May 2, 2015 -- I had the good fortune of experiencing the Mindo cloudforest region of Ecuador. My host was Brian Krohnke, President of Mindo Cloudforest Foundation (MCF). On our hike at MCF's Milpe Bird Sanctuary, we were joined by Luis Yánez, a manager at the Sanctuary. The three of us walked to Rio Chalhuayacu on the first day, and I returned on my own the next morning to photograph daybreak on the land and water.