tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38677351941789390572024-03-13T13:57:45.672-07:00Cecilia Clark's JournalI enjoy photographing landscapes, wildlife, people, and whatever catches my eye. My passion is learning about other cultures and capturing photographic stories of how and where people live.Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-9542992787029647092023-09-28T16:18:00.001-07:002024-01-15T19:09:39.816-08:00New Website, New Blog, but the Old Blog Archive remains: September 28, 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT03y52DlMnAjh4x8cRK8khHWjc6rLXwCeE3392DUlWIQ-UKRtaDe_BJF3yIkIsyyFodFRf67RlbfLtWLH6gssE2nwZSgmLKLGxV18df_ffadxEPO9UvUsi99v2XzKuvnraOQ-EL26U36tBCF4MnmbLgGOJMG26C0XvTaPSkaHlxJXK-1-BQos0qEYlhDM/s2560/Busy%20Bees%20A%20Travel%20Photographer%20Cecilia%20Clark%20Photography%20Photograph%20from%20Diamond%20Springs%20California%20CA.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT03y52DlMnAjh4x8cRK8khHWjc6rLXwCeE3392DUlWIQ-UKRtaDe_BJF3yIkIsyyFodFRf67RlbfLtWLH6gssE2nwZSgmLKLGxV18df_ffadxEPO9UvUsi99v2XzKuvnraOQ-EL26U36tBCF4MnmbLgGOJMG26C0XvTaPSkaHlxJXK-1-BQos0qEYlhDM/w640-h426/Busy%20Bees%20A%20Travel%20Photographer%20Cecilia%20Clark%20Photography%20Photograph%20from%20Diamond%20Springs%20California%20CA.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>After many years of wanting a real website, this month I finally have a website designed by the very knowledgeable Rey Rey Rodriguez (<a href="http://TheMindOfReyRey.com">TheMindOfReyRey</a>). My old blog, <a href="https://www.vacation-travel-adventure.com/" target="_blank">Vacation-Travel-Adventure</a> continues with the same address but it is located in the "Archives" tab on my new website <a href="https://www.ceciliaclark.com/" target="_blank">https://www.ceciliaclark.com/</a>.</p><p>The new blog which is a continuation but with much better resolution for 4K screens, it is now at <a href="https://www.ceciliaclark.com/blog" target="_blank">https://www.ceciliaclark.com/blog</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-63025459136896056212023-05-19T13:13:00.043-07:002024-01-14T17:54:03.194-08:00Architectural Tour by Chicago River, Chicago, IL: May 3, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlIr0pLTLowKhZgOWeTLHcFi5DnXfousMN7fqacAcp_q39dGo-mndzXchH4FeTIzKQXyjvzNJhW6lC8D4WzTx5ac9uuvxLyICu7OcrIbPy2J3eDw1uRRYCAxpYev_i83qBqLrZV-ix3nANBuMxqam_mSakZfZn6tLzAzdX_sgzJJkjGMJ0xcOUhYzuQ/s900/20230503-_8500311-Pano.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="900" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlIr0pLTLowKhZgOWeTLHcFi5DnXfousMN7fqacAcp_q39dGo-mndzXchH4FeTIzKQXyjvzNJhW6lC8D4WzTx5ac9uuvxLyICu7OcrIbPy2J3eDw1uRRYCAxpYev_i83qBqLrZV-ix3nANBuMxqam_mSakZfZn6tLzAzdX_sgzJJkjGMJ0xcOUhYzuQ/w640-h558/20230503-_8500311-Pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wrigley building (clock face) and the Chicago Tribune Building (right)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our architectural tour by river began across the river at the base of the DuSable Bridge (Michigan Avenue) between the Wrigley building and the Chicago Tribune Building. We booked a 90-min Tour with Wendella scheduled for 4:45 pm-the golden hour tour. The DuSable Bridge was festooned with flags: American flags, Illinois State flags, and Ukrainian flags. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaYvOLfYfL3-XxSD-52_f5ukgrVthCcCTmqotaQNzqzCoaZgtRi8hU2zgd0eitrwHUVQMy6e0_IVveOmjmRg5tIkl2gh1mz3t44W58f6_q4Ax64DECxTWwXffJaLk_n6N5hbmRNAPvwzqa69EbJKkdkAINfCBJYbChvxU9iQqUDaCPrWVct9E2910ew/s900/20230503-IMG_0506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaYvOLfYfL3-XxSD-52_f5ukgrVthCcCTmqotaQNzqzCoaZgtRi8hU2zgd0eitrwHUVQMy6e0_IVveOmjmRg5tIkl2gh1mz3t44W58f6_q4Ax64DECxTWwXffJaLk_n6N5hbmRNAPvwzqa69EbJKkdkAINfCBJYbChvxU9iQqUDaCPrWVct9E2910ew/s320/20230503-IMG_0506.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOmEeL7lbXu_S73StAz3UkFcZKcMpt3Xb2_mre3ucBhXyELVO06sAGXebPY0nvyYVjGJTkPzKkSH5OLCKQurX4QCCBsTnMrDu6xHXuGL19NkLGLzWejN0x3nY0cY8nkIsqwAqNnL3zSC2XR8t-mLcVE1eDei_B2Na1Df8DY_2Y4KReHJ6xp93XR_4hg/s900/20230503-_8500332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOmEeL7lbXu_S73StAz3UkFcZKcMpt3Xb2_mre3ucBhXyELVO06sAGXebPY0nvyYVjGJTkPzKkSH5OLCKQurX4QCCBsTnMrDu6xHXuGL19NkLGLzWejN0x3nY0cY8nkIsqwAqNnL3zSC2XR8t-mLcVE1eDei_B2Na1Df8DY_2Y4KReHJ6xp93XR_4hg/s320/20230503-_8500332.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the sun was out it was still cold and also windy up top, but the best view is on the upper deck. This is also where the architectural tour guide was located. Our guide was very good at telling us interesting facts about the riverside architecture. The boat headed up river to River Point where we turned right to the north branch of the Chicago River.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiwPGiN_dzBT6Rr0pcETVcNzyG8nbjvF0tJTFGuTtXDv1bQcbfnKEQp5wQbhF9LMRw4zBUI5SB3jLoRcoD7lKKCtV0njQAXpKe5YgANgqZmScjKB8QBjxnyFVXrTgyq19ZOWYgef2Gbnk72alc3UV9WkTZWYhiwdbRC8abNLc_S26XP5I4Iie6sNKFw/s900/20230503-_8500344.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiwPGiN_dzBT6Rr0pcETVcNzyG8nbjvF0tJTFGuTtXDv1bQcbfnKEQp5wQbhF9LMRw4zBUI5SB3jLoRcoD7lKKCtV0njQAXpKe5YgANgqZmScjKB8QBjxnyFVXrTgyq19ZOWYgef2Gbnk72alc3UV9WkTZWYhiwdbRC8abNLc_S26XP5I4Iie6sNKFw/w266-h400/20230503-_8500344.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">52-story River Point building</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxCKNqnjqCplD99AuFoqWaLLD1pGN5gAqZT7w7vCW-FP2FCyvnjwRtJedXWWQvInq5OJJdZ3pHGABQaz_4hA1RegDHb67qgdvTTUxgTFtsAAQ4Z5-t5YpV2UJX7G4HfleBxsbBF9b1eTIf5XuXRTGcXeMHIN4mwE2Yno-QVaebhK0BEJeS7gTQFz76w/s900/20230503-_8500346.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxCKNqnjqCplD99AuFoqWaLLD1pGN5gAqZT7w7vCW-FP2FCyvnjwRtJedXWWQvInq5OJJdZ3pHGABQaz_4hA1RegDHb67qgdvTTUxgTFtsAAQ4Z5-t5YpV2UJX7G4HfleBxsbBF9b1eTIf5XuXRTGcXeMHIN4mwE2Yno-QVaebhK0BEJeS7gTQFz76w/w400-h266/20230503-_8500346.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Continuing on the north branch headed toward Kinzie Park and Goose Island the boat turned back toward River Point to travel the south branch of the Chicago River.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54_6ZD9tIyDy9EOItLE5jKaFd9DQ0txuxDb32QBMh6YMtysseIo-pKOl0eIXucn09q2nnCBQBssyoN55QxBg1YoCeD78-MJZBl4Ea12ks-IHH8DEYRjhHN9TxvNE_Mmtquyva0JPC6r5_GcvZNLaZVgSl2A1fQyULmud_4zF8fW1K1hJFuPvPhYVxNA/s900/20230503-_8500347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54_6ZD9tIyDy9EOItLE5jKaFd9DQ0txuxDb32QBMh6YMtysseIo-pKOl0eIXucn09q2nnCBQBssyoN55QxBg1YoCeD78-MJZBl4Ea12ks-IHH8DEYRjhHN9TxvNE_Mmtquyva0JPC6r5_GcvZNLaZVgSl2A1fQyULmud_4zF8fW1K1hJFuPvPhYVxNA/w640-h426/20230503-_8500347.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because commercial river traffic no longer plies the river, the moveable bridges on the north branch have been decommissioned. The bridge tender houses are unused most of the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub1zhO2OMRPNW-PKtR8jof7gKnblgh5FY8kI0NRgfXjzMftaVFNlHLiryw24FS0v5sv0nBo_zSSogq0HNsM5ek6g6A5betQYA3btr6Ivl4K5_J-kNXYgqMiEG7ZbTlaOoyCBifb3jRh_YEl3zHWzM8eRdb2LdRcA_Ow9-s3HJhkNyx474bQkfPaQpEg/s900/20230503-_8500349.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub1zhO2OMRPNW-PKtR8jof7gKnblgh5FY8kI0NRgfXjzMftaVFNlHLiryw24FS0v5sv0nBo_zSSogq0HNsM5ek6g6A5betQYA3btr6Ivl4K5_J-kNXYgqMiEG7ZbTlaOoyCBifb3jRh_YEl3zHWzM8eRdb2LdRcA_Ow9-s3HJhkNyx474bQkfPaQpEg/w400-h266/20230503-_8500349.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge Tender's House (green)</td></tr></tbody></table>I found the Chicago River's south branch more interesting with its aging, gritty infrastructure. The last moveable bridge before the vertical-lift bridge was stuck in the up position looking very much like a dead insect.<div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36-mmn_poMlBQtBiVUKJtOBaoQfbYe-XXY8CYBFylZYQrcoPrhFXDQ-4-zjho_brsoPXbylUToVgEg5TOJyZpXwm1manjrO4u7IvQ_yWxKnseKpEbFZQ4MDfINbnfAVqzxzRNsxhqa8zyKwgRQRuxdWLCW_RxWVuLDGi2GMYugrXhTWsGjY5OoHYd9w/s900/20230503-_8500355.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36-mmn_poMlBQtBiVUKJtOBaoQfbYe-XXY8CYBFylZYQrcoPrhFXDQ-4-zjho_brsoPXbylUToVgEg5TOJyZpXwm1manjrO4u7IvQ_yWxKnseKpEbFZQ4MDfINbnfAVqzxzRNsxhqa8zyKwgRQRuxdWLCW_RxWVuLDGi2GMYugrXhTWsGjY5OoHYd9w/s320/20230503-_8500355.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMcEaNYgFUKKjZK8S4DQoJarcqR8YGKrQI7IH0smn3ZBY52a80nLAUgzJNRFRY_44BUUzCbOJg2AXxbMJes_kec9382gVtAJhrAVA-IEfTKz0-RWK1WOiVDIrq5vyI9LoV5dW2ukOTTzk6exYa6diGhDSKtBbfawU5rSqtY6nqBRI9vFY9TK9F_3zrw/s900/20230503-_8500361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMcEaNYgFUKKjZK8S4DQoJarcqR8YGKrQI7IH0smn3ZBY52a80nLAUgzJNRFRY_44BUUzCbOJg2AXxbMJes_kec9382gVtAJhrAVA-IEfTKz0-RWK1WOiVDIrq5vyI9LoV5dW2ukOTTzk6exYa6diGhDSKtBbfawU5rSqtY6nqBRI9vFY9TK9F_3zrw/w640-h426/20230503-_8500361.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The boat went as far as the Vertical Lift bridge which does not move because it is old. It stays lifted just enough to let boat traffic through. The park on the left (below) is in Chinatown. This is where the boat turned back down river.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRidKqdSsPunc7uFHXdxpVfQOwyk2tIcSuGD2viPNBN_WqNU805k-wmdHmUS9vX3fBnp3JQxHz8wfEFbek9O1Kg63GXs1wGzxLOCaMo-PRJw8eahFlx4gqp2C2yOtUWe9mQBOaET2vy2q9SCArJJJPbZZYj2YWm8QWdMgxOd3zl66drzc6vHxkZYtRxw/s900/20230503-_8500358.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRidKqdSsPunc7uFHXdxpVfQOwyk2tIcSuGD2viPNBN_WqNU805k-wmdHmUS9vX3fBnp3JQxHz8wfEFbek9O1Kg63GXs1wGzxLOCaMo-PRJw8eahFlx4gqp2C2yOtUWe9mQBOaET2vy2q9SCArJJJPbZZYj2YWm8QWdMgxOd3zl66drzc6vHxkZYtRxw/w640-h426/20230503-_8500358.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vertical Lift Railroad (now Amtrak) Bridge 1915</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is one of the buildings we slipped into to see the stunning Art Deco details. It is now a hotel and residences.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ9yc_-99MWYlVV5XOKfbiZvlhg_bzfut3AR9CUia-XV0S8XqPp__9ltJJYJj3Fm2Sfz1nyU_f0VkigHk-yINGcnPqITVJQEH5SFcsgjE4XX4YJIFoylsqDzjXuv1iblVRE8tDOuDouYT6nBsMS9P60t-Tz6vNT5BxliCSX1wWlp0pokZSiE3kxyXbw/s900/20230503-_8500386.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ9yc_-99MWYlVV5XOKfbiZvlhg_bzfut3AR9CUia-XV0S8XqPp__9ltJJYJj3Fm2Sfz1nyU_f0VkigHk-yINGcnPqITVJQEH5SFcsgjE4XX4YJIFoylsqDzjXuv1iblVRE8tDOuDouYT6nBsMS9P60t-Tz6vNT5BxliCSX1wWlp0pokZSiE3kxyXbw/w426-h640/20230503-_8500386.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold topped Carbide and Carbon Building</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCliDHn3V1S71QrBJ3iD7Pw8QvZV6AktCtuqGqd-ZmdwAEUGB7PN2r9IBmV9oi26ycnIQyWaLeccF7aTtEd50AzVtE9V1zICpk37CCxAlRYxsuAYEPuRX57jB-JdGpApjMhkZMDXbiAHvPdKB1xtdVKidg4hnaVQ6FnWi53GrVL8x51yja3pHLi3F0Ig/s900/20230503-IMG_0500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCliDHn3V1S71QrBJ3iD7Pw8QvZV6AktCtuqGqd-ZmdwAEUGB7PN2r9IBmV9oi26ycnIQyWaLeccF7aTtEd50AzVtE9V1zICpk37CCxAlRYxsuAYEPuRX57jB-JdGpApjMhkZMDXbiAHvPdKB1xtdVKidg4hnaVQ6FnWi53GrVL8x51yja3pHLi3F0Ig/w300-h400/20230503-IMG_0500.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the Carbide and Carbon Building</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanAG4Wd5aaazm3XNeI_mkEGrjYgHC_z0Harjf3-zApHZS_3SUHWwwbW70NaQVamitYBgbBO4qcfgVyUUJjTF0YqR1DshxVCaxiGEQkoY_G1HP7awR8I3C0sEJLJesK98bQOdurkIBx4MzyENdP5acDKHkchppp0t0-Qc0hjRsbEtyCXSRWYriRSVqAQ/s900/20230503-IMG_0502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanAG4Wd5aaazm3XNeI_mkEGrjYgHC_z0Harjf3-zApHZS_3SUHWwwbW70NaQVamitYBgbBO4qcfgVyUUJjTF0YqR1DshxVCaxiGEQkoY_G1HP7awR8I3C0sEJLJesK98bQOdurkIBx4MzyENdP5acDKHkchppp0t0-Qc0hjRsbEtyCXSRWYriRSVqAQ/w400-h300/20230503-IMG_0502.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elevators inside the Carbide and Carbon Building</td></tr></tbody></table><div>St. Regis Chicago (101 floors) is the world's tallest building designed by a woman. Jeanne Gang also designed the second tallest building in the world, Aqua, which sits just a few meters away.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwlQ_2WM4oS2cTNLWZyH723ZzlarM4t_Q3_AcENHiU3LHUz3Wq5WAu6RvJervM-KlyuuNJUOmVjW6Lkr8CHcNWytOJV7Wq-KgUbIEyuvG8pQZ4nDvb3m2hoWgAXN4Ej6e-HUUhQP0FCOBCkyorvFgvjnJXtRSaBomwKVN8AC9ZIcU6Sd5FyWIVABnFQ/s900/20230503-_8500387.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwlQ_2WM4oS2cTNLWZyH723ZzlarM4t_Q3_AcENHiU3LHUz3Wq5WAu6RvJervM-KlyuuNJUOmVjW6Lkr8CHcNWytOJV7Wq-KgUbIEyuvG8pQZ4nDvb3m2hoWgAXN4Ej6e-HUUhQP0FCOBCkyorvFgvjnJXtRSaBomwKVN8AC9ZIcU6Sd5FyWIVABnFQ/w266-h400/20230503-_8500387.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Regis Chicago</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">At the Navy Pier in Lake Michigan, the boat turned back toward Michigan Avenue and their dock.</div><span style="text-align: left;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">The guide gave us a lot of information about what we were seeing. Not every detail stuck. The architecture from the river was a marvel. Take the river trip and see for yourself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed everything about Chicago except Chicago Pizza. The boat's guide recommended <a href="https://www.pizzeriaportofino.com" target="_blank">Pizza Portofino</a> located not far from where we were staying. The pizza was Italian style and it was great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also tried <a href="https://crumblcookies.com" target="_blank">Crumbl</a> cookies which we've read about but hadn't yet tried. Glad there isn't a store too close to us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow we fly to Columbus to see my beautiful niece graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing emphasis in Neonatal from The Ohio State University's nursing program.</div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798213.567879763821153 -122.7860482 70.188347436178844 -52.473548199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-44452931088267691762023-05-17T13:11:00.003-07:002024-01-12T15:29:50.536-08:00Walking the Downtown Loop and Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois: May 1-3, 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhRNshlrDviNu5MYYlhGvEV566cA3luuT581uQhqJBxSqD3iwp7DOu6vg3qLdihiGntYNlGM83q3fIjU5hnE85-q0Vjlz7Zx_b_xp9ebj0Fpa3wgoDQBiyW0gJw9khf5RwY9IhTUUipje0blpW_ci09HJN_CNFE3ZI-5MLexms_9f_UPLJQyUFCOUyw/s900/20230502-_8500203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhRNshlrDviNu5MYYlhGvEV566cA3luuT581uQhqJBxSqD3iwp7DOu6vg3qLdihiGntYNlGM83q3fIjU5hnE85-q0Vjlz7Zx_b_xp9ebj0Fpa3wgoDQBiyW0gJw9khf5RwY9IhTUUipje0blpW_ci09HJN_CNFE3ZI-5MLexms_9f_UPLJQyUFCOUyw/w640-h426/20230502-_8500203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicago River with Wrigley Building (clock face) beyond the Wabash Ave Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">On our way to Columbus, Ohio, we stopped for a few days in Chicago. I've never been to Chicago and Dan may not have been to the city since he graduated from Northwestern School of Law about 55 years ago. It was time to visit.