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way2blue
Another OTR submission of a 10-day trek along the Tsavo & Galana Rivers in southern Kenya.
By now I’d decided that our guide was an ‘adrenaline junkie’ as he seemed thrilled whenever we brushed up against danger. As when an African Wildcat popped out of a burrow as we passed by. Also, the Samburu bushmen were spooked by snakes. We passed one, coiled under a bush and when they spotted it—they all jumped in the air. Then laughed at each other…
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Vista from a high perch above the river…
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Muddy Tsavo River on the left joins the larger, green Athi River to become the Galana River.
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Enjoying midday shade, spotted on our drive to Eipya Chpeyu Camp.
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On the way to camp, we also passed seven lioness lounging in the shade. Soon after we encountered a group of 13 elephants that we disrupted in their walk to the river. An annoyed matriarch moved her group back across the road to safer (open) ground while challenging our vehicle. She also hilariously scolded a young male for trumpeting at us.
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Group of elephants grazing in the acacia brush.
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Beautiful sunset at the end of our evening drive.
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Sunset view from a little further down the track.
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A passel of hippos—hoping we’ll cross the river right here. No worries…
eclare
Those sunset photos are wonderful! Kenya has such amazing skies.
Ben Cisco
Amazing pics!
tybee
Thanks for the week’s pictures of your trek.
Betty
What a fantastic experience. Thanks for sharing it with us.
lashonharangue
Not a passel – it is a bloat of hippos ;) Collective nouns for animals are great. My favorite from Africa is a dazzle of zebras. Love the sunsets.
way2blue
@lashonharangue: A bloat. Didn’t know that—what a great word for hippos.
Yutsano
HUFFALUMPS!!! They really are such amazing creatures. And fuck the poachers supporting the illegal ivory trade. If/when we die out elephants 🐘 will be most likely to take our place.
Or corvids. They’re high on that list too.
Benw
Love love love these photos!
way2blue
@Yutsano: In the early days of this walking safari, the guide would come across ‘poached’ elephants and report to the park warden. Elephants are amazing and watching interactions within the matriarchal groups was a delight.
WaterGirl
@lashonharangue:
I love that!
Paul Begala's Pink Tie
@Yutsano: or the procyanids!