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DNR celebrates evolving Minnesota Conservation Herd for National Bison Day, Nov. 7
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Nature Smart: Ecuadorian photo tour
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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I just returned from leading a photo tour to Ecuador in South America. For 10 days we trekked through cloud forests with trees covered in mosses, lichens and bromeliads that towered over 100 feet tall. We crossed mountains at elevations over 13,000 feet and encountered hundreds of raging rivers. The country is only about the size of Colorado, yet I was amazed at how many different landscapes we saw. In a single day we went from steamy lowland forests up to the high, windswept grasslands called páramo, where cushion plants and tough grasses hug the ground to survive the cold. Snowcapped volcanoes poked above the clouds, and every mountainside had a waterfall. The post Nature Smart: Ecuadorian photo tour appeared first on Outdoor News.
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