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Travel: Happy Earth Day to You

By Laura Zera 14 Comments

I always forget how amazing it feels to connect to the beauty and wonder of our planet until I get outside for a bit, away from the stores and the cars and the people, and then I notice a bug or a leaf or a flower petal, and time comes to a sudden and crashing halt.

I believe that just as humans are wired for connection to each other, we are grounded by our connection to Earth. In honor of Earth Day, here are two pairs of photos from two of my favorite places, plus an audio clip of the howler monkeys doing what they do best, taken from above the treeline, atop Temple IV at Tikal, Guatemala (or, Jurassic Park, as I like to call it), while waiting for sunrise.

Arches National Park, Utah
Arches National Park, Utah
Entrance to Arches Nat'l Park, Utah
Entrance to Arches Nat’l Park, Utah

 

Yellowstone, Wyoming
Yellowstone Nat’l Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://laurazera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Howler-monkeys-at-dawn-Tikal-Guatemala.mp4

Okay, one more thing. Here’s a portrait that my husband, photographer Francis Zera, took of Earth Day founder Denis Hayes for a magazine cover a few years back.

Denis Hayes photo by Francis Zera
Denis Hayes photo by Francis Zera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Earth Day! Which places on this planet are the most grounding for you? 

Photo and video credits for this post: me, me, me, me, me, Francis.

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