Welcome to my channel. I am an outdoor and nature enthusiasts in Costa Rica with a passion for plants, biking and hiking. I live in one of the world's most biodiverse countries and I want to share my love for adventure with you. Join me as I discover new trails, learn about native plant species and have fun along the way.
thanks so much. My apologies for not having put out any new content in a while but I have haven't been able to get back to the trail for quite some time due to an injury. I"m on the mend and Hopefully soon so I can share more of the beautiful plants of Costa Rica with you. pUra vida
WOW Guys what a tough hike . You both deserve congratulations for doing this. Have you ever hiked the other end of Jaco beach to Playa Hermosa ? By the way my name is Lindsay too , I`m a guy Lindsay , Cheers 🥂 🥂 and looking forward to your next hiking adventure .
Muy buenos videos, sigan adelante 👍. Espero que valores la posibilidad de hacer videos también en español. Las plantas silvestres de CR son maravillosas pero muy poco conocidas por los locales. Pura vida!
Gracias. La razon porque no los hacen en español es que es mi tercero idioma y aunque entiendo mucho y hablo mucho, me falta la confianza de presentar en español. siempre estoy tratando de mejorar mi español. jiji pura vida. gracias por ver el video
Hi just found your chanel, and love your hikes. We have been going to Jaco foe couple weeks for last 8 years and love to hike, we have done Miro up to the double beach view and beyond. I have always wanted to this hike in this video. Couple questions how did you get to starting piont and can you find cab back at the end. Thx
Hi Lyndsay, i'm in Canada, was in C.R. many years ago and loved it! I'm anxious to return and hopefully live there part-time. I really want to do the trails and enjoy the vegetation and birds!
I went with a local group, los Coyotes, that I found on a local facebook hiking group. This tour organizer offer guided hikes mainly for locals. There are other tour operators in Costa Rica that offer guided tours for tourists. If you would like some help planning a trip there, you can write me at bikehikebotany@gmail.com and I would be happy to help.
So, love your content and info on the flora and fauna. We are going to Jaco at end of Dec 2023 (I know, not the best time with crowds and such) and I am very much into entomology and macrophotography of insects and plants. I would love to do a simple hike that isn't a tourist spot- like some that you do (one behind the police station, etc). but not sure I can find it on my own. I will not have a car, will be staying down by the crocs/best western hotel area in Jaco and wondering if you could share a bit more with me in way of directions, etc? Keep up the great videos! I know there is a lot of time, heart and soul that goes into them
The path has changed a lot since I made this video and you would have to take a different route. It's kind of hard to explain. It's a clandestine trail, so it doesn't stay the same year to year. Basically you start across from the first entrance to Jaco, across from calle gemelas. There is an obvious trail that goes up into the mountain and you have to find the path that leads over to the other side. Like I said, it has changed since last time so you might have to bushwhack a bit lol. 😂😂
Thanks for your concern but it really was not dangerous at all. There are park workers there, the trails are well marked and maintained and it's not an exaggerated distance. I hike alone quite a lot, and always take precautions to ensure I'm safe. Pura vida
Your videos are awesome! Inspiring! I'm coming down in February. Staying on the Caribbean coast, San Jose up through La Virgen over to Cahuita and back. I know plant people will know the best places for me to visit. Any suggestions would be great and plant nurseries will be great also. Thank you!
Thanks. I haven't done much exploring on the Caribbean coast yet but I know Braulio Carillo National Park is a good place for plant hikes as it is extremely wild. If you have time in SJ, go check out the Lankester Botanical Gardens. Otherwise I would recommend a trip to the Monteverde region. It's some of the most beautiful cloud forest I've seen. Pura vida
Hi I just want to let you know that I am glad to find your channel. It's very hardto find botanical content like your and your spirit for plants made me love your videos even more. Please have a great day and keep up with the good work. I will make sure to share this video around in my plant groups.
Great video with lots of cool plants!! It was a pleasure to join you on the hike… the first time!🤣🤣 Dude, the ants!!! Ugh! ❤ Love those beehive gingers❤
another great hike! good job again on your video !!! loved that butterfly at 20:45 or so. and the plants like the vanilla and the calathea ! keep up the great work
@@BikeHikeBotany It's pretty common on my farm. I've grown them from seeds as a trial to see if they could be used in diversifying reforestation. I was able to grow hundreds of individuals from a single fruit.
Love the video and the way you talk/narrate things! Keep up the great work!! <3 hope you can visit again p.s. there is no jungle in Costa Rica, it's all forest (bosques)
Thanks for watching. I hope to visit this place again soon. As for why I use the term "jungle", rainforest is often referred to jungle. According to A-Z-ANIMALS.COM "A jungle is a type of dense rainforest and the term can refer to any type of tropical forest with thick vegetation, including rainforests. Today, a jungle means either an undeveloped tropical forest with impenetrable vegetation, the bottom half of a rainforest, or the outer edges of one." ✌️Pura vida
