Elevation Sensation on Honshu - Part III of our winter trip to Japan 2024
After the sublime viewing of the Japanese Night-Heron, we drove to our next destination, in the "Japanese Alps" - a higher elevation area...
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"Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind when it has once seized on it like a lichen on the rock." - Mary Shelly, Frankenstein, ch. XIII
Feb 94 min read
The Awesome Power of a Humble Bird: Honshu Days 1 & 2 - Part II of our winter trip to Japan 2024
I had decided to take this trip with stated desires (see Part I) for two massive birds - the Blakiston's Fish Owl and the Steller's...
Feb 75 min read
Three Islands, Six Cranes, and lots of Conbinis! Part I of our Winter 2024 trip to Japan.
Peggy and I were trying to find the perfect foreign trip for early 2024, but kept on being thwarted. One trip we wanted to take was full;...
Sep 4, 202218 min read
Swimming in Complexities: Brazil/Argentina Trip Reflections
Chapter 10 (end) on Brazil/Argentina trip July 2022 My website is called "Cerebrate Nature" because part of what I want to do in my...
Aug 22, 20229 min read
Falling into Butterflies, Birds, and Falls
Chapter Nine, Post-tour extension in northeastern Argentina, July 26-30 The opportunity to visit Argentina, however briefly, and to see...
Aug 19, 202210 min read
Jag-You-Are!
July 22-25, Chapter Eight, Brazil/Argentina trip This longish entry covers the remainder of the Pantanal section, including the thrilling...
Aug 18, 20225 min read
Majestic Jabirus and Clumsy Cormorants
July 20-21, Chapter Seven The Pantanal region is vast, and from what we could tell, well-protected. There is one extensive road that...
Aug 16, 20224 min read
We Survive to Reach Milestones
July 18-19, Chapter Six Cristalino almost took our small group out of the running! The danger was never as severe as we feared, but the...
Aug 15, 20227 min read
Rio Cristalino
July 15-16-17, 2022 - Brazil/Argentina chapter five To your right, a Bare-faced Currasow (Crax fasciolata) enroute to our living...
Aug 14, 20223 min read
From the Cerrado to the Amazon
July 14, 2022 - Chapter Four in the Brazil/Argentina Saga Somehow, despite having prepared for this trip for four years, I hadn't...
Aug 13, 20225 min read
The Center of South America
July 12-13, 2022 - Brazil/Argentina saga, third installment We had two full days at Pousada do Parque, a wonderful spot in the midst of...
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Chegamos no Brasil, ou/or, We Arrived in Brazil!
July 9-11, 2022 All trips begin with movement, with travel itself. Packing, reassuring the cats, taking care of last minute details, then...
Aug 8, 20223 min read
Brazil and Iguazu Falls, July 2022: Overview
I know that I have lived a fortunate, exciting, and happy life. I have traveled to all fifty states, and have been on all continents...
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