The guides demonstrated how to use the telescopes
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A sign points the way to the tallest hill
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The path was roughly paved with broken stones
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A millipede crawled slowly into view
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A flower was almost ready to bloom
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Overhead was seen a striking palm
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Another tour thundered past
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Vine and roots commingled most everywhere
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Fallen red flowers decorated an otherwise drab path
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A cone shaped leaf channeled water
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Edible berries were located by the guide
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Orange flowers might be mistaken for corn
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Huge lazy leafs basked gloriously in the sunlight
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A small red bud poked its head out
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One rude leaf speared another
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Delicate buds decorated a nearby tree
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Mushrooms grew on many fallen logs
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A red winged bug landed on a green leaf
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This moss clung decoratively to one tree
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An amazingly chaotic spider web adorned the trail
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The guide pointed out an actual walking stick insect
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One flower had been somewhat munched
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In addition to bugs a web can trap dew
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An edible flower was displayed by the guide
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A protected green beetle was found on the path
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Nature Hike, Reserva Biologica, Bosque Nuboso   •  (14 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales

Strange bubbly flowers grew on one plant
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One root tied itself into a knot
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The guide displayed a hummingbird nest
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Old graffiti was found carved into one tree
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A fallen tree display it mass of roots
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This Orange-kneed Tarantula was fond in a deep hole
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A beetle tried to hide under a nearby leaf
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A lizard pretended to not exist
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Back at the start, kids played with a pond
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The nature walk was followed by the hummingbird garden
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