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| Our group consisted of a great bunch of people. Dale, Gerald, Karl, Ian, Patty and myself all from northern California, Dave and Mary from Florida, and Kit and Shirley from Michigan. We were led by the esteemed Dick and Patti Bartlett, and Devon Graham, the trip biologist. | |||
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| Patti & Dick Bartlett | Everybody on the boat | Patti, Shirley & Kit | Dale & Gerald |
| Trip leaders extraordinaire! | (who's that with TWO beers?.....) | (photo by Patty Haug) | East Bay folks |
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| Yours truly with giant cockroach | Patty & caiman | Devon | Patty (& Dick standing behind her) |
| (read the shirt...) | Look out Jeff Corwin! | Immortalizing the pygmy anteater | On the boat |
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| Dave with water snake | Patty & monkey | Gerald | A village girl |
| ... a very mean water snake! | Pair o' primates | With caiman lizard | |
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| Roberto | Me again, in full hunting gear | Ian. Go Giants!! | Karl |
| Our chef | (photo by Patty Haug) | (photo by Patty Haug) | Holding giant mata mata turtle |
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SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES |
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As you can imagine, a trip to the Amazon rainforest provides a plethora of scenic photographic opportunities. Here are some a few of the many scenes seen on our trip. |
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| The Andes mountains | Our first view of the mighty Amazon | Sunday ceremony - Iquitos | NOT our plane! | Iquitos from
hotel (photo by Patty Haug) |
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| Ari's Burgers - Iquitos | Rivers edge & fisherman | Our boat, the Tucanare | Private transportation | Public transportation |
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| Leaves taller than people | Rio Orosa | Canopy (photo by Patty Haug) | Tribal dwelling | Amazon sunset |
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| Base of tree (photo by Patty Haug) |
Forest
trail (photo by Patty Haug) |
Sky shot (photo by Patty Haug) |
Flooded forest | Bird nests hanging |
MADRE SELVA MADRE SELVA MADRE SELVA MADRE SELVA MADRE SELVA |
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Madre Selva is the biological station we stayed at during the week. Located on an Amazon tributary, Madre Selva offered such activities as hiking, kayaking through the flooded forest, fishing, or just hanging out. |
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| The Photo Hut I | The Raft | The Sleeping Suites |
| Inside this screened building is where we took many of our photos. The screen helped make the room escape proof for our more active subjects! | The raft was where the local villagers came for medical and dental treatment, administered by a doctor and dentist who hitched a ride with us. They were very popular! | We stayed on cots inside these tents, which themselves were inside a screened building that helped keep the mosquitos at bay. Most of the time. |
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| The Green Room | The Burbs | The Photo Hut II |
| We kept our photo subjects on this table while they awaited their turn in front of the camera. This table was completely covered with bags at one point. | Furthest away were these open-air platforms on which there were tents for the researchers and a few of the more daring members of our group. | The exterior of our photography
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| The Boats | The Yard | Crew and Mess Hall |
| A shot of the docked Tucanare, our main vessel, and the Mai Tai Express, a smaller motorized boat we used to access some of the smaller, local waterways. | Some of the open space available at Madre Selva. We would use this area for some of our photography. | Here is our hard working crew taking a break in front of the kitchen and dining hall. |