</p><p>Chicago is a beautiful city--at least the parts we visited. The first two days were gray and a little wet, but we didn't let a little weather stop us from walking all over the Downtown Loop to admire and slip into historic buildings, seek out public art, and spend some time in art museums. </p><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6omaNPNwhoqOV08w6L5dIGqNikWj_c7nqaxlhr9vhVRjZm58W686_C-_kmuYCoxUlr_HKuoheL6NpdUQtKg0BWsLswekXcizgG8eZzDrh9c_w5is883ESamYGAfAIYBwRXNR4aZR899CcINVDkdUVdDmfLchd7pn6pENjBd51iGKXFdfCxQBpMfo8A/s900/20230502-_8500196.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6omaNPNwhoqOV08w6L5dIGqNikWj_c7nqaxlhr9vhVRjZm58W686_C-_kmuYCoxUlr_HKuoheL6NpdUQtKg0BWsLswekXcizgG8eZzDrh9c_w5is883ESamYGAfAIYBwRXNR4aZR899CcINVDkdUVdDmfLchd7pn6pENjBd51iGKXFdfCxQBpMfo8A/w640-h426/20230502-_8500196.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gentlemen by artist Ju Ming, 2015</td></tr></tbody></table>In our short time in Chicago, we managed to walk through Millennium Park several times. The Cloud (bean) always had an audience and everyone seemed as fascinated as I was about its surface and how it captured and warped whatever it reflected. The underside view resembles Rorschach test images.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVX-KVOFzyuBLBoUhV0yVU9GLnebnrP30-Okbkgh6Mav4LfNxvD2Zh-wfgZRjdtytJeYV0jAPG8bb55yA-sDtfArZrmVjkZ6CH2iqCISeGg3Qk_QuWVvxP_aJEt-cTXC9ki82m_30Fll0Khw5ooI0SksFqJlGq6WC06dcBhcDO0OFen3UTCP2CN1Ftw/w640-h480/20230502-IMG_0434.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRMY_WlvHtGXHD-SmeqjKjHWoYIdcZ8lQk8rbq1GrTX8YHTE273BOzf_NX6NUhvk3_5_kF1f3Ge3-cZygmxXreXcr1JmjA1jiDgk8_6rCFfywGqgGbpUp0guQGndJ1VuchdlRBqDCG9Ja6tNtRoO5GhYAYn8Kvxn8RqF1Lak5W73rIciRhr3ceWqXeA/s900/20230502-_8500277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRMY_WlvHtGXHD-SmeqjKjHWoYIdcZ8lQk8rbq1GrTX8YHTE273BOzf_NX6NUhvk3_5_kF1f3Ge3-cZygmxXreXcr1JmjA1jiDgk8_6rCFfywGqgGbpUp0guQGndJ1VuchdlRBqDCG9Ja6tNtRoO5GhYAYn8Kvxn8RqF1Lak5W73rIciRhr3ceWqXeA/w400-h266/20230502-_8500277.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-5aAg1TvlwJwMPPVdJR7TG9H28mTxWY5fdlnEBoK5e5wxYx4Ga9bpDfwsP9zCK8-2pqaj1wIeiKtC7w9ulmaKJf32LV_Z749L5NKhoslQXR4TVhA4VLI6qBPm3RAJ-GNkTmjQtym2gmI52a7jmDuBGoOEgugsIxKDJ1LwgxmFiRtzYtKNKrrusJRDA/s900/20230503-_8500329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-5aAg1TvlwJwMPPVdJR7TG9H28mTxWY5fdlnEBoK5e5wxYx4Ga9bpDfwsP9zCK8-2pqaj1wIeiKtC7w9ulmaKJf32LV_Z749L5NKhoslQXR4TVhA4VLI6qBPm3RAJ-GNkTmjQtym2gmI52a7jmDuBGoOEgugsIxKDJ1LwgxmFiRtzYtKNKrrusJRDA/w400-h266/20230503-_8500329.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFcu5ulWgZFz39Ts7A8iEhnOVNIAn_iB1nnNDNqrapNb-GORq-MaRtKy4uykX-a3ygyYWnwJGwjM0nYVVGU7J7Q4jY5-Q7GQUDqWKr9DwLpXhGeRoMU4UO-iZA22WRK64kaudmTycpUoRcjtFI3gr4BE4nFXUtzoi8Z1fMm0SVpeV8ZOIs6u4lStJGQ/s900/20230502-_8500206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFcu5ulWgZFz39Ts7A8iEhnOVNIAn_iB1nnNDNqrapNb-GORq-MaRtKy4uykX-a3ygyYWnwJGwjM0nYVVGU7J7Q4jY5-Q7GQUDqWKr9DwLpXhGeRoMU4UO-iZA22WRK64kaudmTycpUoRcjtFI3gr4BE4nFXUtzoi8Z1fMm0SVpeV8ZOIs6u4lStJGQ/w640-h426/20230502-_8500206.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips everywhere</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wandering around, we stumbled upon the Palmer House Hilton on State St. The first Palmer House Hotel, grand opening September 26, 1870, one year later became a victim of the Great Chicago Fire. The second Palmer House hotel, relocated slightly, opened in 1873. It is the nation's oldest continually operating hotel. Since 1873, three bronze peacock doors (for the House of Peacock) designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany have stood in the hotel. Each door weighs more than a half-ton and all three are valued at more than $1 mil. Two large, gold candelabra statues also designed by Tiffany stand at the base of the stairs which lead to the Empire Dining Room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B3rIA2fD-GpjaOjY_ziITy0Af0VvvNwy60idMYgJ5pdBn9ik5lBTJKPYwbOxoXnWDnfGd7ZtQf1hDm-W3rgFjvKfnhRquI9ZScSuMkAkDzrv8aSJHr_lCYaWrpvwLS3WLwxWdq-iCuJ_7lCp4rlfUr5TilSY1jZ-9QxXsGWWiomrHfasCw2N2Jx-MQ/s900/20230502-_8500216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B3rIA2fD-GpjaOjY_ziITy0Af0VvvNwy60idMYgJ5pdBn9ik5lBTJKPYwbOxoXnWDnfGd7ZtQf1hDm-W3rgFjvKfnhRquI9ZScSuMkAkDzrv8aSJHr_lCYaWrpvwLS3WLwxWdq-iCuJ_7lCp4rlfUr5TilSY1jZ-9QxXsGWWiomrHfasCw2N2Jx-MQ/w266-h400/20230502-_8500216.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Federal Plaza consists of three elegant, "less is more" Mies van der Rohe designed buildings. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyylCfs54F9jWVcXR2Q5FuWqB1PF3UTtw-FPUm0SSr9x-xwBsUyeWlHoL5Emo5J7Ye2ApickYhRCHfy2Ek4_NVGpio6Cv2UlsikYsgel_XKvSDZ2q4S6uESdSjlsddu5LACUNc6fTqToZT0UWZrC0-UrxMimTwK7FmPwkqIQRoGnAZFe1dDOHVE1xngg/s900/20230502-_8500233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyylCfs54F9jWVcXR2Q5FuWqB1PF3UTtw-FPUm0SSr9x-xwBsUyeWlHoL5Emo5J7Ye2ApickYhRCHfy2Ek4_NVGpio6Cv2UlsikYsgel_XKvSDZ2q4S6uESdSjlsddu5LACUNc6fTqToZT0UWZrC0-UrxMimTwK7FmPwkqIQRoGnAZFe1dDOHVE1xngg/w640-h426/20230502-_8500233.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexander Calder's Flamingo (1974) in Federal Plaza</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihXSim0X3WwLFah5pMB-8X6hlJARvV_PPWafsvvnJ9idGCbdSdUdFoa4d4bfigpFQWBOX_IWs-Hcq92rT5Y4BuJmGCXq5vkyoW7NxiUFuoLl4odRaj9AhkBhij2amv_63OxVQugobWs7teRcroDJWk-uVc865zMv-XPYOvWW7hm8Sz8SAYV1UNz3kTw/s900/20230502-_8500236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihXSim0X3WwLFah5pMB-8X6hlJARvV_PPWafsvvnJ9idGCbdSdUdFoa4d4bfigpFQWBOX_IWs-Hcq92rT5Y4BuJmGCXq5vkyoW7NxiUFuoLl4odRaj9AhkBhij2amv_63OxVQugobWs7teRcroDJWk-uVc865zMv-XPYOvWW7hm8Sz8SAYV1UNz3kTw/w269-h400/20230502-_8500236.jpg" width="269" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMxarjN67mkHXVASIa8pX5xYp-S3meDt2QfICv5VBG26wH_VtGEvWacVgzvRcGdtvg_XLsDotBDV5ociK3lvLuunwzmCZEFxoOEKAfXlDxafSVI-jDW7-imKTJxT8TYGUTM9QCJmLx7IFDljhYx7ge0LXyIX5dH81W5LlQifjY8moAfutEKQ5Zx30mg/s900/20230502-_8500238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMxarjN67mkHXVASIa8pX5xYp-S3meDt2QfICv5VBG26wH_VtGEvWacVgzvRcGdtvg_XLsDotBDV5ociK3lvLuunwzmCZEFxoOEKAfXlDxafSVI-jDW7-imKTJxT8TYGUTM9QCJmLx7IFDljhYx7ge0LXyIX5dH81W5LlQifjY8moAfutEKQ5Zx30mg/w266-h400/20230502-_8500238.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Detail of Marc Chagall mosaic, Four Seasons, at Chase Tower Plaza (1974)</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVuAmsmXopI3cy6uE20Zao-TqPf2M4pmwqxby7rIh_mBnDYppMCl-imbp3Uo9gH_cOvAwTsrFwSOA0wLBROYrDClFhI02xDFTc_dXgNK7DcxPO11SFroF4FX8vc8jtBnt3x03EIS2mdypRZYZXnK4i5I0cfVKIww3Kl8QsyLkUsq5Dp2jY9ChiYEuMg/s900/20230502-_8500241.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVuAmsmXopI3cy6uE20Zao-TqPf2M4pmwqxby7rIh_mBnDYppMCl-imbp3Uo9gH_cOvAwTsrFwSOA0wLBROYrDClFhI02xDFTc_dXgNK7DcxPO11SFroF4FX8vc8jtBnt3x03EIS2mdypRZYZXnK4i5I0cfVKIww3Kl8QsyLkUsq5Dp2jY9ChiYEuMg/w266-h400/20230502-_8500241.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicago Picasso (1967) Daley Plaza</td></tr></tbody></table>We entered Daley Plaza building and were allowed to wander about. The courtrooms are on the upper floors. On the 30th floor there is a great view through the windows of the Lake Michigan and surrounding skyscrapers. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLT1bzhxIvWOc49p859aGXLCFFfSEuQm1qS4hL_Q_J2sS3DjS4uJYZmpp_VNXwkCvDwDSWmRW3--SawBGNDdqsL-Kt7UZvdnwMPDZUxobT0LijxMRw_oatm_SJiyyvxLAh0wxf2EKeUZHS6aA_aYmH50ChPmS17oVvKPgE_oC3fhQkue2VhcQFLbHNQ/s900/20230502-IMG_0400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="900" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLT1bzhxIvWOc49p859aGXLCFFfSEuQm1qS4hL_Q_J2sS3DjS4uJYZmpp_VNXwkCvDwDSWmRW3--SawBGNDdqsL-Kt7UZvdnwMPDZUxobT0LijxMRw_oatm_SJiyyvxLAh0wxf2EKeUZHS6aA_aYmH50ChPmS17oVvKPgE_oC3fhQkue2VhcQFLbHNQ/w640-h340/20230502-IMG_0400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The steeple in the front belongs to the Chicago Temple (<a href="http://chicagotemple.org">chicagotemple.org</a>) United Methodist Church. It is possible to have a tour of the sanctuary on Sundays after services or a tour of the sky church (the two floors under the steeple). The website has dates and times--we missed all of them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYzfHzJVLGScxr_xXEbEYrTvlXFwn-H90hpXt5ZL_1O_gkgpE0xJU7OUn6rmpNpJ_fiv6fSSg4OCKI44Hu1nNi9nB0rDvWTLweEhyJ6gQOmkVpXBXZbGjaJaoiN3Hd1u8pe-nkP_zDJD-N8Kpg-dvWwzFNSjH25zMXO-jkP5tzvrdbpUAxasGKNVakg/s900/20230502-IMG_0401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYzfHzJVLGScxr_xXEbEYrTvlXFwn-H90hpXt5ZL_1O_gkgpE0xJU7OUn6rmpNpJ_fiv6fSSg4OCKI44Hu1nNi9nB0rDvWTLweEhyJ6gQOmkVpXBXZbGjaJaoiN3Hd1u8pe-nkP_zDJD-N8Kpg-dvWwzFNSjH25zMXO-jkP5tzvrdbpUAxasGKNVakg/s320/20230502-IMG_0401.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5j4OmB9pou83YPzQ6TY49RZfcQV3ZxzEIQMa76A4RmEVWFk9wR2miT0LlCsFg7oBRvuxF7Ly8Knwz7B3OnTDWvWkscg2qo6mfuvEH8rofg9gCB3pMr_uWqyFpe39IEPUjoxxDKzVvUPRHBbiGe99sPb55FS_oSf5ccq713b9D95FKADInLBjyFxMdw/s900/20230502-_8500268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5j4OmB9pou83YPzQ6TY49RZfcQV3ZxzEIQMa76A4RmEVWFk9wR2miT0LlCsFg7oBRvuxF7Ly8Knwz7B3OnTDWvWkscg2qo6mfuvEH8rofg9gCB3pMr_uWqyFpe39IEPUjoxxDKzVvUPRHBbiGe99sPb55FS_oSf5ccq713b9D95FKADInLBjyFxMdw/s320/20230502-_8500268.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A lovely Miro sculpture stands unobtrusively in a quiet alcove to the left of the Chicago Temple.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4RlVy4nrb-eRNrNzOK7JJEy2NXeTcXX_AE81ddN9nkLsd8tSYgIU4emMGtlb8VM4kdzW-Shn4QQF5jLyjo4xAbFKcK3fRNYmYirgfY3F9ZxAW6WK_Zy3o3wL0JYTgXaZpCGlwrn1jbXHfi1YKVsFFILwezgLbGQmclJgHDs5PkJxx0RScllkNChj9w/s900/20230502-_8500273.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4RlVy4nrb-eRNrNzOK7JJEy2NXeTcXX_AE81ddN9nkLsd8tSYgIU4emMGtlb8VM4kdzW-Shn4QQF5jLyjo4xAbFKcK3fRNYmYirgfY3F9ZxAW6WK_Zy3o3wL0JYTgXaZpCGlwrn1jbXHfi1YKVsFFILwezgLbGQmclJgHDs5PkJxx0RScllkNChj9w/s320/20230502-_8500273.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miro's Chicago (formerly The Sun, the Moon and One Star) </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above the entrance to 120 N LaSalle St and across from City Hall is a huge mosaic designed by artist Roger Brown. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgTqPlPrcH9Gp1PrdopkupVc3t3ZAttd8Mkg9ExTKxhp6NkyhoFABcwFQi28k28Y-EZOzNAiPt_MKINildJoKolbbgEfKeH5rqTaEOQKPqTyujnwSv1eeSvDbtzoWANvt1eUTv54feRa5J68ntVQxGrQoyuOH3vGE8oOUtA4CKdA_Z4cv7I119GGFDg/s900/20230502-_8500270.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgTqPlPrcH9Gp1PrdopkupVc3t3ZAttd8Mkg9ExTKxhp6NkyhoFABcwFQi28k28Y-EZOzNAiPt_MKINildJoKolbbgEfKeH5rqTaEOQKPqTyujnwSv1eeSvDbtzoWANvt1eUTv54feRa5J68ntVQxGrQoyuOH3vGE8oOUtA4CKdA_Z4cv7I119GGFDg/w400-h266/20230502-_8500270.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Flight of Daedalus and Icarus</td></tr></tbody></table><div>There are two beautiful domes inside of the the Chicago Cultural Center (formerly Chicago Public Library). One is made of Louis Comfort Tiffany's fish-scale shaped favrile glass. Approximately 30,000 pieces of glass make up this dome. It is 38 feet in diameter and spans more than 1,000 square feet. It was installed in 1897 and restored in 2008. It is magnificent. It is on the third floor.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGPcjKSwBRlBJZRInIxv7-de3im47oDHoK9AFeL54SRBLRxCgM8Fmg38BfF12cWovHgrjBrK7G8Yeg4edFqFZm88M2CM2dnm4HzR3bRQxGHAIsuoGQGMa0q_ZuFecIAVgzOH4S_S6C0WSSdCAFSuey-uvA5-8G0W9j5YdOL3yBYGdaZupktbNJczxWw/s900/20230502-IMG_0413.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGPcjKSwBRlBJZRInIxv7-de3im47oDHoK9AFeL54SRBLRxCgM8Fmg38BfF12cWovHgrjBrK7G8Yeg4edFqFZm88M2CM2dnm4HzR3bRQxGHAIsuoGQGMa0q_ZuFecIAVgzOH4S_S6C0WSSdCAFSuey-uvA5-8G0W9j5YdOL3yBYGdaZupktbNJczxWw/w400-h300/20230502-IMG_0413.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1897 Tiffany Dome of fish-scale shaped favrile glass</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Hlh2CZQMtUiihRuwBpeLxosqIcLRE1y9s49vSS5wqB2yL41qr_nW-tSpHcg1h_tmLN7xu3Zgz5EH71hT7Q2nu0Mi2sZ_2OfnkK_RhGFXIgImF2DXJhRFMfxDQbhao-JxdAWpHT0y6psaDuldMgEHwyb7xxEma-EA61a3-WgEDSEOiteXRBNNO0NNOg/s900/20230502-_8500276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Hlh2CZQMtUiihRuwBpeLxosqIcLRE1y9s49vSS5wqB2yL41qr_nW-tSpHcg1h_tmLN7xu3Zgz5EH71hT7Q2nu0Mi2sZ_2OfnkK_RhGFXIgImF2DXJhRFMfxDQbhao-JxdAWpHT0y6psaDuldMgEHwyb7xxEma-EA61a3-WgEDSEOiteXRBNNO0NNOg/w400-h266/20230502-_8500276.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The other dome also installed in 1897 is on the second floor in the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall. This Tiffany designed, but not made, dome is 40-feet in diameter and contains 62,000 pieces of art glass. Also, magnificent.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dan scheduled a tour at Northwestern's School of Law. To get there we walked the beautiful Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue. The day was clear, warm and tulips were everywhere. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrcjbJm-Lw_Hdsc456AyWuje9l_xrfKu7Sro4_x5CpmHeGQdGUkD2uIte3IpFTzRIQ1WayAg7lZb-0hIYFFduqUhlzeJuMrQD26v2Lsqi4ZXnPXiDep9lLgACVWZaoQNbYuF3FOSEZQ_nDlWXXlKEn8vi4WBeeYohNRIFwcGHvWPRqu7SmkhuV2eZbA/s900/20230503-IMG_0455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrcjbJm-Lw_Hdsc456AyWuje9l_xrfKu7Sro4_x5CpmHeGQdGUkD2uIte3IpFTzRIQ1WayAg7lZb-0hIYFFduqUhlzeJuMrQD26v2Lsqi4ZXnPXiDep9lLgACVWZaoQNbYuF3FOSEZQ_nDlWXXlKEn8vi4WBeeYohNRIFwcGHvWPRqu7SmkhuV2eZbA/s320/20230503-IMG_0455.