Shelley and I spent the day exploring Mossman Gorge, a spectacular corner of the Daintree National Park in Australia and a treasured UNESCO World Heritage site.

From the moment we stepped onto the trail, we were surrounded by the deep, living green of a wet tropical rainforest, which is one of the oldest in the world and home to rare and endangered species found nowhere else.

As we walked, the forest felt almost ancient, as if we had slipped back in time. Towering trees arched overhead, their trunks wrapped in vines and moss.

Every turn revealed something new: ferns the size of umbrellas, delicate orchids clinging to branches, and plants so unique and some deadly that they seemed like something out of a Jurassic Park movie.  

The trails led us alongside crystal-clear streams and we paused often, to catch our breath, and to admire the sheer beauty of it all.

It truly felt like walking through a prehistoric world, untouched and undamaged by man. For us it was a reminder of the beauty and fragility of the natural world, and a treasure worth protecting.

“Take only Memories and leave only footprints.”