Now heading back to Columbia, we very much enjoyed our journey across "the top" of Lake Superior and managed to hit all the highlights that my wife had researched and organized prior to the trip. But, in the end, I am a gestalt traveler, most interested in the topography, hydrology, geology, natural history and ecology of the landscapes through which I wander.
Though each planned stop was both fascinating and educational, it is their place in the overall regional environment that garnered my attention. Whether I encountered expected wildlife species or not, I knew they were present and understood their vital role in the varied ecosystems of Western Ontario.
Back in June of 2023, I made the same general points in Gestalt Birding. We naturalists cannot divorce any element of nature from its dependence on and interaction with all other components of the environment.