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEI6FiVWZ3HOe_TeoRDqY__KXbUmKDRxMLW-Kyi0MwzDtknRMhVPMrf6C2N10vdp0JI-7Trlq29j02mZrHYAPSp4Ky9r5KjMdyxvvCBZ7R2EfGnuzACgk13comiWxSLv9NKgNl8oTbeOfv5O_wjzgm4kgoXEgfgyNW6tL1VfoLczmqhETx9eHuTiM7g/s900/20230503-IMG_0458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEI6FiVWZ3HOe_TeoRDqY__KXbUmKDRxMLW-Kyi0MwzDtknRMhVPMrf6C2N10vdp0JI-7Trlq29j02mZrHYAPSp4Ky9r5KjMdyxvvCBZ7R2EfGnuzACgk13comiWxSLv9NKgNl8oTbeOfv5O_wjzgm4kgoXEgfgyNW6tL1VfoLczmqhETx9eHuTiM7g/s320/20230503-IMG_0458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The School of Law, founded in 1859, has changed a bit in the last 55 years, but some of the more historical rooms remain. After a donation of $100 million dollars from J. Pritzker, the law school is now known as the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The primary intent of such a large donation was to ensure that the brightest students could get a legal education at one of the top law schools in the country, regardless of ability to pay. Pritzker is the 43rd governor of Illinois. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDebvjB_Rs-TXdpvNs2orC3Bbo4Kd1DnDk3-PzMaixlkg-w0LPUDb4alhdp46B-aP5Xt_tS4JezCIEXtPNrqFtMVSaYN53p-4dSd-d0P2sS16RGKzyW40g19dpbBTV2VUucOA_cCGhBCCD6bma9gnvIfVcdC5e1e2fVyevv-qPh9PweVtqcSmUMYVfg/s900/20230503-IMG_0464.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDebvjB_Rs-TXdpvNs2orC3Bbo4Kd1DnDk3-PzMaixlkg-w0LPUDb4alhdp46B-aP5Xt_tS4JezCIEXtPNrqFtMVSaYN53p-4dSd-d0P2sS16RGKzyW40g19dpbBTV2VUucOA_cCGhBCCD6bma9gnvIfVcdC5e1e2fVyevv-qPh9PweVtqcSmUMYVfg/w320-h240/20230503-IMG_0464.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxds4LYZyCAX-ON2xq8m3kzOlpbtBeSuFaxCCrOLYxgiiTpxqIkt_2783H67lbUibfdGQJCIKQeP63QUVAzrB4F8NihS8nWLX2Rdp2A84uI7XfqecX_zO2UJdp3VDu9sLbFKTtPqJ-kcJVBg-22f5siIJ0dBCAKyuqonx6h5WZxZEyr5ifKpX7kk5XAQ/s900/20230503-IMG_0465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxds4LYZyCAX-ON2xq8m3kzOlpbtBeSuFaxCCrOLYxgiiTpxqIkt_2783H67lbUibfdGQJCIKQeP63QUVAzrB4F8NihS8nWLX2Rdp2A84uI7XfqecX_zO2UJdp3VDu9sLbFKTtPqJ-kcJVBg-22f5siIJ0dBCAKyuqonx6h5WZxZEyr5ifKpX7kk5XAQ/w320-h240/20230503-IMG_0465.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of the classrooms in the new sections have views of Lake Michigan. There is a peaceful inner courtyard where a bust of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (1920-2019) was about to be inaugurated. Stevens was a 1947 alum of Northwestern.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHTgTbNuPZ6yKPYLKJ7e3OpEiQ9DZf00zbNDfKSCDmnGmHZMw785taITZAdMz8LGfIeXOqyEVL9rBkjUc0QzM-ENsaUApNdlMxew5jtLtDc8Sxtv0GQ7D-40_h9JTUcYxkTVy8kXEsZfpsqAYztj0sj-tznNO_-Zq-zxWSFJDoWoJc_5Cy-GbVp2QVw/s900/20230503-IMG_0467.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHTgTbNuPZ6yKPYLKJ7e3OpEiQ9DZf00zbNDfKSCDmnGmHZMw785taITZAdMz8LGfIeXOqyEVL9rBkjUc0QzM-ENsaUApNdlMxew5jtLtDc8Sxtv0GQ7D-40_h9JTUcYxkTVy8kXEsZfpsqAYztj0sj-tznNO_-Zq-zxWSFJDoWoJc_5Cy-GbVp2QVw/w320-h240/20230503-IMG_0467.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp9wAS_pqBTfLDpmGBQwCMZqeXi4lF1RFofhhGU3Wc7ocbS25GSfSfVwp2kPN_c7rFMnjH1xnhj9l480w0ozn1r9PjcDH4Fe_uK75AVhk0E1FKEemtvZBWWzBWMaLmya3ujNqcHibr96tq7kkFO_m3810-skv4dcgFQIaVcUAWsvOqxtPAiCTDc_Qtg/s900/20230503-IMG_0466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp9wAS_pqBTfLDpmGBQwCMZqeXi4lF1RFofhhGU3Wc7ocbS25GSfSfVwp2kPN_c7rFMnjH1xnhj9l480w0ozn1r9PjcDH4Fe_uK75AVhk0E1FKEemtvZBWWzBWMaLmya3ujNqcHibr96tq7kkFO_m3810-skv4dcgFQIaVcUAWsvOqxtPAiCTDc_Qtg/s320/20230503-IMG_0466.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>We weren't able to go into many rooms because students were in finals and allowed to take their final anywhere they would be comfortable. The graduation was scheduled for May 12 at the Chicago Theater in the Downtown Loop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-oy0c6RGWr8YRI1xFe45qVCPlhJzNBXkw5tza2pGg1Uh4F9-wScgw43M32lNv8boxzjkMZ5lPGm3Zm9ANjPLFHRQQQG5ru2xNCVh-ghc_cqOyiNIOUVC6C3uEV-X1nRACFQO_wXyC4uv59R5pHBDVLAc3fQRrWK3bvxB2J9wkLPOaERY_gdYy3-JZg/s900/20230503-_8500415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-oy0c6RGWr8YRI1xFe45qVCPlhJzNBXkw5tza2pGg1Uh4F9-wScgw43M32lNv8boxzjkMZ5lPGm3Zm9ANjPLFHRQQQG5ru2xNCVh-ghc_cqOyiNIOUVC6C3uEV-X1nRACFQO_wXyC4uv59R5pHBDVLAc3fQRrWK3bvxB2J9wkLPOaERY_gdYy3-JZg/w266-h400/20230503-_8500415.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Back on the Magnificent Mile and surrounded by very contemporary, skyscraper structures is a Gothic revival, castle-like structure that was created to conceal a standpipe.</div><div><br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;">By the 1860s, Chicago’s water supply was inadequate for its growing population. To solve the problem, Chief Engineer Ellis S. Chesbrough looked to Lake Michigan. Near-shore lake water was too polluted to be used because of runoff from the Chicago River. This prompted an innovative solution. Chesbrough designed a water supply tunnel system running nearly two miles offshore to an intake crib. When the tunnel was completed in 1867, lake water was pumped back to shore through a pumping station. Because the original pumps produced pressure surges and pulsation in the water, a standpipe system was added in 1869 <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3867735194178939057/4445293108826769176#">Architecture.org</a></div></div></blockquote><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAUCGPt9p75QyRww2H6kG5CK8ncIoL-L_gqO_KH3U8toth1Nen2uXRy1eRqDVQ2CQUBqww9pRHw09amVwEopx9ZKoD8YGGNkF2CWQAkut50KrINYgz_63qR6ynVCSOVGfaNAdF16sir8vHmDZOFVYYNq-lQwrxQh9X2_GSDJsjpayIZwv7ayLZ2fIiQ/s900/20230503-IMG_0478.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAUCGPt9p75QyRww2H6kG5CK8ncIoL-L_gqO_KH3U8toth1Nen2uXRy1eRqDVQ2CQUBqww9pRHw09amVwEopx9ZKoD8YGGNkF2CWQAkut50KrINYgz_63qR6ynVCSOVGfaNAdF16sir8vHmDZOFVYYNq-lQwrxQh9X2_GSDJsjpayIZwv7ayLZ2fIiQ/s320/20230503-IMG_0478.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicago's Standpipe</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The Chicago River as 37 operating moveable bridges. Beginning at 9:00 am they are raised sequentially Saturdays and Wednesdays. Each bridge opening takes between 8 and 12 minutes. Each year in the spring and fall there is an annual Bridge Lift of 27 bridges raised in sequence by bridge tenders to allow sailboats to move from or to boat storage and harbors in Lake Michigan.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ygearLLmz1i_PBLcegzGrJqb7gBMY1D1ONPutpMxuLQT7uQqrZD7WCyexmgRNrJdqlIXSPgOdrH201YET7IkEn3tsTH4VgXzaj3xKnmiN2nkINVDjnpIYDQ5A5j5lmUWkZIKWLllBpcgJMhsGs7Du5vNHUjWc-ZCJUhczpXIIdmsiBnYoX6BEeiVEA/s900/20230503-IMG_0493.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ygearLLmz1i_PBLcegzGrJqb7gBMY1D1ONPutpMxuLQT7uQqrZD7WCyexmgRNrJdqlIXSPgOdrH201YET7IkEn3tsTH4VgXzaj3xKnmiN2nkINVDjnpIYDQ5A5j5lmUWkZIKWLllBpcgJMhsGs7Du5vNHUjWc-ZCJUhczpXIIdmsiBnYoX6BEeiVEA/w300-h400/20230503-IMG_0493.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wabash Bridge a "Chicago Style" Moveable Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><p>We stayed at the perfectly located and reasonably priced Royal Sonesta Hotel. They graciously put us in a room on the 26th floor with a view of the Chicago River. The only unfortunate part was that the hotel was across the river from ..., and every time I looked out the window, there was that reminder of something I'd prefer not to ever be reminded of. The author of the bridge graffiti agrees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUSMVzxNR_LIbUlvdA0myxSwA7u-LD7xwg3H9GBNvFFp-pabj0DJdc3GjVZB6skqmvpUcPROyUTiEWo4Emd3JDKCQlfYT3Iso0xXxLGmLeKoFjdTouSJzaKlDgNyf2JP1LGlgSNkhSTKGPrY0fqR67zjqBjRP-R56aSDahwXCPewsbr7D83I3P0Ofww/s900/20230501-_8500188-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUSMVzxNR_LIbUlvdA0myxSwA7u-LD7xwg3H9GBNvFFp-pabj0DJdc3GjVZB6skqmvpUcPROyUTiEWo4Emd3JDKCQlfYT3Iso0xXxLGmLeKoFjdTouSJzaKlDgNyf2JP1LGlgSNkhSTKGPrY0fqR67zjqBjRP-R56aSDahwXCPewsbr7D83I3P0Ofww/w213-h320/20230501-_8500188-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUACuaoAwq2EpHCaxCbcjRVB-pu7RFkD-f8e5FKiqOXFAtwmv8ZNGYcJaFjgmNyFC62Ihji9KS2BRlPHiaMKubbp28RkJrNvxpBqQTfchK8GqY67SVqYc1alNQZnX6qBl9FwN5wmIoGqKDYHKuedvALySCoirRHHVdXLRTOaZrAW4LKrtLMq3Iq4HMA/s900/20230503-IMG_0482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUACuaoAwq2EpHCaxCbcjRVB-pu7RFkD-f8e5FKiqOXFAtwmv8ZNGYcJaFjgmNyFC62Ihji9KS2BRlPHiaMKubbp28RkJrNvxpBqQTfchK8GqY67SVqYc1alNQZnX6qBl9FwN5wmIoGqKDYHKuedvALySCoirRHHVdXLRTOaZrAW4LKrtLMq3Iq4HMA/s320/20230503-IMG_0482.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></div></div><div><p style="text-align: left;">Being high above the Chicago River was a perfect place to take photos of city lights.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69YdK7ZQyNIGa-AOAYQWSYBXh9UTR7sUBZEW-NxRNQCHqwDPQ4t9WuIQFaSwtb2uWKY_EsyeQdEoy2DT8DGrU5iOhCxRMla0PnFCgTFj2zYYhEnk-LzIEMykE4IGaFcGQbXjzWPYFo7pal5u7dEvTxpekaCN6Q0cES0Iv663QQRonCAvUKHuunV_Eyw/s900/20230502-_8500296-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69YdK7ZQyNIGa-AOAYQWSYBXh9UTR7sUBZEW-NxRNQCHqwDPQ4t9WuIQFaSwtb2uWKY_EsyeQdEoy2DT8DGrU5iOhCxRMla0PnFCgTFj2zYYhEnk-LzIEMykE4IGaFcGQbXjzWPYFo7pal5u7dEvTxpekaCN6Q0cES0Iv663QQRonCAvUKHuunV_Eyw/w640-h426/20230502-_8500296-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marina City Towers (on the right)</td></tr></tbody></table>Tomorrow more exploring and an architectural tour on the Chicago River.<br /></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798213.567879763821153 -122.7860482 70.188347436178844 -52.473548199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-61975229866804092752023-04-23T11:34:00.004-07:002023-04-23T11:37:08.737-07:00Photography Month, Sacramento, California: April 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5D_KVqBE7DgqDwsiIkpGCIEJ06otKOHd5ap55RM1VaQ15oO5Lb66FZXqEM27Jy2W3MkZk3mMgee9Q5_NDpgB--fJdFjYTKu9REZ4EQSTuff000n6OJNydOdlb8IbFn9R8vA9K8GoD_Wqm-RCSCZPmZlg-4c9skMYKHXhEXbuaFR-2jbbJcoDnxKfJpA/s900/20150530-_7501738-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="900" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5D_KVqBE7DgqDwsiIkpGCIEJ06otKOHd5ap55RM1VaQ15oO5Lb66FZXqEM27Jy2W3MkZk3mMgee9Q5_NDpgB--fJdFjYTKu9REZ4EQSTuff000n6OJNydOdlb8IbFn9R8vA9K8GoD_Wqm-RCSCZPmZlg-4c9skMYKHXhEXbuaFR-2jbbJcoDnxKfJpA/w640-h388/20150530-_7501738-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retro Fountain</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month I submitted several photos to an artists' call put out by <a href="https://www.yourdailyphotograph.com/" target="_blank">YourDailyPhotograph.com</a>. Today, one of those photographs was selected for their daily email. The photograph, Retro Fountain, was taken in 2015 while we were temporarily living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek has a lot of fountains, but this one had some age and a more interesting design. "Retro Fountain" photo can be seen at <a href="http://eepurl.com/ipE2rk" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/ipE2rk</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In Sacramento, April is Photography Month. Another of my photos, "In Velvet," was juried into the Viewpoint Photographic Art Center show and received the Curator's Award. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPboT280dp38R7btS0vnmjwNCafHgV3_ZbWQjc3HFyw7FdbrnNmOVycMGRFiW4-2gaHtAjqkQBKA34OM4kAW6e9oXIsKrbYiyV6KpO65o-afXQMVWuJwffNkiF9CQVJuEcu4ARAfcG_tpT2weIUrT9OPIgpggPA7VxAqnWd_OvdeSx-4lmh9ExuiJWqw/s900/_8500277.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPboT280dp38R7btS0vnmjwNCafHgV3_ZbWQjc3HFyw7FdbrnNmOVycMGRFiW4-2gaHtAjqkQBKA34OM4kAW6e9oXIsKrbYiyV6KpO65o-afXQMVWuJwffNkiF9CQVJuEcu4ARAfcG_tpT2weIUrT9OPIgpggPA7VxAqnWd_OvdeSx-4lmh9ExuiJWqw/w640-h429/_8500277.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Velvet</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This same photo was selected for the <u>Inside Sacramento</u> (Pocket area Edition) April cover in promotion of Photography Month.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZiY5aN7sHTqAB11BkinfIHy7ic1PMYWVfXQhiEzoGZNIZO17Av3Dg02_1LINlt8XzCqIK3kTAI62SVKhtUs4SjTtq-xhc65shl5boMHblVZW-OtFvsa3AE3h4en3HGAeaiW9IgSVCmLeZyjaKZyXUms_OZ_1UOSlw6dlKjDHryjUHpnZwNRJyMBebA/s1946/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-07%20at%2010.52.58%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="1867" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZiY5aN7sHTqAB11BkinfIHy7ic1PMYWVfXQhiEzoGZNIZO17Av3Dg02_1LINlt8XzCqIK3kTAI62SVKhtUs4SjTtq-xhc65shl5boMHblVZW-OtFvsa3AE3h4en3HGAeaiW9IgSVCmLeZyjaKZyXUms_OZ_1UOSlw6dlKjDHryjUHpnZwNRJyMBebA/w384-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-07%20at%2010.52.58%20AM.png" width="384" /></a></div><p>In May, we're going first to Chicago (I have previously only seen the airport) and then on to Columbus to see and celebrate the graduation of my niece at Ohio State. She will receive a Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Neonatal and exit school as Nurse Practitioner. </p>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Sacramento, CA, USA38.5815719 -121.494399610.271338063821155 -156.6506496 66.891805736178839 -86.3381496tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-1018745152896110052023-03-15T16:53:00.038-07:002023-03-22T11:05:06.146-07:00Belize Escape: March 8 - 12, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_yNEdvYifFsBMAgMrEQlX8eKnYDT0B3ejCtjrAtiiTpXHD1xgoV6nrLnPgOO0JehNGFBpo_jlgpL6zuNIulkeEvP5O5HkESMsLsy5yezlo3BqiYNCS4E59Ci1qmLq5Ma6hVonL9L35Wm5KI_OW3U7gTL7zHk5DMeyWoSaKWyDytoAboUlmwJJaU3Gg/s900/20230304-_DSF3181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_yNEdvYifFsBMAgMrEQlX8eKnYDT0B3ejCtjrAtiiTpXHD1xgoV6nrLnPgOO0JehNGFBpo_jlgpL6zuNIulkeEvP5O5HkESMsLsy5yezlo3BqiYNCS4E59Ci1qmLq5Ma6hVonL9L35Wm5KI_OW3U7gTL7zHk5DMeyWoSaKWyDytoAboUlmwJJaU3Gg/w640-h426/20230304-_DSF3181.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>Blancaneaux Lodge is one of three luxury properties in Belize owned by Francis Ford Coppola (FFC) of movies and wines. <a href="https://www.thefamilycoppolahideaways.com/en/blancaneaux-lodge" target="_blank">Blancaneaux Lodge</a> is in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve about 90 minutes from the border with Guatemala. It is spectacular. Privassion River runs through the property and most of the cabana rooms are situated along the river. Our room for the first three nights was just above the waterfall. