A nice break from the cold up North!
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The truth about Bahar Dar and the Blue Nile Falls
You came a long way to see the Blue Nile Falls and hopefully they are turned on when you arrive. The damn was open for our visit but getting there is the trick. First, you can take public minibuses there but be warned that the road is horrible and the drive is 90 minutes. A … Continue reading
A teenaged mountain gorilla from the Nkuringo troop, Uganda
Here is the teenaged boy in front. You can see silver back in the background. For the rest of the lead up to this story, follow this…. Mmmm. that is some fresh nice stuff (it looks like) I have to include the picture of our guides and trackers in every photo. They … Continue reading
Rio Moja Huevo. Get it?
“Oh my”, as a friends always says when they see the log locks of my past. Ha ha, here I am with my cheap binoculars and my cheap camera with a shirt I’d been wearing since high school (15 years prior), and that hippie hair. Rio Moja Huevo. What does it mean? Tell me in … Continue reading
The Banna Tribe- Omo Valley, Ethiopia
You saw the pictures from the market at Key Afar the previous day (posted last month) and here is who we picked up on the way back. From left to right we have Meekay (spelled as sounds), Emany, and Bure. We are headed to their village. With a goat to celebrate their recent success at … Continue reading
A working elephant chained in the front yard along the Mekong River, Laos (video- please share!)
Circa 2007
View of the active volcano (Concepcion) at Ometepe, Nicaragua (video)
Last weeks post was pretty heavy so lets take a wander back to 2005 when I visited Nicaragua (Jueputa!) I a pretty sure I was on volcan Maderas when I shot this super low definition footage. Ha ha I remember coming back and showing my friends this video like it was HD. My how technology … Continue reading
More baby elephants and swahili in Masai Mara
More babies and my guide babbling to other guides about what other animals are around to see… More elephant videos… Lions on a kill in Masai Mara (video)
The Danakil Depression- The land of Lucy our genetic grandmother
We are all Ethiopian. Lucy was unearthed here, her body 3.2 million years old. I don’t imagine much mixing has happened, relative to the rest of the world, since this time. Here today and for at least 5 or 6 centuries the Afar people have toiled in this arid land eeking out a living. … Continue reading
Visiting with the incredibly friendly baboons in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
You have seen these baboons in The Life of Mammals featuring superstar, Sir David Attenborough. We get right up and close. Amazing! Please Share as always! See some tips for trekking the Simien Mountains!
Silverbacks are just old Mountain Gorillas
It’s true and they just relax and eat salad all day long. Surreal. I made some video of this experience too with an excellent sound track, in my opinion and there are a few posts with the rest of the 14 members in the Nkuringo troop. If you are interested in visiting with Mountain Gorillas … Continue reading
This volcano looks like its about to blow!
Check it out! New years day sunrise. The lava was washing the rocks where people had stood the night before. The wind nearly melted my camera and burned my skin causing me to shift constantly….then as this got really active I began to get a little anxious…. Check out the video from the night before … Continue reading
Ethiopian Fireworks! New Years Eve on a lake of hot magma
BAM! There are only three places in the world to experience this and at Ertale, in the Danakil Depression, there is no limit to how close you can get. This was the hottest place to countdown the incoming new year. Please Share! Check out the next morning for some perspective!
A day in the life in Uganda
Photos of life taken while traveling across the Ugandan savannah from Fort Portal to Kampala, Uganda. All of the writing content was added post travel. Vendors attack the bus in a nameless place. Avocados for sale. Coffee beans in the sun. I had coffee from the bean a handful of time but it was always … Continue reading
Rafting the Nile River
I am not going to say I’ve rafted a ton but I have rafted a big handful of times in some amazing places. Holy crap, this is the most powerful river I have swam in, wait, its the only river I have swam in while rafting. My Icelandic partners and my friend … Continue reading
Have you seen Iguanas swim? Check out the marine iguanas of the Galapagos Islands (video)
This video of a Galapagos marine iguana was taken at Isabela Island in January 2013 Click these links for or more info on tips for Galapagos boat based tours or tips for Galapagos land based tours PLEASE SHARE!
Blue footed boobies (video)
These are Blue footed boobies on Genovesa Island, Galapagos Please share! Click links for more about the land based or boat based Galapagos tours
A taxi ride across the Ugandan savannah
Note: This was written in Fort Portal, Uganda over two days just after the ride The image only highlights the local flora and morning light of the tropical savannah near Kahihi, Uganda but its framed by homespun humanity and dotted with animals found only in zoos and childrens books. I put the camera away after … Continue reading
WILD chimpanzee mama and baby at Kayanchu, Uganda (video) for Mother’s Day
Happy mothers day! This chimp female and her baby were filmed in Kibale National Park near Fort Portal, Uganda in December 2013. Mothers, I salute you.
Swimming with Galapagos sea turtle (video)
In 2013 I swam with sea turtles nearly every day for 12 days. Click here for some related stories and tips for travel to the Galapagos
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