Katie Smith: Costa Rica Field Journal

Oct 7

Time of Day: Overnight

Temperature: 60s

Weather Conditions: Lightly raining

Weather Change from Last Visit: First time visiting

Wildlife Present: toucans, tarantulas, bark scorpions, eyelash vipers, stick bugs, motmot, frogs

Plants Identified: I was mostly looking at bugs and animals, but I was surrounded by beautiful tropical plants!

Artistic Inspiration: How did your hike inspire you artistically?

This was my first time hiking at night during a rainforest. It was lightly raining, and we saw many animal species that we kept our distance from to keep from disturbing them, but I was able to take some really fun photos to base future art pieces on.

Time of Day: Morning

Temperature: 80s

Weather Conditions: Mostly Sunny

Weather Change from Last Visit: First time visiting

Wildlife Present: sloths, american crocodile, tent bats, howler monkeys, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, crabs, toucans,catepillars, iguanas,

Plants Identified: Palm trees, heliconia

Artistic Inspiration: How did your hike inspire you artistically?

We took a slow hike through the national park, keeping an eye out for wildlife, which I saw so many and was very inspired. Our hike led to a beautiful cove, where I sat and painted some of the animals I saw in watercolor.

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