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX1A-QMeb_IBZgd7HKAPTAUWMcG9Gs_5GeFgj4T_O74PlmPyDMz-JywVt81nI15G1wijzoznYPZzlfCo6aLj7ApzUas16_SHAMxrnQ2NHTikKBsb6ToNeMh9vzS-sdsvq_s7MtIFGQIRmCY7tGk9NpVnNYbwIZwyqGeCuxomD3xbhtPM9I3fIQL7Hrg/s900/20230308-_DSF3400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX1A-QMeb_IBZgd7HKAPTAUWMcG9Gs_5GeFgj4T_O74PlmPyDMz-JywVt81nI15G1wijzoznYPZzlfCo6aLj7ApzUas16_SHAMxrnQ2NHTikKBsb6ToNeMh9vzS-sdsvq_s7MtIFGQIRmCY7tGk9NpVnNYbwIZwyqGeCuxomD3xbhtPM9I3fIQL7Hrg/w400-h266/20230308-_DSF3400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the free activities at the lodge is tubing down the river. We took advantage of this one hot afternoon. The start is several yards upriver from the waterfall and the end is at the waterfall. There wasn't much current so it was a lazy float through the crystal clear pools toward the waterfall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LfnHvh-EQa_9emGWQgSuRvvQO_WvqzecbPjtfmhndWPgeO_Q0Fc3eML1NbrZYFoWtpTn1_VEZsuOB9PBM-pO2HBqsDAMA-S5uZpxn6VJadihHS7mhr-zJ88d8fCiVu5U1lHYTEi7Z5bbw-GHBXpKoHlVtxtVHDDKXFLMZ1fc8pnvdl51j2qq0GD87w/s900/20230309-_DSF3475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LfnHvh-EQa_9emGWQgSuRvvQO_WvqzecbPjtfmhndWPgeO_Q0Fc3eML1NbrZYFoWtpTn1_VEZsuOB9PBM-pO2HBqsDAMA-S5uZpxn6VJadihHS7mhr-zJ88d8fCiVu5U1lHYTEi7Z5bbw-GHBXpKoHlVtxtVHDDKXFLMZ1fc8pnvdl51j2qq0GD87w/w640-h426/20230309-_DSF3475.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We walked along the river trail and up to the lodge's organic garden and compost area. We definitely had garden and compost envy. The gardens provide most of the fruits and vegetables served in the lodge restaurants.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpk_x0SbNipD3Rc5sP3bSyR4fOlvE6pWAO7sFdlHtw9LBSjZYVm9Z6OSTRBY3BoPiGuooYlgmN4Z0jN82dpjydIAIBYK_gKntS33Wi6qoe-pIoXBX2W6qO-Wj6o1zeG-WaS9NKoLbUdKX_SYajncJ04pfRrgsaMZrhAu2Kko4Iq0_BDv3rjIBuSBCPQ/s900/20230309-_DSF3482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpk_x0SbNipD3Rc5sP3bSyR4fOlvE6pWAO7sFdlHtw9LBSjZYVm9Z6OSTRBY3BoPiGuooYlgmN4Z0jN82dpjydIAIBYK_gKntS33Wi6qoe-pIoXBX2W6qO-Wj6o1zeG-WaS9NKoLbUdKX_SYajncJ04pfRrgsaMZrhAu2Kko4Iq0_BDv3rjIBuSBCPQ/w400-h266/20230309-_DSF3482.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQvR8ZOGwDBuNLZhvWeDPZUwx8OA8oUGhMdLxntoasr2onVlgGcHNsjmmcS5NTpC1jy6NJZSlhRvfz6NIyZyo230rPn0GM1JrX6pMsDNMtFr78eta_s47XjDc2RpAKId13DPLuxi3fhR4p8Mkbj0DHfjmB_bRGgfI1erfeDjfQeVN0nR4XZddDIYC6Q/s900/20230309-_DSF3479.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQvR8ZOGwDBuNLZhvWeDPZUwx8OA8oUGhMdLxntoasr2onVlgGcHNsjmmcS5NTpC1jy6NJZSlhRvfz6NIyZyo230rPn0GM1JrX6pMsDNMtFr78eta_s47XjDc2RpAKId13DPLuxi3fhR4p8Mkbj0DHfjmB_bRGgfI1erfeDjfQeVN0nR4XZddDIYC6Q/w400-h266/20230309-_DSF3479.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8UFqGmDGkzdSoqJBEjgmQi7hj5Z2kDR4RqC-R8Ac42hqV6b5fbn0wN07hZjWnFnBRIVw8-_XPcB1qVrecJre62KHSZgackBaKnWm9MS68XwNB98VgCST4u0QnKN0uvpqjLIO1KGxUsODFrtVt7EL4j_ML8rZEdSqyiH0h_Tmf30h-5kDO3OeVwWe2g/s900/20230309-_DSF3485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8UFqGmDGkzdSoqJBEjgmQi7hj5Z2kDR4RqC-R8Ac42hqV6b5fbn0wN07hZjWnFnBRIVw8-_XPcB1qVrecJre62KHSZgackBaKnWm9MS68XwNB98VgCST4u0QnKN0uvpqjLIO1KGxUsODFrtVt7EL4j_ML8rZEdSqyiH0h_Tmf30h-5kDO3OeVwWe2g/w400-h266/20230309-_DSF3485.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our first morning at the lodge we went to Barton Creek Cave. The driver was also our canoe guide. He paddled us into the cave about 1.5 miles while explaining the relationship between the cave and the Mayan people. The upper shelves of the cave were used for burials by the ancient Maya. Caves were part of a mystical underworld populated with deities. It was a serene, quiet paddle into the darkness. 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Our driver took us to the border and another driver gathered us up after we passed through border customs and immigration. Tikal is immense and somewhat overwhelming for a first-time visitor. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_ChkCOTyg2JveouL-IeKooHsuY4y9LCvKYkuus1IFErnEiwvy5fSgmetpkYMKa4BLQaxqjtKOyacrQ-6dvvaldoHXt_i9kacYinwAA65aC4uJTxMJbKqPFlXDCwx8aLNJNCIoEUK_U1K7loAZbNLBVElDvECTEpjj7jqh8iqYbQAzZ4yCH5WbFi2Fg/s900/20230310-_DSF3549.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_ChkCOTyg2JveouL-IeKooHsuY4y9LCvKYkuus1IFErnEiwvy5fSgmetpkYMKa4BLQaxqjtKOyacrQ-6dvvaldoHXt_i9kacYinwAA65aC4uJTxMJbKqPFlXDCwx8aLNJNCIoEUK_U1K7loAZbNLBVElDvECTEpjj7jqh8iqYbQAzZ4yCH5WbFi2Fg/w640-h426/20230310-_DSF3549.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over the Central Acropolis at Temple 1 from Temple 2</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnbv6chM3vClN-6HcLsG0NtMKQGjQHenPo6GCw_rT7Rc-xoLdTDVsSPUOon5ElEvIXlwrwckvaQzM69hEuwr8EVE5Bt5Itmq1PU573WJSnvaRzFqgQoG8ZuuU06jmneHjEztwvAPPkPhxzQdvrr0kbx7FvHxLyJeM8FfN_ykhFbWlQl3Ks_v7fVeGEQ/s900/20230310-_DSF3545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnbv6chM3vClN-6HcLsG0NtMKQGjQHenPo6GCw_rT7Rc-xoLdTDVsSPUOon5ElEvIXlwrwckvaQzM69hEuwr8EVE5Bt5Itmq1PU573WJSnvaRzFqgQoG8ZuuU06jmneHjEztwvAPPkPhxzQdvrr0kbx7FvHxLyJeM8FfN_ykhFbWlQl3Ks_v7fVeGEQ/w400-h266/20230310-_DSF3545.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of carving on Temple 2</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjW75NOCVCJG5VmF0KM_OOtfCbN4XLSh2C0kOucsONYuiIzWdlOk2RbzpC0w1TETPqRHjC_zauDKJbm_kGxoTORdHBn0YzXGkESb9slZCv6UvXc4-SqLAq6wwBsxA_13Iuf4uRqLEgTorJuKgnq7u42IPw3BkYbtHH05HVsnTc3wbi5C9ii8U7gSR-Q/s900/20230310-_DSF3585-Pano.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="900" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjW75NOCVCJG5VmF0KM_OOtfCbN4XLSh2C0kOucsONYuiIzWdlOk2RbzpC0w1TETPqRHjC_zauDKJbm_kGxoTORdHBn0YzXGkESb9slZCv6UvXc4-SqLAq6wwBsxA_13Iuf4uRqLEgTorJuKgnq7u42IPw3BkYbtHH05HVsnTc3wbi5C9ii8U7gSR-Q/w640-h318/20230310-_DSF3585-Pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking East from Temple 4</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The amount of jungle that fills in all the spaces between the temples isn't apparent until you climb up Temple 4 and look east to see that only the tallest portions of the other temples are visible from above. Tikal existed as a city from around 200 to 900 AD after which time all southern Mayan cities became deserted. The rainforest consumed Tikal, and the outside world had no knowledge of it until the early 19th century when an outsider "discovered" the lost city of Tikal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another departure from the lodge was to visit the Saturday Market in San Ignacio. As markets go, it wasn't particularly exotic except for the presence of Mennonite and Amish vendors. Most of the Mennonites and Amish migrated to Belize in the 1950s. There are both progressives and conservatives in each group. Progressive Mennonites own a chain of tire stores, zinc siding operations, and a bunch more successful businesses. The conservative Amish cling to farming without any mechanized machinery. Like in the US, they use horses to pull their wagons. I came across one Amish vendor (blue shirt) who was selling both bunnies and guinea pigs. The guy in the white shirt wanted two bunnies which were placed into the red net bag. His friend came over to inspect the bunnies to make sure that both genders were represented in the bag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTdJMEBZgsb84NkMn1p_pAUtEdisV_HjeWRKG_L7XoPV0AWjq4YBCcY1Z1B2m9qyMy3y4rQTuYKklMC7cgSfAtwV8wJ_0nHVMFvvGi_InrkXFXwwHR5QEsJacTvqz0tHFX-KdpHOG6hYaGXrcAUJQggfmtDdqnckmr3yb6PTmmj5hW3GKZPYgDItexw/s900/20230311-_DSF3596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTdJMEBZgsb84NkMn1p_pAUtEdisV_HjeWRKG_L7XoPV0AWjq4YBCcY1Z1B2m9qyMy3y4rQTuYKklMC7cgSfAtwV8wJ_0nHVMFvvGi_InrkXFXwwHR5QEsJacTvqz0tHFX-KdpHOG6hYaGXrcAUJQggfmtDdqnckmr3yb6PTmmj5hW3GKZPYgDItexw/w640-h426/20230311-_DSF3596.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja524tboCNsotOuCwmWg1zJpY0ELxtV0CGiWwxsPmyh29ABXnWybbCVPrYKXfJqfN9WQIQrgcnnaSvfZpm1Czww70KzZKUNSX6_4e-Ll0-96kQAaEgzBZrSSOtWP00e19bC0tSfOHopz3RBZmXl8nseeB0_dtLxg7I_JkDr5RR0fbQ4bPFlNGeqcXJcA/s900/20230311-_DSF3599.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja524tboCNsotOuCwmWg1zJpY0ELxtV0CGiWwxsPmyh29ABXnWybbCVPrYKXfJqfN9WQIQrgcnnaSvfZpm1Czww70KzZKUNSX6_4e-Ll0-96kQAaEgzBZrSSOtWP00e19bC0tSfOHopz3RBZmXl8nseeB0_dtLxg7I_JkDr5RR0fbQ4bPFlNGeqcXJcA/w400-h266/20230311-_DSF3599.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because of the Tikal trip, our time at Blancaneux Lodge was out of sync. That is why we were moved to a different room for our last night in Belize. We thought our first room was pretty great, but the room for the last night was over the top in every way. Guatemalan textiles and furnishings decorated both rooms. Each room was equipped with a Shell Phone. The Shell Phone is an intercom system connected to reception. Flip a switch and speak into the shell and whatever you wish for will be granted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsZP8asQmtwhpowc0cnAPxgVNDMryhbDgh5hR9Pg55r6p0jGgMEwbxm293qyMmuSF2bVcYEGirAIXoCnCje1H3xI95dYE5odSwbi_7JdenJcPkftUU3ETAEtErB8tmMQ4ayGhv2-HKlERcmDRlhOS_u8QXyJAf3TogNsQvupvxVtaLezFxzQG7VmQkQ/s900/20230312-IMG_9934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="900" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsZP8asQmtwhpowc0cnAPxgVNDMryhbDgh5hR9Pg55r6p0jGgMEwbxm293qyMmuSF2bVcYEGirAIXoCnCje1H3xI95dYE5odSwbi_7JdenJcPkftUU3ETAEtErB8tmMQ4ayGhv2-HKlERcmDRlhOS_u8QXyJAf3TogNsQvupvxVtaLezFxzQG7VmQkQ/w640-h524/20230312-IMG_9934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyTLBRmF8SIK6N0FAL3vAVzyNZKQH1Fag6vYamC5V7XNrCjVqIyI-069VtbQuWTo8Hz8M-0XqLEytoo7gnO3QYNw0VsE0_iwoz9EGMgpZtbXeS1DBvNt2zZ2L49TusAlVREwG6yBu5PDpQMsmYXthxzRcp7UEfTp1Q1IbEdeqZIf6bJ_ZU2GCKr_8Rg/s900/20230311-IMG_9926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyTLBRmF8SIK6N0FAL3vAVzyNZKQH1Fag6vYamC5V7XNrCjVqIyI-069VtbQuWTo8Hz8M-0XqLEytoo7gnO3QYNw0VsE0_iwoz9EGMgpZtbXeS1DBvNt2zZ2L49TusAlVREwG6yBu5PDpQMsmYXthxzRcp7UEfTp1Q1IbEdeqZIf6bJ_ZU2GCKr_8Rg/w300-h400/20230311-IMG_9926.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Private Plunge Pool</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I understand why FFC called this place Paradise. It is.</div><div><br /></div><div>Belize was a lovely escape all around.</div><div><br /></div><div>Particulars:</div><div>Brian McCutcheon of ROAM <a href="http://iroamtheworld.com">iroamtheworld.com</a> put this trip together for us. We've known Brian for many years and he was our guide on two trips in Canada: Taku and Firth Rivers when he was mostly traveling in Canada. Now, he and his company are indeed roaming the world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, 22PW+QGG, Blancaneaux, Belize17.0369372 -88.953669600000012-11.273296636178845 -124.10991960000001 45.34717103617885 -53.797419600000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-8196450494210085602023-03-14T12:27:00.147-07:002023-03-22T10:51:59.610-07:00Belize Escape: March 3 - 8, 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH7XnT5z3q5MC3yvWJd9paiRPmaJ-Lf1RCxRnl9I_kilc4VufFlaHDzbZFTgjCSioukch9PO7haHeo_1tw95QbBwmNvkkaJoDV4EHDtXOCSbHkxcEOR9jB3Kx7kLXESrngC0vM8bqUO_TK-yYy73faPRNeAMergicH8UgCdNGX9FAwMODyvI2gdbDOA/s900/20230308-_DSF3383.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH7XnT5z3q5MC3yvWJd9paiRPmaJ-Lf1RCxRnl9I_kilc4VufFlaHDzbZFTgjCSioukch9PO7haHeo_1tw95QbBwmNvkkaJoDV4EHDtXOCSbHkxcEOR9jB3Kx7kLXESrngC0vM8bqUO_TK-yYy73faPRNeAMergicH8UgCdNGX9FAwMODyvI2gdbDOA/w640-h426/20230308-_DSF3383.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16° 42' 59" N, 87° 50' 49" W - Glover's Reef Atoll, Belize</td></tr></tbody></table>California badly needed rain, and then it rained, and rained, and still is raining. It felt so good to leave rainy California and travel to a place in the sun. Belize was that place and so easy to get to even from Sacramento. Just two flights for a total of about 7 hours flying time. We did have to overnight in Belize City followed by another overnight south at Dangriga. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-xTFl9csF5DFzkQKF7e1g_ySmGBa33hzPAuYaaJgbLaO_yehnoW515VAWqiXn46nlgRi9QeBwXcMZ9V0cQKKH5-Or6NCYKkIYSZvbfB05vBJOmGenhBrfrC6zzEMTjCJMg_3VND10oc0VWtdoKXKpmKs5gBZijw65NV28sxZHI1DDb8ru0-z01RWTw/s900/20230305-_DSF3206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-xTFl9csF5DFzkQKF7e1g_ySmGBa33hzPAuYaaJgbLaO_yehnoW515VAWqiXn46nlgRi9QeBwXcMZ9V0cQKKH5-Or6NCYKkIYSZvbfB05vBJOmGenhBrfrC6zzEMTjCJMg_3VND10oc0VWtdoKXKpmKs5gBZijw65NV28sxZHI1DDb8ru0-z01RWTw/s320/20230305-_DSF3206.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat Launch at Dangriga</td></tr></tbody></table><div>From Dangriga, we were picked up by a "speedboat" large enough for staff and guests that delivered us to Glover's Reef Atoll for three nights of glamping. Glamping, a portmanteau of glamorous and camping, infers that amenities exist above normal camping. We didn't bring towels, shampoo, soap. Unfortunately, none were provided either. Our lodging was an oceanfront, generously-sized white tent structure with a comfortable bed. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqO6qHCuBVJjqDQR3turMXTJaFKdF-oZTGEleZGShdDaeQqIEletOOc9Hzbxm9TlwzYeBYl21dwx-z_Wqc1rb2t2PklUCa1pv6mVnRgljc6fcUJBzOXHmHo9Eg6wOB1D60LfMK8AxJxotsfq1MfcfdlfYIhE0vlI-HzVbmTiWeRzU2Z6L9N2SjNoeAQ/s900/20230306-_DSF3236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqO6qHCuBVJjqDQR3turMXTJaFKdF-oZTGEleZGShdDaeQqIEletOOc9Hzbxm9TlwzYeBYl21dwx-z_Wqc1rb2t2PklUCa1pv6mVnRgljc6fcUJBzOXHmHo9Eg6wOB1D60LfMK8AxJxotsfq1MfcfdlfYIhE0vlI-HzVbmTiWeRzU2Z6L9N2SjNoeAQ/w400-h266/20230306-_DSF3236.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy2BYOJqxvAyYaxCW_Kg9mQ-hlzxthSa9aYp_GgVeCIgycXF6Kc2gcVvAYVnCwJnpYmZVyQ7nJMUJwMWoSHtBlIppf-ci4p5Y0ZHonvl5qyz_c17RCMZEyPjgod5mLnyq7fQ7OCUWEzQVh-dHoIfPpDYGyzKrZ3LNlmMvAQ_h7Nq6zB9UeHbdgSMR0A/s900/20230306-_DSF3260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy2BYOJqxvAyYaxCW_Kg9mQ-hlzxthSa9aYp_GgVeCIgycXF6Kc2gcVvAYVnCwJnpYmZVyQ7nJMUJwMWoSHtBlIppf-ci4p5Y0ZHonvl5qyz_c17RCMZEyPjgod5mLnyq7fQ7OCUWEzQVh-dHoIfPpDYGyzKrZ3LNlmMvAQ_h7Nq6zB9UeHbdgSMR0A/w640-h426/20230306-_DSF3260.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Glover's Reef Atoll is 18 miles long and 6 miles wide; it is classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef which is the second largest reef in the world (after Australia). It is one of only four Atolls in the Western Hemisphere. The Atolls in the Caribbean are formed from the peaks of old limestone mountains. The land that has formed along the reef crest was created from storms pushing coral rubble up, building an edifice higher than the reef itself, which then accumulated sand and plants were able to take root. While the depth inside the atoll is quite shallow in places, outside the atoll the depth drops to around 2,000 feet. Patch reefs which dot the area within the atoll are home to colorful fish, silvery barracudas, the lovely French Angelfish, a gold tailed moray, spiny lobster, and huge tarpon (in the deeper areas). Spotted eagle rays hung out near the dock as did a couple of small nurse sharks. Invasive Lionfish have migrated to the atoll, and our snorkeling guides made it a point to spear them whenever they were found outside of the reserve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXfAfffIHV6P9nlqOelJgG_nmPorK3z31xKRDIA8ZCuIYVga13xcaCNYZueuUCMJOVPJmnGYxdteBy6FyMtACTktqlJVgBbqagvUGlAuKosb6vZbXNZNsNPtqF8zvhXrv5vYygAr80SNZpAMFp_M3-xrjjvGp4cl6aoM-M7UArS3EwrLiEsABUKLKLw/s900/20230306-_DSF3251.