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Posted: 16 Jun 2016


Taken: 14 Jun 2016

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australia
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manjal jimalji
devil's thumb
daintree rain forest


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Rainforest Curl

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There's a story that goes with this photo. The photo was taken along the Manjal Jimalji walking track. Manjal Jimalji is the native name for a place known locally as the Devil's Thumb and the track or trail leads to a viewpoint in the Mossman Gorge of the Daintree Rain Forest. The track is difficult, requiring a river crossing and a very steep climb of 1000 meters in four kilometers. The day we hiked there the weather was also bad and the track was very slippery and narrow with a lot of spiny foliage to be negotiated. It was not, however, the difficulty of the track or the weather that defeated us but the leeches. My wife and I both had hiking boots, but our son, who was with us had only hiking sandals and had to stop often to pull the leeches off his feet. By the time we turned back one of his feet was quite bloody and seemed to attract even more leeches and my wife had picked up a few as well. We decided it was not worth the effort or trouble and turned back after several kilometers. I do not know what plant this is and would appreciate the information from someone who does know. That is one of the difficulties of hiking and exploring in an unfamiliar place - the birds, butterflies, insects, plants and trees are all unfamiliar.

, cortomaltese91, Nora Caracci, yokopakumayoko Francesco and 42 other people have particularly liked this photo


32 comments - The latest ones
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
love it
8 years ago.
 * Didier 85 *
* Didier 85 *
Superbe !!!
8 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Wonderful capture of this Tree Fern Frond. Well done Ron Regards Tess.
8 years ago.
 DOMCHO
DOMCHO club
La crosse
8 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Perfect.
8 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome capture!
8 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Bengala de prelado!
8 years ago.
 elvigiadelosamaneceres.com
elvigiadelosamanecer… club
Preciosa imagen.
8 years ago.
 Cécile2016
Cécile2016
Lovely and original...

;-)
8 years ago.
 Clyde Sostand
Clyde Sostand
Super shot really nice Ron
8 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Magnifique macro !!
Mais pour votre fils la randonnée fut difficile avec ces sales bêtes, j'espère qu'il ne souffre pas trop
8 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
What a horrible story ! Hope that everything is alright with your son.
Your photograph is absolutely great, Ron ! *******
8 years ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
superbe photo et merci pour ces explications Ron !
bravo mon ami !
8 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Awesome capture =) It's a fern.... Sounds like a rough hike! I recall all too well the beauty of AUS, but also hating the hikes to see it. In the tropics, you really do have to be covered from head to foot if you're gonna get into the jungle. Hope y'all have a better experience on your next outing!
8 years ago.
 (*NIKonGT*)
(*NIKonGT*)
Thanks for this outstanding picture in beautiful colours and great info !
8 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Beautiful fern...

Leeches and ticks are vile.

I am up to 30 tick bites this year so far.. and that is being covered up.

Interestingly leeches are still used in modern medicine !!!!

Sometime Nature simply shows you it is the winner.
8 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
A lovely capture and quite a tale of hiking menaces.
8 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Majestueux en vrille,une capture exceptionnellement belle .
8 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
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Have a great friday .
8 years ago.
 Heidiho
Heidiho club
Breathtaking perfect !
8 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Outstanding macro.
Congrats on Explore.
8 years ago.
 Gisela Plewe
Gisela Plewe club
Fascinating!
8 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
It looks to me like an opening tree fern frond, Ron. FWIW, the secret with leeches is to carry a little salt - if you sprinkle that on them, they drop off instantly.
8 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Here's a PS - spray your legs and socks with heavy duty bug repellent before walks like that. It does help keep the leeches away.
8 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Stunning macro.
8 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Great picture. I like the story. Unfortunately I can not add anything valuable to it. Leeches only in the Army and these are bad memories.
8 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal club
A gorgeous capture, and makes for a beautiful abstract, Ron! Sorry to hear that leeches stymied your exploration of this interesting place.
8 years ago.
 Kama 56
Kama 56
excellent
8 years ago.
 yokopakumayoko Francesco
yokopakumayoko Franc…
Magnificent!

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8 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
such a natural perfection, very well captured !
8 years ago.

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