For an ardent lover of nature, there is nothing quite like the discovery of an entirely new set of fauna. I see a tree here or there that I recognize, and the grass looks mainly the same, but for the most part, I am experiencing an entirely new natural world. It echos of the one I know, with similar colors, textures, angles, and shadows, but it affords the pleasure of new combinations. The wonderful natural beauty all around combines with the sense of newness to create the impression of a magical paradise in which one could explore and discover for endless hours, possibly even weeks or years. It is as if a whole new world opened and allowed me a glimpse into what I could see if I only kept looking. Looking into the eyes of the local llamas, the veins of each different flower petal, the clouds that hang low over the mountain tops in the morning, the lives the people who experience this new world every day.
This is why I have to travel.
Good thing she brought her camera! -Bam Bam
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