My mother as bridesmaid to Madge Snell, in the porch of "Forest View".

Leif and Sam at a pre-Christmas dim sum feast, Forest View, Toronto Canada.

A view of the forest hillside from a vista point, looking toward Santuario Ecologico (Ecological Sanctuary). By the sound of the video, you can tell it was quite windy. Taken within the grounds of the Children's Eternal Rainforest, located in the Monteverde area.

Forestview won so Kitty's face wasn't needed lol.

Taken Through My Kitchen Window.Overcast,Heavy Snow Showers,Very Cold.

My grandmother (centre) and her parents, standing at the front of "Forest View", with the car packed ready for their return to Buckingham.

William Charles Meacher and Emily Charlotte Meacher (née Tapp)

Small bridge in the Ecuadorian jungle made from wood, the only material available in this area.

A Costa Rican sister butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Santuario Ecologico (Ecological Sanctuary), located in the Cerro Plano region of Monteverde.

The longer of the Forestview Trails near O'Leary, PEI, does a nice 5 km loop through the forest. Near the end of that loop the trail parallels the beautiful Carruthers Brook ("Carruthersei Jipjij" in the Mi'kmaq language).

Having now walked this trail from end to end, I was thoroughly impressed by the natural beauty I witnessed. I can only imagine a time, before agriculture, paved roads, and European style housing came to PEI, when much of the island would have looked like area crisscrossed by the Forestview trails. It certainly would explain why Jaques Cartier referred to the land in the way he did when he first spotted the coast on June 29th, 1534, noting it as, "the finest land you can imagine". A place, "Full of fine meadows and trees"

Photo taken with the Olympus OM-1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro.

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Dimsum restaurant, Dundas St, Toronto Chinatown.

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Image of a MineCraft map generated using the forest generator tool I wrote.

Those were the words from the Pennine Way Association Newsletter a few years before. They were written before the YHA sold Byrness hostel and it was re-invented as "Forest View Walkers Accommodation". It was originally a one star hostel – now it's four stars. The rooms are lovely, the shower one of the best I've ever used. And the beer cupboard is amazing. It's still affiliated to the YHA, but it's unlike any hostel I've ever been in. For starters, they have very few bunk beds...

By half three the snow had begun to ease off and feeling a bit stir crazy, we left the warmth of the building to have a stroll.

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07/22/09 - Bessemer City's Aaron Rainey runs for a gain Wednesday night in the East West Football game in Greensboro. (Brad Coville/Freedom News Service)