NPR correspondent Brian Mann went trekking on Sao Miguel, one of the most remote islands in the North Atlantic. He found volcanic mountains, birdsong, solitude and lots of rain.
Volcanoes have shaped the Azores, creating rugged mountains and high lakes like Lagoa do Fogo that lie in dormant craters.Volcanoes have shaped the Azores, creating rugged mountains and high lakes like Lagoa do Fogo that lie in dormant craters.Far out in the North Atlantic stretches a rain-swept chain of volcanic islands, the Azores, a distant province of Portugal.
"It's very lush, looks almost like a tropical forest," Rodrigues says. There are head-high ferns and trees that look ancient. "It's gorgeous, really gorgeous."People sometimes compare the forests of the Azores to scenes in the film Jurassic Park. It can feel jungle-like. But temperatures in the North Atlantic tend to be temperate not tropical.People sometimes compare the forests of the Azores to scenes in the film Jurassic Park. It can feel jungle-like.
"There's cows, black and white cows everywhere," Rodrigues says, explaining that dairy farms are a symbol and a source of pride for these mountain villages. "All the butter, the good Portuguese butter comes from the Azores."Sao Miguel Island, the largest in the Azores, is criss-crossed with well-marked hiking and trekking trails that cross the forests, meadows and pasturelands.
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