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXfAfffIHV6P9nlqOelJgG_nmPorK3z31xKRDIA8ZCuIYVga13xcaCNYZueuUCMJOVPJmnGYxdteBy6FyMtACTktqlJVgBbqagvUGlAuKosb6vZbXNZNsNPtqF8zvhXrv5vYygAr80SNZpAMFp_M3-xrjjvGp4cl6aoM-M7UArS3EwrLiEsABUKLKLw/w400-h266/20230306-_DSF3251.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d93EdOeAMRKXnSkt_JA3T_Lccig4tSLqCx3Jaya4jWUoP49o8u5RHix4Sm11aqbndPOqr3SmaQ06MlvtUHlO8AtV86qz6gk0fdLiCewnGkFOnPYztfyYc40ki_B7DeAUZeaiI0GEbTFlSB8Xf5qDku3FjRklJFEphkF84e1fDHNBlBQQIYLOhDaRZA/s900/20230305-_DSF3221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d93EdOeAMRKXnSkt_JA3T_Lccig4tSLqCx3Jaya4jWUoP49o8u5RHix4Sm11aqbndPOqr3SmaQ06MlvtUHlO8AtV86qz6gk0fdLiCewnGkFOnPYztfyYc40ki_B7DeAUZeaiI0GEbTFlSB8Xf5qDku3FjRklJFEphkF84e1fDHNBlBQQIYLOhDaRZA/w640-h426/20230305-_DSF3221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Magnificent Frigate Birds soared overhead while we kayaked and snorkeled each day. One afternoon when it was especially windy, we were taken by speedboat to visit Glover's Reef Research Station sponsored by Wildlife Conservation Society (est. 1895 as the New York Zoological Society). Coral protection research is conducted here. Live coral cover has decreased from 80% in 1970 to just 8% in 2008. The reef not only provides food and shelter to marine life, but it also absorbs the impact of rough storms on the coast. We snorkeled in the marine reserve where the fish seemed quite secure in their safe space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The station is on Middle Caye which is just a few minutes north by boat. Earlier in the day, the boat moved our kayaks and paddle boards to the research station because we were going to use them to get back to our part of the atoll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3k6UFNjs5bImfYztWMVBn6qlBFEkaWIndvKrKecFkncyNMU2oXPhljoKfXowGBmHPTrbOUN70T-0UA61otUP1I45XKvDytMiorFNkKagZd1FieAtdQtsvxA14j1FB6FegfpiHlsUcmuq7f6QcG763goVzqUqtnU0JeINFqdGlRApadBa3bCifOLsXg/s900/20230306-_DSF3308.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3k6UFNjs5bImfYztWMVBn6qlBFEkaWIndvKrKecFkncyNMU2oXPhljoKfXowGBmHPTrbOUN70T-0UA61otUP1I45XKvDytMiorFNkKagZd1FieAtdQtsvxA14j1FB6FegfpiHlsUcmuq7f6QcG763goVzqUqtnU0JeINFqdGlRApadBa3bCifOLsXg/w266-h400/20230306-_DSF3308.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our lodging is on the distant tree covered island on the horizon</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dk1_hHdQzthoHcuP0is_BF2i_iobd1PPGuVPUS-yy4Mj1ISwSRUSpnaXUu0z3sY8eSNCpZz_WCFzRXPwAtkix2jagVvS8kDm8TwjRNFDIs0FsRH66r_O6NAxnq_8mnuiWv7fSNJVpUTpWu143iNQhekABY01qRsNDhP1kLwSZ9RkvQD2sSmZozeGYA/s900/20230306-_DSF3317.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dk1_hHdQzthoHcuP0is_BF2i_iobd1PPGuVPUS-yy4Mj1ISwSRUSpnaXUu0z3sY8eSNCpZz_WCFzRXPwAtkix2jagVvS8kDm8TwjRNFDIs0FsRH66r_O6NAxnq_8mnuiWv7fSNJVpUTpWu143iNQhekABY01qRsNDhP1kLwSZ9RkvQD2sSmZozeGYA/w640-h426/20230306-_DSF3317.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sailing by Kayak</td></tr></tbody></table>Those of us in double kayaks, sailed with the wind at our backs to a shallow area to have cocktails and snacks before arriving back at our island as darkness fell.</div><div><br /></div><div>One day our mission was to find conch for our happy-hour conch fritters. The boat delivered us to a very shallow, clear part of the atoll to hunt for conch. I found a conch shell which after several dives to snag it I hauled back to the boat only to find that it housed a very large hermit crab and not a conch. I don't think anyone found conch except for Budge (the paddle board guide). Budge easily and quickly gathered 8 or 9 of them. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BVp0DUUiHYI9PqsnKIQivlAfYvayibDfvvUp1tbBq6XABxePTmNIujleaNfJgJLdtueU029WFEoUESzdHE9SXTB3jTP-7Q6RS0NXnJD_SDKStSF5HgnWjXaCHKeZctfo0tE0ahm_5R1Aj7mwH_Ndg40WN-3wD6DqV9uWCq7Grx89ZjVVPyfvHiThvg/s900/20230307-_DSF3355.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BVp0DUUiHYI9PqsnKIQivlAfYvayibDfvvUp1tbBq6XABxePTmNIujleaNfJgJLdtueU029WFEoUESzdHE9SXTB3jTP-7Q6RS0NXnJD_SDKStSF5HgnWjXaCHKeZctfo0tE0ahm_5R1Aj7mwH_Ndg40WN-3wD6DqV9uWCq7Grx89ZjVVPyfvHiThvg/w640-h426/20230307-_DSF3355.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat Yoga led by Shawna in the shallow water</td></tr></tbody></table>Each morning around 6:30am, I joined Shawna for morning yoga on the beach. It was a great way to begin the day and a wonderful amenity.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXjr65K8T4WpWNcpekExMLc9InOL2erbDvGQjeiZB6-J39vN5tMCSJMrzI91E2ZJGhUqE8HyIyZzDXhaniml_-gIn2JAJinqSztVb8q5ICQavQv1kXxusDf_FVzYmU4p_7kXb8UclSknjWNvi_KlSTaNh0mIZeY-jso_Hvbr0xDIDyZe9nnl5mjIzaA/s900/20230307-IMG_9900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXjr65K8T4WpWNcpekExMLc9InOL2erbDvGQjeiZB6-J39vN5tMCSJMrzI91E2ZJGhUqE8HyIyZzDXhaniml_-gIn2JAJinqSztVb8q5ICQavQv1kXxusDf_FVzYmU4p_7kXb8UclSknjWNvi_KlSTaNh0mIZeY-jso_Hvbr0xDIDyZe9nnl5mjIzaA/w400-h300/20230307-IMG_9900.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Budge cleaning Conch-no pearls found</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgpFOPf8kABqRCaiEXVBlHG8XW4v1ipXK4P_CFmbq_RZ0J78DCRx6LMbcZQhpEsiAd_EpNCRmpKqJNDwIdAmjuOc-Afq62aeHtYR654sSxFVrt_zq_d1ELfyCuv6_LJaCLxUWIP-iUJEuVOcDnLt15_Hc5UyhkMPu8MkChFAJMssJuB8Zal59fhETvQ/s900/20230306-IMG_9883.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgpFOPf8kABqRCaiEXVBlHG8XW4v1ipXK4P_CFmbq_RZ0J78DCRx6LMbcZQhpEsiAd_EpNCRmpKqJNDwIdAmjuOc-Afq62aeHtYR654sSxFVrt_zq_d1ELfyCuv6_LJaCLxUWIP-iUJEuVOcDnLt15_Hc5UyhkMPu8MkChFAJMssJuB8Zal59fhETvQ/w300-h400/20230306-IMG_9883.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full Moon over Dan</td></tr></tbody></table>On March 8 after a morning snorkel, we piled into the boat and returned to Dangriga where a driver from Blancaneaux Lodge was waiting to take us to a much more amenity rich environment with ensuite bathrooms, hot showers, towels, toiletries. <div><br /></div><div>Something I've noticed in spending time at beach areas that wasn't apparent 35+ years ago when I first began diving and snorkeling is the pervasiveness of plastic trash--whole or in shards. It is everywhere coming from near and far to wash up on beaches. Sadly, Glover's Reef Atoll, especially the outer side of the reef was no exception. While some is from Belize, most comes from a village-sized floating plastic island in the Gulf of Mexico. Plastic, all plastics, are the scourge of coastal communities. The photos are from the research station at Middle Caye. Each year the British Military sends a group of soldiers to the research station to pick up the plastic garbage that litters the land mass.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxuU1kYc5swDovdibE2vqHOiKNb-SwhKtV3YmB3032SEL1DHKg5CPsyxXPCgjQ3joUr9l-LG0jko8TDSEpHCAQhjipqNtCRlrRvYHjc_uUkjOW33Vx49CAlbWy6TtqNv11a8NX6YobtYWy5zXgoOtAo0Cpuc2ayZ3idR0KFMaYRNieGBiITh8UDMI-A/s900/20230306-_DSF3296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxuU1kYc5swDovdibE2vqHOiKNb-SwhKtV3YmB3032SEL1DHKg5CPsyxXPCgjQ3joUr9l-LG0jko8TDSEpHCAQhjipqNtCRlrRvYHjc_uUkjOW33Vx49CAlbWy6TtqNv11a8NX6YobtYWy5zXgoOtAo0Cpuc2ayZ3idR0KFMaYRNieGBiITh8UDMI-A/w400-h266/20230306-_DSF3296.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWbKvUM-N3135lx4-_rAH9Ze3yohcVcxESrWqtQtak8cBCuB7m-0oisyU2k6bgcxpuT8_mcD-8Ru0vdGjhD4PHsRCB5SbhN3zhFQ3XiXz6O_7dvO35k8apuyOD1VYL7j-aGGX-dMoV1zxPUSPondA8Wal9s_HqXHt4G_JQb5yAR0UYLS1WE6GeQip_Q/s900/20230306-_DSF3293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWbKvUM-N3135lx4-_rAH9Ze3yohcVcxESrWqtQtak8cBCuB7m-0oisyU2k6bgcxpuT8_mcD-8Ru0vdGjhD4PHsRCB5SbhN3zhFQ3XiXz6O_7dvO35k8apuyOD1VYL7j-aGGX-dMoV1zxPUSPondA8Wal9s_HqXHt4G_JQb5yAR0UYLS1WE6GeQip_Q/s320/20230306-_DSF3293.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Several years ago Viewpoint Photographic Gallery in Sacramento had a show of photographs of the stomach contents of dead birds. Most of the contents inside these birds were plastic objects. Plastic never goes away. It is the detritus of our time.</div><div><br /></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Belize17.189877 -88.49765-11.120356836178846 -123.6539 45.500110836178848 -53.341399999999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-4046654449623844162023-02-26T12:11:00.006-08:002023-02-26T14:50:52.364-08:00A Couple Dancing for YourDailyPhotograph: February 26, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinj-4hT4ejjRK2I0Iz90tYH95IjiG_kMaz7v3WSpSnAl_7Jtgec-DuFg93zLQL1DUjY2XN6eAJam67y7JiYhtIz6B3zx6-9rqqf2R0JfEr1aRJfD_ICGVDX-mPlevNBVAk9vjbqlwCCiDIxJ88mdg6Vb53fuSwvstx2uwbUZ7VQavqejPMKn7KK0hD7w/s900/Dancing%20with%20the%20Aurora.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinj-4hT4ejjRK2I0Iz90tYH95IjiG_kMaz7v3WSpSnAl_7Jtgec-DuFg93zLQL1DUjY2XN6eAJam67y7JiYhtIz6B3zx6-9rqqf2R0JfEr1aRJfD_ICGVDX-mPlevNBVAk9vjbqlwCCiDIxJ88mdg6Vb53fuSwvstx2uwbUZ7VQavqejPMKn7KK0hD7w/w640-h426/Dancing%20with%20the%20Aurora.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I answered another artist call from <a href="http://yourdailyphotograph.com/" target="_blank">YourDailyPhotograph.com</a>. This call was for "A Couple Dancing." I am delighted that my photo was accepted and is available for sale at <a href="https://mailchi.mp/yourdailyphotograph.com/yourdailyphotograph-aug-278389-imsoq0cc0z-278881?e=c7e7a7ea7e" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/yourdailyphotograph.com/yourdailyphotograph-aug-278389-imsoq0cc0z-278881?e=c7e7a7ea7e</a><p></p><p>The inspiration for this photo began with two dancers in a ballet I attended in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2011. My title is "Dancing with the Aurora."</p>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Diamond Springs, CA, USA38.6946259 -120.814935510.384392063821153 -155.9711855 67.004859736178844 -85.6586855tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-14832106153504687012023-01-30T13:48:00.017-08:002023-02-04T18:09:01.007-08:00Boda Bodas in Uganda: January 2023<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPPgq3IRUpFrVsWzpy5zdELI7uA-2u2GfudKerRLbXraGmcAegG9HqoA9MD3HvY7l5dkQ0WfI0I4VLfAqURn2cwk_5TSH5wbCHm5hHXns8wwdzBGc0F_GNPJ9d95RU2gAEaC1iaz67x6-813n1IiKJiSYte3M40XZcOYXDxeNxq8JqV-eDDh7jXKdHw/s900/20230108-_8508750-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPPgq3IRUpFrVsWzpy5zdELI7uA-2u2GfudKerRLbXraGmcAegG9HqoA9MD3HvY7l5dkQ0WfI0I4VLfAqURn2cwk_5TSH5wbCHm5hHXns8wwdzBGc0F_GNPJ9d95RU2gAEaC1iaz67x6-813n1IiKJiSYte3M40XZcOYXDxeNxq8JqV-eDDh7jXKdHw/w640-h424/20230108-_8508750-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />As we left Entebbe and soon found ourselves in Kampala traffic, I was fascinated by the motorcycles and the people/merchandise carried by them. Every time we had a long drive, I tried to capture photos of my view from the window of our vehicle. Motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles use a small lane at the edge of the road. In the US, this would be the breakdown lane. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide in Entebbe, Lovy, mentioned that the motorcycles and bicycles are called Boda Boda which is a corruption of Border to Border. Initially, in the late 1980s early 1990s bicycles were used as a quick and cheap way to transport people and goods through the no man's land between the Kenyan-Uganda border. Eventually, motorcycles became the go-to vehicle for this transport. Now, Boda Bodas are everywhere. They move people, animals, cargo, and riding a Boda Boda looks very risky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Several ride sharing companies have set up shop in Uganda. I saw a Boda Boda driver wearing a high visibility vest that said Uber Boda and another for SafeBoda. Ride sharing companies like these provide training and helmets to the drivers that access fares through their app. They have a spare certified DOT helmet for customers and are identifiable and trackable through the ride-share system app. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, it looked like the majority of Boda Bodas operate outside of the ride-sharing companies or any regulation. We saw Boda Bodas transporting multiple people or moving steel beams, bags of cotton, bags of charcoal, slaughtered animals, animals perhaps bound for the slaughterhouse, goods for sale. 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We will be home on January 21. </div><div><br /></div><div>It has been an amazing vacation with a chance see and photograph animals, to learn about people of Uganda, and see how they live. I know now why Uganda is known as the Pearl of Africa. Uganda has so much to offer to the visitor.<div><p></p></div><div>Particulars:</div><div>Our Adventure Consults guides Lovy, Richard, and Eric were easy to travel with and very knowledgeable regarding the flora, fauna, and Uganda. They were a delight to spend time with.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our luxurious trip arrangements were made through Mandy at <a href="https://www.dpptravel.com" target="_blank">DPP Travel</a>.