I loved the Lord of the Rings movies because I loved the illusion they presented of another world. While the Rings were fiction, news broke last week that is almost too good to be true. Astounding, even. Scientists have discovered a place on Earth heretofore untouched by man, where exotic, previously unseen plants thrive and animals have no fear of humans. That place is the Foja Mountains area of western New Guinea. It’s like discovering the Garden of Eden.
This discovery fascinates me. Of course I’d love to go, but then the area would cease to be pristine, wouldn’t it? 🙁 While nothing compares to seeing it myself, hopefully the expedition’s documentation will satisfy my fix.
It’s only February and we’ve already had the story of 2006.