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Thursday, March 29, 2012

April Showers Bring May Flowers, But What About Bone Dry Marches?

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March in the Kerinci Valley has been particularly hot and dry this year.  Though I've only been here about 6 months, a good frien...
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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Where Does Cinnamon Come From?

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Farmer transporting cinnamon near Tanjung Kasri Cinnamon has been used through the ages for all sorts of things rangingg from embalming ...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Road to Rantau Kermas and Hiking "the Serampas Trail"...

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This is the third and last post in a series describing my recent field trip to the region of Serampas in the Merangin district on the isla...
Monday, March 19, 2012

The Road to Tanjung Kasri...

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This is the second of three posts describing my recent trip to the Serampas region of Sumatra.  My assistant and I hiked from Kerinci dis...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Road to Renah Kemumu...

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Over the past week or so my assistant and I undertook an expedition to visit several villages located inside Kerinci Seblat National Pa...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Man Versus Wild Sumatra!

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Recently my research assistant and I were out in the field doing some work.  It can get pretty boring out in the middle of nowhere, especi...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Canoeing Rawa Bento Swamp

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Photo by Luke Mackin Wetlands (swamps, marshes, estuaries, etc) are an important part of the landscape of Southeast Asia.  In the past w...
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