</div></div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Kampala, Uganda0.3475964 32.5825197-27.962637436178845 -2.5737303000000011 28.657830236178846 67.7387697tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-86712844655787089512023-01-29T18:00:00.077-08:002023-02-04T18:05:07.211-08:00Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda: January 17-18, 2023<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5-xbivxNwGW0Pe8jN9f-V9bS2_lchqtamlFzqqC_zY1OaJF63Rn-RQGvAkdAj9mxN9Pg_tdPEvQUPxRoXOuVRuq1xwSkImrjgqZsJkCCuLmOmnTQ6mKtmUnU-MJH1dwKSrsqMqLS0Sir1oljbLsQoQNOqhhQ6MjPuQ2MUoVpwOBDGz7PGJevOuTV_g/s900/20230117-_8509783-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5-xbivxNwGW0Pe8jN9f-V9bS2_lchqtamlFzqqC_zY1OaJF63Rn-RQGvAkdAj9mxN9Pg_tdPEvQUPxRoXOuVRuq1xwSkImrjgqZsJkCCuLmOmnTQ6mKtmUnU-MJH1dwKSrsqMqLS0Sir1oljbLsQoQNOqhhQ6MjPuQ2MUoVpwOBDGz7PGJevOuTV_g/w640-h426/20230117-_8509783-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><p>We began both Gorilla Trek days with a morning lecture from the Park Service explaining what to wear, how to act, and that once the gorillas were located, we would have just one hour together. When we were near the gorillas, we all had to wear masks for protection of the gorillas. We would be with habituated Mountain Gorillas who had already been located by the park's trackers. The location could be 1-4 hours from the start of our trek. </p><div>Mountain Gorillas have never been able to survive in zoos. They have specific habitat needs and only live in the rainforests of Uganda, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Today's forest is a mere remnant of a very large forest which once covered much of western Uganda, Rwanda, and eastern (DRC). Because of conservation efforts, the number of Mountain Gorillas has grown to about 1,000, and almost half live in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWT8ZwDuLzmT9ygQ4EmWYETECB2jYOn_o-Z_yGqUms12NYfesKvDtB_bal9DJPRhwjQG7u_14mRikm7-gPhL1zb3mVAZ3TSrlbA-NCwMgqBB3nQtlj9_cSsvHMMYt7MmNQhNH1iPBhIukoJp8QfHH8Z_jJ8pmLHSUXEHGXKfSHlFVhsGEnCw1EoR93w/s900/20230118-IMG_9750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="613" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWT8ZwDuLzmT9ygQ4EmWYETECB2jYOn_o-Z_yGqUms12NYfesKvDtB_bal9DJPRhwjQG7u_14mRikm7-gPhL1zb3mVAZ3TSrlbA-NCwMgqBB3nQtlj9_cSsvHMMYt7MmNQhNH1iPBhIukoJp8QfHH8Z_jJ8pmLHSUXEHGXKfSHlFVhsGEnCw1EoR93w/w436-h640/20230118-IMG_9750.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><p>Eric drove us to the start of our trek where we found a line of porters waiting to be hired. Because it is school break, there was only one professional porter and the rest were university kids on school break. The cost to hire a porter is $20 plus tip. Porters will carry your bag, push/pull you up a hill, steady you, and make sure you don't fall or hurt yourself.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD4jE_ea-fmXWcltC84BJWLcCdXyAiiyvULb6DDAw3fmPNajpLu-spufY5XGhlvGwhkwXApW9TcxTqE7T5AwnLW1oTHp9dlwR159VZh6yooCsxGVsMSUM-wS4p2cbico91kCYTHWdX9i2R9XM12HgkxpJotCHG2klA4IVXGJ88ddqWJuOZK_SlTgbSA/s900/20230117-_7503667.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD4jE_ea-fmXWcltC84BJWLcCdXyAiiyvULb6DDAw3fmPNajpLu-spufY5XGhlvGwhkwXApW9TcxTqE7T5AwnLW1oTHp9dlwR159VZh6yooCsxGVsMSUM-wS4p2cbico91kCYTHWdX9i2R9XM12HgkxpJotCHG2klA4IVXGJ88ddqWJuOZK_SlTgbSA/w400-h268/20230117-_7503667.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porters for hire</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The group consists of 8 Tourists (only 2 of us were from the US), the porters, the guide, the ranger (with gun), and trackers which are keeping track of the gorillas' whereabouts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this first day of trekking, we were tracking the 10-member Binyindo Group. The Silverback's name is Binyindo. He was born in 1988, and his name means "big nose." This trek began with a hill climb. I think it took about an hour to meet up with the trackers and the gorillas. The porters do not continue once the tourists get near the gorillas. They stay back with our packs and walking sticks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtFTN-rc_QU10tjnVRH3jIDfcb_0PNm9RQCd8MM-XEENb0ffRZk6WDKSZ2Cj7ZUG2ZRYx40np9K_wlHf0hGcejXaXDJdukXBJNWGN3wF09eWlfq9ehjbpYiFpglveh63ygdmkpJetu6XeeORr0OYrk1p-gMgnHH37efbbX4-pnOhm7-FhVdOWLK7xGQ/s900/20230117-_7503668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtFTN-rc_QU10tjnVRH3jIDfcb_0PNm9RQCd8MM-XEENb0ffRZk6WDKSZ2Cj7ZUG2ZRYx40np9K_wlHf0hGcejXaXDJdukXBJNWGN3wF09eWlfq9ehjbpYiFpglveh63ygdmkpJetu6XeeORr0OYrk1p-gMgnHH37efbbX4-pnOhm7-FhVdOWLK7xGQ/w400-h266/20230117-_7503668.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Once we met up with the trackers and gorilla group, the gorillas were still moving which meant that we were moving through ferns, downed trees, vines, up and down hills, and I was worrying about fire ants and snakes.</p><p>Our photographic targets did not stand still and pose, leaves were often in the way, and it was really low light in the dense (impenetrable) rainforest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbd-80PQePd9Mdgg0nXMcGO_oFQaSBT8IGg5--gdHFxsVRNd3H7mUoUq5lSP2fMLgWKNIsOYfqMp2VnoSM2jujCXMETR2WcJxIRc1vrnrRsaPT0UNU0mDU2eobiwRd315yQdRmEViaILrdocoVGOkNfTwut0AQMgxhon_wyMFC1Xiq3rDAWD7e9Cx2PQ/s900/20230117-_8509800-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbd-80PQePd9Mdgg0nXMcGO_oFQaSBT8IGg5--gdHFxsVRNd3H7mUoUq5lSP2fMLgWKNIsOYfqMp2VnoSM2jujCXMETR2WcJxIRc1vrnrRsaPT0UNU0mDU2eobiwRd315yQdRmEViaILrdocoVGOkNfTwut0AQMgxhon_wyMFC1Xiq3rDAWD7e9Cx2PQ/w400-h266/20230117-_8509800-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binyindo, the Silverback, in the center</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcNEio-NU6Ou8DU3KjKvRyKtVsQRg3bZmIoQ4k3F3vtJ1lgvGHK5QiVaJKVTbq73vsZs1jdKNXSo2nrHtj9YMtRggfYi0IinT4VAF4xJwM4bS3mzn6er987qg6Z3hgE30v6xb_0pJenfQjXZo4_He7u-N-xjxin96kKmbliECgnnpWTN50mkLCLSxtA/s900/20230117-_8509787-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcNEio-NU6Ou8DU3KjKvRyKtVsQRg3bZmIoQ4k3F3vtJ1lgvGHK5QiVaJKVTbq73vsZs1jdKNXSo2nrHtj9YMtRggfYi0IinT4VAF4xJwM4bS3mzn6er987qg6Z3hgE30v6xb_0pJenfQjXZo4_He7u-N-xjxin96kKmbliECgnnpWTN50mkLCLSxtA/w640-h426/20230117-_8509787-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kagunju and baby Ihihizo born June 2021 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7scPliqKCcXENkG512UuA_wOWlLfdIkeImx06Ieo5OQY7K0JfaZ-9VmZ5_JEtUsVw5IrdNWylyJuuEZJ5q92opY4ejtFIQcXLegqJ8tEodETUSyxF8Jmg3MEWZ8CFnWsIoOCe4fWbxQH0INmz7ON2CwCQMhX0iRBY1JDs4IrtABOo0Goe_fjP1eNsQ/s900/20230117-_8509771-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Even Binyindo scratched his head and looked embarrassed about that one.<br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXKDRbWZ32yNDK2tRBF4kA8qmWZZ8xFLJ2seegFZdgRS7qXLdGn8Vr-67dNNsZ-EEZ5DmGgq8oDIcuQH2ZrudN-F9ERKQCgKtsjCxrlpuJOId9Zdqy_8N40ppnjFVJkLhxSP-dfjDd4KvLSFMY8e71Ae5kqL9GA5D4rsyXhu3kZOyNEuSFTdSIOiI1A/s900/20230117-_8509837-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXKDRbWZ32yNDK2tRBF4kA8qmWZZ8xFLJ2seegFZdgRS7qXLdGn8Vr-67dNNsZ-EEZ5DmGgq8oDIcuQH2ZrudN-F9ERKQCgKtsjCxrlpuJOId9Zdqy_8N40ppnjFVJkLhxSP-dfjDd4KvLSFMY8e71Ae5kqL9GA5D4rsyXhu3kZOyNEuSFTdSIOiI1A/w640-h426/20230117-_8509837-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGYSnGCODgfP0n-JkmOu5sIYe6nXtGvM0BbSraJ5j3RJx-aV4GRMRFlMhSuagmiWxqP2vQsNAJNUTehx_8v9XVDav1FwyckGtuGz8ctZv-Vb8pwiYs-uxcopnhu8t4MBcqVSe5WXm-116rM9skobNM7u6RzCIZZZofiB2yu03V4cbtGInjTKCRHcx0w/s900/20230117-_8509845-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGYSnGCODgfP0n-JkmOu5sIYe6nXtGvM0BbSraJ5j3RJx-aV4GRMRFlMhSuagmiWxqP2vQsNAJNUTehx_8v9XVDav1FwyckGtuGz8ctZv-Vb8pwiYs-uxcopnhu8t4MBcqVSe5WXm-116rM9skobNM7u6RzCIZZZofiB2yu03V4cbtGInjTKCRHcx0w/w640-h426/20230117-_8509845-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binyindo</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G_xpSdQWrJxTL2c1F4iSsxE29aepX0D8CjvfkIgjUTzSWDg5T0EOhlfsFPoGSQAhJhaJUgkBfDTAr4-IbAclgJ4RKok83a2NvfSNJTaZQ46l7GH1A36Hh-qgldNR0L8ZBNGq92xwpih3thgIYk6VEpdLz3SvxbKuJyZKlVTukyVoETrQOBvDIKCMlw/s900/20230117-IMG_9742.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G_xpSdQWrJxTL2c1F4iSsxE29aepX0D8CjvfkIgjUTzSWDg5T0EOhlfsFPoGSQAhJhaJUgkBfDTAr4-IbAclgJ4RKok83a2NvfSNJTaZQ46l7GH1A36Hh-qgldNR0L8ZBNGq92xwpih3thgIYk6VEpdLz3SvxbKuJyZKlVTukyVoETrQOBvDIKCMlw/w300-h400/20230117-IMG_9742.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We survived Day 1</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The second morning we visited the Habinyanja Group. While yesterday we were probably the oldest trekkers in the group, today, we might be the youngest or at least fitter than the rest of our group. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaJIzNjLmTyGK8V375yroiJIrmHFe086Pj0OAHwWrS-MIZCu1dC4-QRh_y1j_5PgkdjMwvxOlVaTfgEyugeYNMfqwhXac59M3qyxz7vjju65uYABf5dJ2HFU2YIh2RQO8hA4gdzZvjY5R3MGsT4O_atNXASHLclqp_W0Bqi3MocaItuJVcoKAXGvBqQ/s900/20230118-_7503704-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaJIzNjLmTyGK8V375yroiJIrmHFe086Pj0OAHwWrS-MIZCu1dC4-QRh_y1j_5PgkdjMwvxOlVaTfgEyugeYNMfqwhXac59M3qyxz7vjju65uYABf5dJ2HFU2YIh2RQO8hA4gdzZvjY5R3MGsT4O_atNXASHLclqp_W0Bqi3MocaItuJVcoKAXGvBqQ/w400-h268/20230118-_7503704-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For this gorilla trek we found one member of the gorilla family very quickly. The group has two Silverbacks and the second Silverback was grazing in a leafy meadow when we arrived. Others were hidden under foliage munching on leaves. As male gorillas mature, they develop a silverback. Males are called black backs before they mature to silver.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJyEIXa04Zpkn1I_q6L-pKN_9Jfh9k_RGHVgZXdQ5SRLU9kMbrT3q-Hgq9ntjjzFX1jK5vl042fVcal05TdYCsldICL7U69OuXUQsiGlzo5Kjnph-xMYYUa6yFeAPwUB0IoT9rRHF3-UuZ17oYSS0uznn9QfA_jSlkPyJ3_A_wWVkwzX1fhWHrCmihA/s900/20230118-_8509852-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJyEIXa04Zpkn1I_q6L-pKN_9Jfh9k_RGHVgZXdQ5SRLU9kMbrT3q-Hgq9ntjjzFX1jK5vl042fVcal05TdYCsldICL7U69OuXUQsiGlzo5Kjnph-xMYYUa6yFeAPwUB0IoT9rRHF3-UuZ17oYSS0uznn9QfA_jSlkPyJ3_A_wWVkwzX1fhWHrCmihA/w640-h426/20230118-_8509852-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2nd Silverback</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2xVjzzJ2VyJymoEM0jWZ6wZsaCoSSWOrD-XOgxw1ZNZE-q-TebaIcgE0YTDc8hf6CjdQJlaUS25UFYcdbmU5IQiRxmO5ZSPSvRF2IgYjcV7RePgWD7KcQGcxx82attdvEZNOtwuIGbmguvn5wpn_iv2bnu2FiLAVTylWU_ZwCp1eIlcxpRmbbcvcPw/s900/20230118-_8509860-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2xVjzzJ2VyJymoEM0jWZ6wZsaCoSSWOrD-XOgxw1ZNZE-q-TebaIcgE0YTDc8hf6CjdQJlaUS25UFYcdbmU5IQiRxmO5ZSPSvRF2IgYjcV7RePgWD7KcQGcxx82attdvEZNOtwuIGbmguvn5wpn_iv2bnu2FiLAVTylWU_ZwCp1eIlcxpRmbbcvcPw/w400-h266/20230118-_8509860-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2nd Silverback</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We worked our way up the hill and found more family members. The first Silverback was lounging with the group, but he stayed in the background and let the others be our focus. Mostly, we saw an Adult Female with her 6-month old baby. Also visible was an adolescent male. The young male was quite smitten with the baby and cuddled it whenever he could get the baby away from Mom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT00p6Yuz3tpaD8JcqYpzuSLXOpGIXIlxiSxGdwlsJIyFP36kK_DGw-aYarWRjJgMvGmLljrrFtL2kMNSkxVkI5cuivK4lO0ynq1NtMJD7Ry5Gpbiaakg_eirmk2dr1w98sHlVXfOyYKugztfuNMLF-y6R1zwWn-pzMtVqBQG7dk36lA8fcOlPYQV7oQ/s900/20230118-_8509882-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT00p6Yuz3tpaD8JcqYpzuSLXOpGIXIlxiSxGdwlsJIyFP36kK_DGw-aYarWRjJgMvGmLljrrFtL2kMNSkxVkI5cuivK4lO0ynq1NtMJD7Ry5Gpbiaakg_eirmk2dr1w98sHlVXfOyYKugztfuNMLF-y6R1zwWn-pzMtVqBQG7dk36lA8fcOlPYQV7oQ/w640-h426/20230118-_8509882-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six-month old Baby Boy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7gQKEi-DFHQ6f95dzwY-QiAjoG1HGqVkroI-6E_neelJ1-fi0W8GnSsWI7xdOQLJfPMMSA5Ef1loJleu8JqdkGQxR4VRK3fzClZ5pzQsLvgJPx43vu9l2dHI87wCObmld7q4b-cVVHty6tIo2tQXv2KJJJUyVQUe9UslltVS7pZVQG62TLhY7sCzHg/s900/20230118-_8509914-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7gQKEi-DFHQ6f95dzwY-QiAjoG1HGqVkroI-6E_neelJ1-fi0W8GnSsWI7xdOQLJfPMMSA5Ef1loJleu8JqdkGQxR4VRK3fzClZ5pzQsLvgJPx43vu9l2dHI87wCObmld7q4b-cVVHty6tIo2tQXv2KJJJUyVQUe9UslltVS7pZVQG62TLhY7sCzHg/w640-h426/20230118-_8509914-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB52djVwgjM-uiRAFOkcKPMiotZ43gIfzuUHpHFBJRRf4aNdEqLuTt67K3BorH84WS70SMqOBdedC1NvCBYc_AS-kRDvLj669HvveO5DIy-0Xm0P-CDbBmOTqALkSsZ_iVmV0q1yZgTpqI8vOBykdJS-OabaLyOyo8I-8AVnJdeZ0PoVvg9__2ErZpQ/s900/20230118-_8509936-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB52djVwgjM-uiRAFOkcKPMiotZ43gIfzuUHpHFBJRRf4aNdEqLuTt67K3BorH84WS70SMqOBdedC1NvCBYc_AS-kRDvLj669HvveO5DIy-0Xm0P-CDbBmOTqALkSsZ_iVmV0q1yZgTpqI8vOBykdJS-OabaLyOyo8I-8AVnJdeZ0PoVvg9__2ErZpQ/w640-h426/20230118-_8509936-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo9w86jKtwBWE_pkwolEJUVgSDKXLdDnrHPz9ADRwjtO0s67Q6Bl9wt_rjz4YEb0LRStOU7EkuWARC5TPtd6KzD3hZS5wEKy-QMC1EHad8LMliOiTgJ6zCKP2iwv29tSEdEUNFFMvSMdGjaeWeeUasXAGmR39YKDSWq5QD1_esO6WOYVcz9He4VNm_Q/s900/20230118-_8509889-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo9w86jKtwBWE_pkwolEJUVgSDKXLdDnrHPz9ADRwjtO0s67Q6Bl9wt_rjz4YEb0LRStOU7EkuWARC5TPtd6KzD3hZS5wEKy-QMC1EHad8LMliOiTgJ6zCKP2iwv29tSEdEUNFFMvSMdGjaeWeeUasXAGmR39YKDSWq5QD1_esO6WOYVcz9He4VNm_Q/w400-h266/20230118-_8509889-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_8SkBH2jio5KGa3W3neftAtf6Q7-iE1iKA4Vru7B5Bcwgh-E_H9FkD70lFPshDgNTlidVnngjG5V3VfjhLboH9xZJ_S4AtasYW2ULAJd14YHAPsFR7DGIx6nr89_v1FbxiSStf4CCwBNKS18ndVxfcQumz5iOmA-27tDzJMWsvcGp2vCrVkOVnlWvw/s900/20230118-_8509877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_8SkBH2jio5KGa3W3neftAtf6Q7-iE1iKA4Vru7B5Bcwgh-E_H9FkD70lFPshDgNTlidVnngjG5V3VfjhLboH9xZJ_S4AtasYW2ULAJd14YHAPsFR7DGIx6nr89_v1FbxiSStf4CCwBNKS18ndVxfcQumz5iOmA-27tDzJMWsvcGp2vCrVkOVnlWvw/w400-h266/20230118-_8509877.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The young male was very playful. At one point, he ran toward us. Since we were maybe 20 feet away, it didn't take very long for him to reach us. He tapped one guy on his leg and retreated. We backed away a few steps, but he came again and tapped Dan on the leg just to show he could do it. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLAHkXg9I-LKrhWCl0d2doo6QOldm4Z0MPg39uEjRKKGxR2D6bZ4JIo5G1CETsuJgkaoeaNExKVSWdOMmkHpQNGhrqNQx0JCjr97AVgIpEMALQOz_FHWpBkhXlPruqlk6_NDBMpEx6VpsDr-_optPDmX4Ymv-Ot450TijA73OkGCboxrGfj4yAwO2kQ/s900/20230118-_7503716-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLAHkXg9I-LKrhWCl0d2doo6QOldm4Z0MPg39uEjRKKGxR2D6bZ4JIo5G1CETsuJgkaoeaNExKVSWdOMmkHpQNGhrqNQx0JCjr97AVgIpEMALQOz_FHWpBkhXlPruqlk6_NDBMpEx6VpsDr-_optPDmX4Ymv-Ot450TijA73OkGCboxrGfj4yAwO2kQ/w640-h428/20230118-_7503716-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adolescent Male Gorilla</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Besides all the other issues in photographing gorillas in the forest, on this second trek I also had to contend with Gorilla Flies. Trackers know they are close to the gorillas when they see the flies. The flies showed up later in our hour and were between us and the gorillas so photos during that time came out with fuzzy spots from the swarming gorilla flies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And, then our hour was up and we walked back to where Eric was waiting for us. Our Gorilla treks were exciting and neither was as hard as we imagined they could be. This is a once in a lifetime experience that we will both cherish.