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Tagged With: hiking

Lake Bled & Vintgar Gorge, Slovenia

I had seen enough photos of Lake Bled and the picturesque island nestled at its far end to be really excited to arrive there. I was hoping to go whitewater rafting in the emerald green Soča River, take a long hike in Triglav National Park, and maybe do some rock climbing, too, except that it … Continue reading »

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Los Chorros

Los chorros waterfalls are popular with locals and tourists alike.   Where the road out of Juayúa splits into three, ignore the two streets with big signs for los chorros and go down the center, unmarked street. If you look carefully, you'll sign the street is indeed discreetly marked.   Head down the dirt road. … Continue reading »

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Glow worm tunnel

After driving for over an hour in the wrong direction due to the worst directions ever given by a hotel clerk, Josh and I came upon the dirt road that, thirty dusty kilometers later, led us through a driving tunnel before reaching the glow worm tunnel in Wollemi National Park.   The information board said … Continue reading »

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Dian Fossey trek

Our last morning in Rwanda was spent hiking to Dian Fossey’s camp. The American came to east Africa in the 1960s to study gorillas and her ceaseless work until her murder in 1985 has been pivotal in gorilla conservation.   We had about ten people in our group. The guide said the hike would take … Continue reading »

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Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park

This was the big day: gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.     You are supposed to stay ten meters away from the gorillas, but the gorillas like to come a lot closer than that.   There were about ten of us in our group, plus the guide and trackers. Each group is assigned a … Continue reading »

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Chimpanzee trekking

The rest of the drive to Ngunywe took us past a sprawling refugee camp. For the rest of the week, we noticed the ubiquitous presence of tarps from the UN High Commission for Refugees across the country.   We arrived at our hilltop hotel in a downpour after driving up a slippery mud road. Posh … Continue reading »

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Bridge of God

Tukuyu is just a couple of hours south of Mbeya so I hopped a bus one morning and headed down there where I found a guide to take me to see the Bridge of God. I hadn’t seen any pictures of the bridge beforehand, so I didn’t know what to expect. It is quite a … Continue reading »

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Ngozi crater lake

I wanted to come to Mbeya because the area is known for its mountains and beaches, so I found a guide and arranged a hike up Ngozi Peak and check out its crater lake. Mbeya doesn’t get a ton of tourists so I had to take the only guide I could find: his name was … Continue reading »

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Mt. Kilimanjaro

For your viewing pleasure, a Kilimanjaro trailer!    

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Kilimanjaro, day 8

Start: Mweka Hut; 3,100 meters End: Gate; 1,700 meters Hiking time: 2:00   It was a short, downhill hike to reach the gate and we said our goodbyes to Kilimanjaro.   We had seen an exuberant Italian family a couple of times over the past week. They were always in good spirits, even when our … Continue reading »

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