what its like in a tropical jungle

You walk along, slipping on mud, smelling all the wet humus and green-ness, and keep forgetting to look at your feet as you gape at that animal, this tree, or the vista to your right. Suddenly, you almost walk into a flower hanging in the middle of the trail right in front of you. I saw plenty of these littered on the floor, and kept hoping to find one still alive (they have very short life spans) and finally - YES!