</div></div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda-1.0521495 29.6201006-29.362383336178844 -5.5361493999999993 27.258084336178847 64.7763506tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-91765937245160980152023-01-29T17:00:00.008-08:002023-02-04T17:59:32.849-08:00Afternoons in Bwindi, Uganda: January 17 - 18, 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlVJttAuvS_K3MX7PoOPSXFmgL0aD9OHOJM2Qq_lNFt7swTIc66FKlB590iULWKiff4vp9b0I5UimXuP905TGsMMkhIgKMnAloxZuaIi_i9MLyFnQRnVQcCe9XrPJllP99lbS1NDeMEMhMBSPSRtzc1iXkHcFNY_wIlHiGSM9DDANUZGFWn3eo1Syqw/s900/20230118-_7503729-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlVJttAuvS_K3MX7PoOPSXFmgL0aD9OHOJM2Qq_lNFt7swTIc66FKlB590iULWKiff4vp9b0I5UimXuP905TGsMMkhIgKMnAloxZuaIi_i9MLyFnQRnVQcCe9XrPJllP99lbS1NDeMEMhMBSPSRtzc1iXkHcFNY_wIlHiGSM9DDANUZGFWn3eo1Syqw/w640-h428/20230118-_7503729-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> (l-r) Mugisha (A Blessing) age 54; King of Batwa age 78 named Konyamugara (Hairy body) the name inherited from his great grandfather; Musinguzi (winner) age 33; Mbele (someone in front) age 40 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Batwa are an internally displaced group who until 1991 lived in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. As hunters and gatherers, they lived off the land. To preserve the animals living in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the government at gun point removed the Batwa. The land that the Batwa live on was purchased by a foreigner who recognized the plight of the Batwa. As a people they have been hunted and killed, endured slanderous names, and discrimination. The government has yet to compensate the Batwa for the removal from their ancestral lands.</div><br />As we came near the land where the Batwa now live, we were met by the King of the Batwa and three other men. We had to ask permission to enter their land. Permission was granted.<div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoELAg9fLfo3Y5VtWsLyVA8t3X5p2vGX2TO_KeiZBJblTTzdBMsMTm6mIEm2SI-iiaXc0WcyIYyozS0uwj_2NKMQfIa_3BCvzFwnLXSprjzwxb0JaH_5h_fV6pVheE7gN1-I0GC0Uaauz-JgE9PRivj36bEIm2NpJDH9WVnbXNf3K3WBrALCbkr6cyA/s900/20230118-_7503730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoELAg9fLfo3Y5VtWsLyVA8t3X5p2vGX2TO_KeiZBJblTTzdBMsMTm6mIEm2SI-iiaXc0WcyIYyozS0uwj_2NKMQfIa_3BCvzFwnLXSprjzwxb0JaH_5h_fV6pVheE7gN1-I0GC0Uaauz-JgE9PRivj36bEIm2NpJDH9WVnbXNf3K3WBrALCbkr6cyA/w400-h268/20230118-_7503730.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA_dNwIde47BIfhWeTIfZbfS3nILrj8ZBq-VqpkfZGYGpdP-6paFRDWGxpu3BTrW_DotgfGvJJniOHfpw0q27btMEo6y388OD23KqJND3KNkA7_G6SDiOFEDKUP9BF0arRr5VYF0s-Rq0fuTuMtvYow8rAdqj9LQqkAnoHJRGnaJaAGe0Vrd1SpeMqA/s900/20230118-_7503734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA_dNwIde47BIfhWeTIfZbfS3nILrj8ZBq-VqpkfZGYGpdP-6paFRDWGxpu3BTrW_DotgfGvJJniOHfpw0q27btMEo6y388OD23KqJND3KNkA7_G6SDiOFEDKUP9BF0arRr5VYF0s-Rq0fuTuMtvYow8rAdqj9LQqkAnoHJRGnaJaAGe0Vrd1SpeMqA/w400-h268/20230118-_7503734.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ta4jH4Di3aN4ajZFsmSqulFzUQOF-le40-5A3JykVYfMrGv_n0aSwgz0ortYKAX0Uu3-3Fb48oLXcpx_Cnpj25uMLm5ns_P71Hw6p6LgHFqpJPgS_T-8hX_jvQ5f_D9P7-QjSaFN1JV_heafhhpAmKjEKKqdpjV9L5FVaPM8jtZGJ5H5IYJT1dZGoA/s900/20230118-_7503746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ta4jH4Di3aN4ajZFsmSqulFzUQOF-le40-5A3JykVYfMrGv_n0aSwgz0ortYKAX0Uu3-3Fb48oLXcpx_Cnpj25uMLm5ns_P71Hw6p6LgHFqpJPgS_T-8hX_jvQ5f_D9P7-QjSaFN1JV_heafhhpAmKjEKKqdpjV9L5FVaPM8jtZGJ5H5IYJT1dZGoA/w640-h428/20230118-_7503746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG406ZgG4kxCt2HlWOjQzLvSjs58psbEnHceesVesILNhs_O1qPCYUeWZWFNecCxfc1tzMwixjBUUsiccHDUA4yR5QxXb99A0U6Pj7Oc0KEW6g9VQQPNo5VDoedY6ItmWVFJ-FHDi9PxgFmLZwNOV3z7o8-CCHwEXl-Y-8l0DmMF3ADgpd5KnERWnpWA/s900/20230118-_7503761-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG406ZgG4kxCt2HlWOjQzLvSjs58psbEnHceesVesILNhs_O1qPCYUeWZWFNecCxfc1tzMwixjBUUsiccHDUA4yR5QxXb99A0U6Pj7Oc0KEW6g9VQQPNo5VDoedY6ItmWVFJ-FHDi9PxgFmLZwNOV3z7o8-CCHwEXl-Y-8l0DmMF3ADgpd5KnERWnpWA/w400-h268/20230118-_7503761-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The Batwa have established kind of a living village tour to keep their traditions alive and share them with outsiders. We saw how they once ingeniously trapped animals and how they are now making bows, arrows, and spears. They didn't have a history of smelting, but now are making spear points from scrap metals. They showed us how they lived in the forest. Often they made their beds from ferns. If one of their group died, they moved to another part of the forest. </div><div><br /></div><div>Life has changed for the Batwa, but with the help of an NGO they are building huts and other housing, they have a sewing room, basket weaving is being learned, they have a school room for the children, and tourist dollars come their way through the tours and charitable contributions. They no longer wear just animal skins and the sewing room is used for making crafts to sell and also clothing for the Batwa.</div><div><br /></div><div>I asked the King if there was a meaning to his regalia. He said that each small mask is in memory of someone he lost, his fur crown was fashioned from the hide of a duiker (a small antelope), and his shorts were created in the sewing room.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4U6unKsuHrIX6Hz305mXfqytcXyn0LZEN7OWEsw2IYxe99_9q9lR-o7-XX7JZPkZc-fWl_ftcFbDmLssgK-nkiMRUW3OAL7Fsq2PUC_tZ67tfjpVFyuZg0kEHJ8xKG8xjcLNQlg-LkZ2u3bo-OEWTUnGxZ7APQoODKRqSBccjszKuz_HCpYHTJ6BNQ/s900/20230118-_8509994-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4U6unKsuHrIX6Hz305mXfqytcXyn0LZEN7OWEsw2IYxe99_9q9lR-o7-XX7JZPkZc-fWl_ftcFbDmLssgK-nkiMRUW3OAL7Fsq2PUC_tZ67tfjpVFyuZg0kEHJ8xKG8xjcLNQlg-LkZ2u3bo-OEWTUnGxZ7APQoODKRqSBccjszKuz_HCpYHTJ6BNQ/w426-h640/20230118-_8509994-Edit.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Konyamugara, King of the Batwa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGh-ub8kdTiJ9yrLqbOU88249osKXWsGz2Jy9qwFCdrTuK8I46AObxaZA6NNKw9yZSNyrup6rHcC8KFivRm9-KpZAoIZrb5kgas6HIX4yxOxufjFrp141G4_R58WTP9MU9kvr9uszuJ3gkBffVlUhqLtvftP1gx8s38Ss4IZkr4ISDwYW1egMrvNTaQ/s900/20230118-_7503754-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGh-ub8kdTiJ9yrLqbOU88249osKXWsGz2Jy9qwFCdrTuK8I46AObxaZA6NNKw9yZSNyrup6rHcC8KFivRm9-KpZAoIZrb5kgas6HIX4yxOxufjFrp141G4_R58WTP9MU9kvr9uszuJ3gkBffVlUhqLtvftP1gx8s38Ss4IZkr4ISDwYW1egMrvNTaQ/w640-h428/20230118-_7503754-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The School Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The land that now belongs to the Batwa stops halfway up the mountain. The thick forest at the top of the mountain is the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_xz_hO60pQ-rSPbw83YhQbgZ6y_RVz-kaxT_uTH-vbD7jRfaWpd2GFLWAa_28ccXTHDHZCLvC_vab85cnnb_LnWMGagObgz8KMiOWEp7oJ8Vxub-38L9gD8iQOvl0rV1waXwBcfHNnnXaGmRBbO50jXq-rQQGMug2isulV00PbCah7Cm024B5Hv5Jw/s900/20230118-_7503762-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_xz_hO60pQ-rSPbw83YhQbgZ6y_RVz-kaxT_uTH-vbD7jRfaWpd2GFLWAa_28ccXTHDHZCLvC_vab85cnnb_LnWMGagObgz8KMiOWEp7oJ8Vxub-38L9gD8iQOvl0rV1waXwBcfHNnnXaGmRBbO50jXq-rQQGMug2isulV00PbCah7Cm024B5Hv5Jw/w640-h428/20230118-_7503762-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The main street in Bwindi between most of the tourist lodging and the entrance to the park is crowded with restaurants and other business that cater to tourists. I took a photo of the restaurant that caught my eye every time we passed.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyNktv4qaztB79Clfddn7CJK2btfG1_EtfoYu-27_FqrYAvssrqP-reXHRSLrA5gKj3Vqp_bATGg8AGzijjIy9DLzBsM7tax-S_1ZpTSs6qW1rTU05jLEHHaH88JU59CUAr-g_eQ_3o9Nt3VzYbZEDP7TDdach6UZhUyzfG_zfKr4RLhzPrv6qDXBrw/s900/20230118-_7503691-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyNktv4qaztB79Clfddn7CJK2btfG1_EtfoYu-27_FqrYAvssrqP-reXHRSLrA5gKj3Vqp_bATGg8AGzijjIy9DLzBsM7tax-S_1ZpTSs6qW1rTU05jLEHHaH88JU59CUAr-g_eQ_3o9Nt3VzYbZEDP7TDdach6UZhUyzfG_zfKr4RLhzPrv6qDXBrw/w640-h428/20230118-_7503691-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farm to Table Dining</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another afternoon we visited another local Non-governmental organization dedicated to helping women and saving wildlife. <a href="http://www.ride4awoman.org" target="_blank">Ride 4 A Woman</a> began in 2009 as a mountain bike rental company. The money from renting bikes would be used to empower women and assist the community. The initial purpose grew into eight programs: sewing, bike mechanics, agriculture, safe water, domestic violence prevention, education, microfinance, and baking. They also have dance classes. Once a woman perfects her skills, she becomes a trainer. Women are paid for their work and get a daily lunch at the center. The center has installed a water filtration system and over 1000 families come to fetch safe drinking water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFTho0NGi-kS02pZsmubydTcDE2efWPUkYwW2TaJhUqi5Agmcuba49Jrek5ep0rJlGteXK00tQXdJ9wAqiY9lzqMypDcjRc05Oz2rq-UtM_NC9AX0HeiQNaDOm8p4einq4RAhoyO8wVuQaqUZSaZyzUW07ZeCZNJpOFf0Fvdt-c_34KIizXpQPbH_BA/s900/20230117-_7503690.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="900" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFTho0NGi-kS02pZsmubydTcDE2efWPUkYwW2TaJhUqi5Agmcuba49Jrek5ep0rJlGteXK00tQXdJ9wAqiY9lzqMypDcjRc05Oz2rq-UtM_NC9AX0HeiQNaDOm8p4einq4RAhoyO8wVuQaqUZSaZyzUW07ZeCZNJpOFf0Fvdt-c_34KIizXpQPbH_BA/w640-h357/20230117-_7503690.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Most of the sewing machines are operated by foot pedals as the availability of electricity is not guaranteed.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNE5LzVp43xgu4mvwf2qYvXQep8E1ghj-ytIpNTou_3EYJR7RFyAa8dTBm6oIVa6Rzg6L4t5N1Fdrqw4EbpZZNzh4Rz94UemL9hGurlUvl07CMzQz1TOwHVDDi9xcLTDAoDsjBW9VPHl65APSe0zo54_o-f0afMYuhlHHMZgSUEecFcW9dJsKSsI4Pw/s900/20230117-_7503688.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNE5LzVp43xgu4mvwf2qYvXQep8E1ghj-ytIpNTou_3EYJR7RFyAa8dTBm6oIVa6Rzg6L4t5N1Fdrqw4EbpZZNzh4Rz94UemL9hGurlUvl07CMzQz1TOwHVDDi9xcLTDAoDsjBW9VPHl65APSe0zo54_o-f0afMYuhlHHMZgSUEecFcW9dJsKSsI4Pw/w268-h400/20230117-_7503688.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Treadle Sewing Machine</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3GxtDdRbjOF87zUSoCoZ3Fo0y2WhJwNTdop6a804bAk1fsIhx_6AvsTbvjJn9KUkMSB6HexeW3LmXxqlci4K5-DK_QeaYXo0_x-FsPxoM_ZFHixegraLIU2cjq7MWN4DoFg4wSFG8lsmuAcaeItwi1aBIpoc91_yJGu5xURjh8MllZ4eN8KB6HvZPw/s900/20230116-_8509671-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3GxtDdRbjOF87zUSoCoZ3Fo0y2WhJwNTdop6a804bAk1fsIhx_6AvsTbvjJn9KUkMSB6HexeW3LmXxqlci4K5-DK_QeaYXo0_x-FsPxoM_ZFHixegraLIU2cjq7MWN4DoFg4wSFG8lsmuAcaeItwi1aBIpoc91_yJGu5xURjh8MllZ4eN8KB6HvZPw/w640-h426/20230116-_8509671-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nests of Village Weavers (yellow bird with black head)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>Leaving Queen Elizabeth National Park we drove through the southern sector of the park known as Ishasha. Ishasha is where lions climb trees to sleep when it is hot. In the park we were just in we did find lions and leopards in trees, but they were on the low, horizontal branches of mature Euphorbias. In Ishasha, these big cats climb higher into mature Acacia trees or Fig trees. </p><p>Along the way, we took photos of birds' nests suspended from palm fronds. The yellow birds are Village Weavers. The black birds with yellow eyes are Vieillot's Black Weavers. I appreciated the artistry of these birds and their nests.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNlAXUy9tfEcUcmCo-WS25JyGB842B0_vf54lpO_p3lQeqMN29K4qkFa1-MAjp9f7iS3W8guvDVRnRUHTC1HLeHk0hQigCjLeTaCxRhdoZRPa8PoGlwho2vvTJGymONqobt5rChwCXxwRsgu3WHmSF4NTpAdUmZ1D5MwZrpcFn_TRVkgtOUaZrbkghA/s900/20230116-_8509668-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNlAXUy9tfEcUcmCo-WS25JyGB842B0_vf54lpO_p3lQeqMN29K4qkFa1-MAjp9f7iS3W8guvDVRnRUHTC1HLeHk0hQigCjLeTaCxRhdoZRPa8PoGlwho2vvTJGymONqobt5rChwCXxwRsgu3WHmSF4NTpAdUmZ1D5MwZrpcFn_TRVkgtOUaZrbkghA/w266-h400/20230116-_8509668-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vieillot's Black Weavers</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Driving through Ishasha we saw lots of Ugandan Kob and a few Topi, but we did not discover any big cats sleeping in trees. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We were welcomed by women from Women for Conservation. Some of these women once cooked the game poached by their husbands. Now they are learning new ways to support their families. They are making baskets, learning to sew, and have a plan to make this community center a place tourists will want to stop at to purchase crafts or have a refreshment before they continue on to Bwindi.<div><br /></div><div>Our guide, Eric, is from Kigezi Village. <a href="http://WildlifeUganda.org">WildlifeUganda.org</a> is the organization helping to raise money for this project.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwotkc5xE0X0muf1SEnGQEqaapyWcyS1V9H1-gUIPsbSzcykbzBmsF6PfkLJ0AN6wTmAayZLu47opy4lsw6Zw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>First they sang us a Welcome song and then they turned up the heat and danced.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgku7iWUVf3RuTNWAAPllBwn7AvwtI190VqL4xHmNSkU5dY7BJa38sLSjv4x0gJp5fH2z7a_fpm1uEQf75sOMXOvgiXsMueMmWoO9dAUAv6L31uk2UKq3UUI7dIUBtfLzH89CZkjMYHXBND6hqFVNzPuLNHfrSY81MoWPuSz0T3HuN3Bl2i4WHTDzmIbQ/s900/20230116-_7503658-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgku7iWUVf3RuTNWAAPllBwn7AvwtI190VqL4xHmNSkU5dY7BJa38sLSjv4x0gJp5fH2z7a_fpm1uEQf75sOMXOvgiXsMueMmWoO9dAUAv6L31uk2UKq3UUI7dIUBtfLzH89CZkjMYHXBND6hqFVNzPuLNHfrSY81MoWPuSz0T3HuN3Bl2i4WHTDzmIbQ/w640-h428/20230116-_7503658-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZY5OcmRUDyPDR0RQhLdBVazH5r8i8iJdLf6may7IsDS0_-ycbdJpwhcGlvRqJkUkgaWTqJuUk6PyJ8sGuuJRk_NzQWCIir0rwzPU2bsGWUadViD9eG-Tu_iPQU88aqjsCayI5uy2fK8XlLs8Rpe2YAZZfa0g1zL9C9sxhPuhV7TqpVHohM8NgfA9iQ/s900/20230116-_7503660-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZY5OcmRUDyPDR0RQhLdBVazH5r8i8iJdLf6may7IsDS0_-ycbdJpwhcGlvRqJkUkgaWTqJuUk6PyJ8sGuuJRk_NzQWCIir0rwzPU2bsGWUadViD9eG-Tu_iPQU88aqjsCayI5uy2fK8XlLs8Rpe2YAZZfa0g1zL9C9sxhPuhV7TqpVHohM8NgfA9iQ/w400-h268/20230116-_7503660-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leaving Kigezi, we drove to Bwindi and the Bwindi Lodge where we checked in. Our Butler, Kellen, showed us to our room which was really a three-room house. She said they had upgraded our room. This was quite over the top. