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 [...]
Well, I safely returned from Costa Rica last night, and have begun the painful process of re-entry into normal life. But, summer is upon us in the Rockies and has definitely provided a warm welcome (no pun intended). In other news, check out my latest article in the summer 2009 issue of Highline Magazine (if [...]
Since I wrote about Cerro Chirripo, I have been to La Fortuna, Monteverde, and now I am in the beach-side town of Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula. La Fortuna was the ‘Banff’ of Costa Rica for me. Nothing against my town, but it was definitely the most developed and commercial place I have been [...]
