa where we boarded a 12 passenger plane that took us to Maun. Mark … Continue reading →

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Evening in Xakanaxa

Posted on January 5, 2018 by kcbernick

January 2, 2018, evening This evening’s event was a boat ride on the channels of the Khwai River, lined with pampas grasses, papyrus, and waterlilies. The animals don’t eat the pampas grass so it can grow quite tall. Among the … Continue reading →

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Morning in Xakanaxa

Posted on January 5, 2018 by kcbernick

Tuesday morning, January 2, 2018 Every night I think we couldn’t possible top the experiences of the day, and the next day I am continually proved wrong. We were told to be careful this morning as a bull elephant had … Continue reading →

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