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Bridge two was the first signed one noticed
(232 views)
Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
(15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
© 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(11 of 54) Cindy and Patsy hesitated at the bridge's entry
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(12 of 54) Perhaps because there were signs of early rust
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(13 of 54) Some plants grew on the branches of other plants
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(14 of 54) Olives provided food for the Resplendent Quetzal
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, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(15 of 54) The alert red flowers could now be seen close up
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(16 of 54) The forest obliged to become nicely backlit
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(17 of 54) Yet deep in its darkness were small white flowers
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Terry Costales
(18 of 54) Plants hitch hiked along another plant's branch
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(19 of 54) A dead leaf fell to lie upon a living leaf
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(20 of 54) Detail of a flower high in a tree
, Bridge 2, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(21 of 54) Painted wall bordered path to the next bridge
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(22 of 54) More stairs
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(23 of 54) The photographer's shadow descended to the forest floor
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(24 of 54) Condensation below a hand rail
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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(25 of 54) A group of three leafs lightly chewed
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(26 of 54) Bridge four was an extremely long bridge
, Bridge 4, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(27 of 54) It length demanded double suspension cables
, Bridge 4, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(28 of 54) Bridge four soared high over the forest
, Bridge 4, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(29 of 54) Bridge exhibited serious signs of rust
, Bridge 4, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(30 of 54) Below, purple flowers intermingled with green
, Bridge 4, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(31 of 54) Above a Slate-throated Redstart sang high in the trees
, Bridge 4, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(32 of 54) Metal stairs led high up to the next bridge
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(33 of 54) Bridge five was another long bridge
, Bridge 5, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(34 of 54) People at the far end almost disappeared
, Bridge 5, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(35 of 54) Flowers seen far below this bridge
, Bridge 5, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(36 of 54) A small spider inhabited the cable
, Bridge 5, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(37 of 54) Bridge five was lower in the forest
, Bridge 5, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(38 of 54) Path to the next bridge paralleled thinning trees
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(39 of 54) Bridge six was a shorter suspension bridge
, Bridge 6, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(40 of 54) The forest grew over bridge six
, Bridge 6, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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(41 of 54) Somewhere below ran a small river that could be heard
, Bridge 6, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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(42 of 54) A winding path lead from the prior bridge to the next
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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(43 of 54) The dangerous common fly rested on a nearby leaf
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(44 of 54) The next bridge came into view
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(45 of 54) Bridge seven was another very long bridge
, Bridge 7, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(46 of 54) This bridge ran just below the tree tops
, Bridge 7, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(47 of 54) The forest floor is still darkly invisible below
, Bridge 7, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(48 of 54) The bug was upside down on a mushroom
, Bridge 7, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(49 of 54) Bridge eight was once again of modest length
, Bridge 8, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(50 of 54) A small white spider waited behind the bridge's metalwork
, Bridge 8, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(51 of 54) Bridge eight was the most ramshackle of them all
, Bridge 8, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(52 of 54) A plant grew on a nearby hanging root
, Bridge 8, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(53 of 54) A wooden spool was left over from bridge construction
, Bridge 8, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(54 of 54) The final bridge was not suspension at all
, Bridge 8, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(1 of 54) The tour began from a tall park building
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(2 of 54) The bridges were suspension bridges through the forest
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(3 of 54) Stout cable and bolts were used throughout
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(4 of 54) The first bridge was at treetop level
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(5 of 54) The forest ranged from deep dark to sunlit
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(6 of 54) Far below appeared a group of purple flowers
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Terry Costales
(7 of 54) In the distance, alert red flowers
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(8 of 54) Stairs lead from one bridge to the next
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(9 of 54) Suspension cables were set into concrete and bolted
, Treetop Walkway, Selvatura Park
, (15 September 2008) Monteverde, Costa Rica
, © 2008 Bryan Costales
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