13 September 2013














Called Barbas de Viejo, or Old Man’s Beard, this brilliant red Spanish moss is a vivid characteristic in the cloudforest from about 2500 m (8200 ft) upwards. By about 3100 m (10200 ft), however, the brilliant red is completely replaced by a pale green moss, which (along with the plummeting temperatures) makes the higher elevations feel just a little bit secretive and austere. Like, you’ve made it through Fangorn forest, which was already kind of creepy, and now you’re standing at the edge of the Dead Marshes looking over to Mordor..

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