The Mossy Forest |
The Mossy Forest is a name given by most
nature lovers to describe the person's mood while making his way through
this usual forest environment.
Here, a tract of dense dangling vegetation exist at the apex of the ridge, wide enough for a walkway to be created by trekkers. Then along this fairly lengthy Ridge, clouds drift by washed the vegetations from one slope to roll down the next. Many are heavily laden clouds that kept the jungle moist all the time. Though the ground is soggy most of the year, roots of supporting trees get their moisture. Those other aerial vegetation evenly posted, kept basked by the continuously passing clouds.
The breadth of the navigable way seldom exceed 2 meters wide, more like a meter broad most of the time.
The narrow walking path along the back bone of whole ridge is undulating every meter. Walking under the canopy all the time, roots structures weave across the floor, twines, roots and creepers dropping from above form networks. So often, cordoned off the edges of the steep slope. |
Receptacle or suspended pockets within this network ended up as a shallow trash dump to hold new litters that retains water. Others settled down on floor level. Not surprising that unwearied passer by will sink their feet into half a knee deep of brown peat.
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