To stand in a forest is to stand in a moment in time. Feeling the moist air breathe through the trees, seeing mosses glinting with dew, hearing the soft song of a chickadee or the gentle chatter of a snowmelt stream. All these moments make up the life of every forest. Some forests are full of hundreds of years of these moments, each day a time capsule of butterflies and birdsong. Old growth forests are the most ancient. Groves of Sitka spruce, hemlock, Douglas fir, and red cedar…hundreds of years old. That timeless wisdom stretches along the Pacific Coast and holds inside it the greatest lessons in life…slow down, breathe, let your roots find their way down into the soil and stay a while. The time we have is rushing past in our attempt to direct life’s winding current. So stand in the forest, listen to the woods, and feel the years long past, beneath you and around you. Become the old growth and never forget to be a part of this world…
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 06 May 2023
Green Inlet, British Columbia, 5/6/2023, National Geographic Venture
- Aboard the National Geographic Venture
- Alaska
Kyle Bowman, Naturalist
Kyle was born and raised in North Carolina and now lives, year-round, in the mountains of Alaska. As a child he became enamored with birds and wildlife while camping or hiking with his family. He attended the University of North Carolina and spent ti...
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