Meghan J. Ward - outdoor, travel and adventure writer
working with words in the heart of the Canadian Rockies
Jungle, desert and elusive spider monkeys This season’s issue of The Gazette features an article I wrote on my solo trek up the 12,529 foot Cerro Chirripo, the highest peak in Costa Rica and second highest in Central America. The article, Jungle, desert, and elusive spider monkeys, provides a personal account of this exciting hike [...]
If you are using this information for your own trip, please read this disclaimer and description of my abilities. I don’t know what ‘Chirripo’ means, but based on the climb to Crestones Base Lodge, it makes me think it means “The Annihilator.” Sitting at 12,530 feet, Cerro Chirripo is the highest peak in all of [...]
Step aside Oprah, Dr. Phil, and all you neo-yogic philosophers…these Ticos have definitely learned the secret to the simple and peaceful life of constant contentment. My experience so far leads me to believe that either they have more than just coffee beans in their morning brew, or that as a people they have chosen a [...]