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA680bp7epfFt3jBhfCjfO8UUkIMFbYS_CDOBvsGtnpasF_CnMwhFInjdF8K4sWnzdeuhVXxZ3sbSSkviT_PGdsEhvwQmqkAzSSdc1rpMCaNf9SBNjE9S_wbeRSZfvF33FA8iQr1AkLgrVoBfWfRjADjf42e0o2TwcK85WkeYAxVyvgtCEs4ZAUkWoJA/s900/20230116-IMG_9731.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA680bp7epfFt3jBhfCjfO8UUkIMFbYS_CDOBvsGtnpasF_CnMwhFInjdF8K4sWnzdeuhVXxZ3sbSSkviT_PGdsEhvwQmqkAzSSdc1rpMCaNf9SBNjE9S_wbeRSZfvF33FA8iQr1AkLgrVoBfWfRjADjf42e0o2TwcK85WkeYAxVyvgtCEs4ZAUkWoJA/w400-h300/20230116-IMG_9731.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our house at Bwindi Lodge</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYhy01-O8sf1xivKxD0Yuwy_PbQtNvGoEGk1ScQHUx4bLL6SIUqlBKocoKqaskO9CZ2Yo3exQnbzXvQKLXaLOeP7T8k-hYpzDxUZEDzapK9ferSson3fOKae7UoSSRlseVSXvlP2_EoKJ6Di7esY9nDn68asJDfVeyBo0uEDozAWotPk23Bf7GMueqQ/s900/20230116-IMG_9725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYhy01-O8sf1xivKxD0Yuwy_PbQtNvGoEGk1ScQHUx4bLL6SIUqlBKocoKqaskO9CZ2Yo3exQnbzXvQKLXaLOeP7T8k-hYpzDxUZEDzapK9ferSson3fOKae7UoSSRlseVSXvlP2_EoKJ6Di7esY9nDn68asJDfVeyBo0uEDozAWotPk23Bf7GMueqQ/w400-h300/20230116-IMG_9725.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Living Room</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLKwwlugN-_5oFLfjtX_WFuk9mYatSk-CL15WrTJMiuda84uxRjgA0jJ5WNgB_cWrvc4xaAb1zRlnMa9NpR96ayoimKjnm8naKDXT9_8fsDjwSw7k-PlTRStyW9uYSxZKJYiQ3USiF5iI9D2C5qWHEVVRkLjVcuAgscyNGcGBw3kty8wpC7DJQ0sxfw/s900/20230116-IMG_9726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLKwwlugN-_5oFLfjtX_WFuk9mYatSk-CL15WrTJMiuda84uxRjgA0jJ5WNgB_cWrvc4xaAb1zRlnMa9NpR96ayoimKjnm8naKDXT9_8fsDjwSw7k-PlTRStyW9uYSxZKJYiQ3USiF5iI9D2C5qWHEVVRkLjVcuAgscyNGcGBw3kty8wpC7DJQ0sxfw/s320/20230116-IMG_9726.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our bedroom</td></tr></tbody></table><div>And, the changing room/toilet/shower. Because the windows had to be closed at night, I requested a fan which was provided. Every night Kellen put a plush covered, hot water bottle on Dan's side of the bed. He was happy about that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Fktw4Gk2dUmUJqV6zOQVBqeZwOMl4lvvLSNmm6xKptNmLbQL_rOj879XXh0e4jEdFWjtNeSA8yU4tq1BOD4PZeCDHAPcDbPQNTEyCC4pAgjrY_HogZKpC2oeZJ4a2Y_WQagxlGdklG-4ETVvHwARYc3zaZluXqLOcstWtAVQDLVyDa020CN-14gYMQ/s900/20230116-IMG_9728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Fktw4Gk2dUmUJqV6zOQVBqeZwOMl4lvvLSNmm6xKptNmLbQL_rOj879XXh0e4jEdFWjtNeSA8yU4tq1BOD4PZeCDHAPcDbPQNTEyCC4pAgjrY_HogZKpC2oeZJ4a2Y_WQagxlGdklG-4ETVvHwARYc3zaZluXqLOcstWtAVQDLVyDa020CN-14gYMQ/s320/20230116-IMG_9728.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2l8nswexanQbQP_ei7qP7mkH0NwAFfpeVdDl6y8ECyIMhn88VALhlfTUyk1cm_Gx5XJ1voS-lAu60rO75VXpcgMS3mAKdSgOE48pxYOZVvqKkb6hyCDe4C-d2mkRCLtrNjd3tl1XPDGIfpQ8ALfktQD0LriOjbFTQHqmb6dWvAY7d2UmwxbiFOboejw/s900/20230116-IMG_9735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2l8nswexanQbQP_ei7qP7mkH0NwAFfpeVdDl6y8ECyIMhn88VALhlfTUyk1cm_Gx5XJ1voS-lAu60rO75VXpcgMS3mAKdSgOE48pxYOZVvqKkb6hyCDe4C-d2mkRCLtrNjd3tl1XPDGIfpQ8ALfktQD0LriOjbFTQHqmb6dWvAY7d2UmwxbiFOboejw/s320/20230116-IMG_9735.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow we meet Mountain Gorillas.</div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Kigezi, Uganda0.266667 31.616667-28.043566836178847 -3.5395830000000004 28.576900836178844 66.772917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-77247820511896278982023-01-29T11:30:00.001-08:002023-02-04T17:51:28.593-08:00Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda: January 15, 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSdcUjOcBIU9-Ruynvy2J-01aW5I5b6SPcp2oCHmLHbYBUSfRDSGb0OHFLP6PkGlNwQ35lmYfIGuXyoLOklZvwGj6uPMXecjXog8eYsLMWY-nBc8eRDbGrzTZjx-oRn1VSe0VLVAWrxe0U3aLLF4TFQ8DV50ke07bqyBbUCi_5hNDWzjYLzPlPQrovw/s900/20230115-_7503470-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSdcUjOcBIU9-Ruynvy2J-01aW5I5b6SPcp2oCHmLHbYBUSfRDSGb0OHFLP6PkGlNwQ35lmYfIGuXyoLOklZvwGj6uPMXecjXog8eYsLMWY-nBc8eRDbGrzTZjx-oRn1VSe0VLVAWrxe0U3aLLF4TFQ8DV50ke07bqyBbUCi_5hNDWzjYLzPlPQrovw/w640-h428/20230115-_7503470-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridgett</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Today we had a morning game drive, an afternoon cruise on the Kazinga channel, and a late afternoon game drive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First thing this morning, when the sun was barely up, Eric spotted a lioness moving through the grass. She has a radio collar on because she is one of the leaders of the pride.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFLwRXyYr2ihfRnO3EPItuM8f1qyJT1HHkZgg1UxUmbz0LuxFBwsnwdW225zNETGErBTA7FvFArO2wtYCzunOIFUNmvOzdIhnbHKPsSyxPI3PWOUza5VHIpaG2bb9GAWLGnq_H9KKAHhy37wgyYEgT6pgIh5fcckuzGn4nGur6BxlzNez01mPx2x4rA/s900/20230115-_7503474-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFLwRXyYr2ihfRnO3EPItuM8f1qyJT1HHkZgg1UxUmbz0LuxFBwsnwdW225zNETGErBTA7FvFArO2wtYCzunOIFUNmvOzdIhnbHKPsSyxPI3PWOUza5VHIpaG2bb9GAWLGnq_H9KKAHhy37wgyYEgT6pgIh5fcckuzGn4nGur6BxlzNez01mPx2x4rA/w640-h428/20230115-_7503474-Edit-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About an hour later, we came across a male lion named Mike. Mike is also collared because he is a leader of the pride. Mike and Bridgett are the alpha couple in the pride. Both have been collared and are monitored to keep them from getting too close to the human communities within the park. Mike's brother is a member of the same pride. They both have dark manes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPsSCnGOy8qMHJPZtzvT9O8N8cNSmsMUo_ajLRo4wwwXB3n0JQh47QgiwEcJ3sSr6ygd7RjlnNAyQx-lYbC37-fc_EWIQpKP0FHfdMT-RkUYlg8sWsxO2KZeQEupr4qjOaLmqRxuu7iapwnc9-GE0ZqV_IXZytAUTPdA1BZ627LlRYpyYb2X1oTP8rw/s900/20230115-_7503478-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPsSCnGOy8qMHJPZtzvT9O8N8cNSmsMUo_ajLRo4wwwXB3n0JQh47QgiwEcJ3sSr6ygd7RjlnNAyQx-lYbC37-fc_EWIQpKP0FHfdMT-RkUYlg8sWsxO2KZeQEupr4qjOaLmqRxuu7iapwnc9-GE0ZqV_IXZytAUTPdA1BZ627LlRYpyYb2X1oTP8rw/w268-h400/20230115-_7503478-Edit.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of a Warthog</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVlcesO5TpEqCZXtWMp9Pdj-pvpDJKbxpm0pOyMi2aPfXaVRn8nVJ9jQyzrUpG0FoGtWW__3zp-YaqrK_LLHuytBa7LNb-d2Svbc-6ON0vpqFKzniQ_ua82S9Ic5GpF1DLWdU140eelhADcap6145i5VTMv_s82XvN3k0RRZ3IpSAMIf2DorAZNy1jA/s900/20230115-_7503504-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVlcesO5TpEqCZXtWMp9Pdj-pvpDJKbxpm0pOyMi2aPfXaVRn8nVJ9jQyzrUpG0FoGtWW__3zp-YaqrK_LLHuytBa7LNb-d2Svbc-6ON0vpqFKzniQ_ua82S9Ic5GpF1DLWdU140eelhADcap6145i5VTMv_s82XvN3k0RRZ3IpSAMIf2DorAZNy1jA/w400-h240/20230115-_7503504-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Driving through the park, we found a huge line of African Cape Buffalo on their way to a water source. When it is time to hydrate, buffalo are single minded in that purpose. They need to hydrate twice a day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D14Ys5Y4KgJaXwbhQG76TAx_T58PuDMbL2o2prEpi_VcBQjSR8sYCjRkQeBygih3q_zLKFTAQcD-eR5jk5m4Et-PItXFX2nqSfID4venIrGR0-awqQ1JTrnszrLeeoZQTT2rdGtXRR3NnKaV8CNU0uzUr-oRP7Ox7cBF2mCrYyGcPpwwfl6vokSkXg/s900/20230115-_8509479-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="900" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D14Ys5Y4KgJaXwbhQG76TAx_T58PuDMbL2o2prEpi_VcBQjSR8sYCjRkQeBygih3q_zLKFTAQcD-eR5jk5m4Et-PItXFX2nqSfID4venIrGR0-awqQ1JTrnszrLeeoZQTT2rdGtXRR3NnKaV8CNU0uzUr-oRP7Ox7cBF2mCrYyGcPpwwfl6vokSkXg/w640-h288/20230115-_8509479-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Npj2lEy-_GjGTcBoM1NvuAMUf_F6A97oMFcXHLhTJYbdwbh3SNVH7lvynwz_zUhKKJ5m43L7r6QtZLoBgBcc1nVksWII05eneBBmmKFVk1_tRQx_slZa7Q_xSbnsX3J_qSSjD7KCYFx72fNq_vJgy2qUqGDgMEy4f_4xne1emMjf-1Ry51Y34vKO3g/s900/20230115-_8509491-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Npj2lEy-_GjGTcBoM1NvuAMUf_F6A97oMFcXHLhTJYbdwbh3SNVH7lvynwz_zUhKKJ5m43L7r6QtZLoBgBcc1nVksWII05eneBBmmKFVk1_tRQx_slZa7Q_xSbnsX3J_qSSjD7KCYFx72fNq_vJgy2qUqGDgMEy4f_4xne1emMjf-1Ry51Y34vKO3g/w400-h266/20230115-_8509491-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Once the huge line of buffalo passed, we continued on until Eric spotted a far off leopard. She was resting in the shade of a Euphorbia tree when we disturbed her. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D1aodFUaa6b9gMrKwAi8FViX26-RC12rjg9G7aMmfu-uTH91jCe-rlM-gDnKrzejlf1ayGu5fOhIVD7ZHPJh4hojns1RAUxZgpOocvL7LVYJY3jX-ho1Ci8q2EJNJ2uaKhEnaAW9o8RnIN7gxqee3acR_EpCKii9x00VamVJrRXxIcwhgd9r21HaRA/s900/20230115-_7503555-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D1aodFUaa6b9gMrKwAi8FViX26-RC12rjg9G7aMmfu-uTH91jCe-rlM-gDnKrzejlf1ayGu5fOhIVD7ZHPJh4hojns1RAUxZgpOocvL7LVYJY3jX-ho1Ci8q2EJNJ2uaKhEnaAW9o8RnIN7gxqee3acR_EpCKii9x00VamVJrRXxIcwhgd9r21HaRA/w640-h428/20230115-_7503555-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGlq9_joQsJXARimhNYQuhrnVmsS7lV5m-aIaEMw6WGfvoyA_M5ysFky8oQkxUp5UXPjqkdjuWh9GpwQYa8-o3iug1EDwfoJRAowSaxmbCcj2KcUmCWRJ2r-P3dgeilrtaavrycAoIihV1Nd1IoPU8xRbioZpVyEqfZzz6mUpdlkEU7BdZtZqsh0epA/s900/20230115-_7503559-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGlq9_joQsJXARimhNYQuhrnVmsS7lV5m-aIaEMw6WGfvoyA_M5ysFky8oQkxUp5UXPjqkdjuWh9GpwQYa8-o3iug1EDwfoJRAowSaxmbCcj2KcUmCWRJ2r-P3dgeilrtaavrycAoIihV1Nd1IoPU8xRbioZpVyEqfZzz6mUpdlkEU7BdZtZqsh0epA/w640-h428/20230115-_7503559-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Between our lion sightings and the leopard sighting, we found a Ugandan Kob who had just given birth to her baby. The baby was still wet and trying to nurse although having some difficulty finding the teat. Mother was looking nervously around. They were alone in the grassy savannah. The smells of birth could easily attract predators so the rest of the herd stayed far away from them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AWg81FGXh6P0U39kawhybxX5zkZugWzsV6xfJms79_05jV2qMNVI7HSJLC25rHcSLGJ4nEI-cFAYAIiRcMysKS2ZuM7usW4KLTSxr0t5Ppn-hcqOWj6UD_5QY2tL7JujLMiT-LN4284JPzGiwTIDRI-VRCNkT7MlugkHbaMIKq6iKE1GNeoaJwaP9Q/s900/20230115-_7503517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AWg81FGXh6P0U39kawhybxX5zkZugWzsV6xfJms79_05jV2qMNVI7HSJLC25rHcSLGJ4nEI-cFAYAIiRcMysKS2ZuM7usW4KLTSxr0t5Ppn-hcqOWj6UD_5QY2tL7JujLMiT-LN4284JPzGiwTIDRI-VRCNkT7MlugkHbaMIKq6iKE1GNeoaJwaP9Q/w640-h428/20230115-_7503517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>At one point, she tried to move on, but the baby was so wobbly she turned back to it and let it continue to nurse. We watched the drama with worry in our hearts before leaving them to their fate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZS02PtBg_8W_2cN4Qy5iMaS_4E09kHkuoeum4s5Du4gZPUmL_doHkct1HD95U51scalGzKtkfaaufNyvkr__QrpA0PWRMf7UHmiSoQ4syotNQYBJHk87XvZsMg_Kd20v8DRX_NuSPaPolLd1EofhaMmyhctGXgWgXe0LarfRS_zf3dPbJn2N02exZA/s900/20230115-_7503546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZS02PtBg_8W_2cN4Qy5iMaS_4E09kHkuoeum4s5Du4gZPUmL_doHkct1HD95U51scalGzKtkfaaufNyvkr__QrpA0PWRMf7UHmiSoQ4syotNQYBJHk87XvZsMg_Kd20v8DRX_NuSPaPolLd1EofhaMmyhctGXgWgXe0LarfRS_zf3dPbJn2N02exZA/w400-h268/20230115-_7503546.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WF1dr8ijzoyeUZr3rhHFFyxVhZv9RVazRA3kPO2vl7Uf_CrW8ZmUZI6-H5CIWSNsVntCatEqP8Fz10WTLWYWcXOMg-iFdj9RfwlMZfKudd2JVYqdgnllC3BRaE9pgWSDnjFae34cUUeQDb_BwN0d_LJbuG2ESKXd-j1kygA-ZPbBBz9DHLrwb0Vw1A/s900/20230114-_8509452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WF1dr8ijzoyeUZr3rhHFFyxVhZv9RVazRA3kPO2vl7Uf_CrW8ZmUZI6-H5CIWSNsVntCatEqP8Fz10WTLWYWcXOMg-iFdj9RfwlMZfKudd2JVYqdgnllC3BRaE9pgWSDnjFae34cUUeQDb_BwN0d_LJbuG2ESKXd-j1kygA-ZPbBBz9DHLrwb0Vw1A/s320/20230114-_8509452.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wattled Lapwing</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DynhPJokewPMuw9pmmfL7nBIw9GlYKo3J0ndr8c8EQnbYlaZDJ00vs3FVVBjtlZSHSd9VNa4LGYdIbLDR_jjO7V_dEjIWYOwNRRS6Oq_IsP_nvbj_dfwil5bY9tr8tuHy9WgM103i1JJyzqmFhEaoRdcFnBs1l1BZz05domU4PV9fK189bio-_gc5A/s900/20230115-_7503473-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DynhPJokewPMuw9pmmfL7nBIw9GlYKo3J0ndr8c8EQnbYlaZDJ00vs3FVVBjtlZSHSd9VNa4LGYdIbLDR_jjO7V_dEjIWYOwNRRS6Oq_IsP_nvbj_dfwil5bY9tr8tuHy9WgM103i1JJyzqmFhEaoRdcFnBs1l1BZz05domU4PV9fK189bio-_gc5A/s320/20230115-_7503473-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked Spurfowl</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kazinga Channel is a wide 20 mile/32km long natural channel connecting Lake George and Lake Edward. The boat leaves from Mweya Lodge where we found a very large female warthog resting in the shade near a sign that warned that wild animals were all around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwpfN2m2H0mhkqlBVr-6YSB71E-0hqh1Qo-kG7k6uc52rbdF6QXS9VnEYxLxtrn_awH3TqmpJZQZ-mO4dnXPNcX4NDNdIIXUVlspng9oXONB5SGw2wDaDxXAo1nsr8bCWkvbXvzrJ3Hlm-vVxt3pZWwx33xApo7xDsbFgXrMFQ2mOfVp_JCS5Wqo47w/s900/20230115-IMG_9710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="900" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwpfN2m2H0mhkqlBVr-6YSB71E-0hqh1Qo-kG7k6uc52rbdF6QXS9VnEYxLxtrn_awH3TqmpJZQZ-mO4dnXPNcX4NDNdIIXUVlspng9oXONB5SGw2wDaDxXAo1nsr8bCWkvbXvzrJ3Hlm-vVxt3pZWwx33xApo7xDsbFgXrMFQ2mOfVp_JCS5Wqo47w/w640-h482/20230115-IMG_9710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw many of the same birds and animals that we had seen from the earlier boat cruise at Murchison Falls NP, but these few were unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4d4ulqeCjpbU5KiYEksr3VyM-R-nBYUMlux2K0kqggtRH2GKT-j4RQlJiAPJB29HjgkIUg8GKn4rQ6iPJZx9xJaFL4wDmAm8OujR0-hCdtRHDK2FnYcHzhmxZsSn2oRiZ_9eC6eSfr3mJDGHiafnKzpfqB60YjR6Mw1jMQlA8Ku7J4oGZGfCvoYISA/s900/20230115-_8509513-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4d4ulqeCjpbU5KiYEksr3VyM-R-nBYUMlux2K0kqggtRH2GKT-j4RQlJiAPJB29HjgkIUg8GKn4rQ6iPJZx9xJaFL4wDmAm8OujR0-hCdtRHDK2FnYcHzhmxZsSn2oRiZ_9eC6eSfr3mJDGHiafnKzpfqB60YjR6Mw1jMQlA8Ku7J4oGZGfCvoYISA/w400-h266/20230115-_8509513-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Cape Buffalo cooling off</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQPjIT8w9y_lmHu7mQPXMjGRY10dhDXT2n7zjWjhoiyRUan1-8xZe6Uxbj0SFvX2UtIpupUkxAXd2AiCWcHUoaAoQraM8a9UB_6CyUkmY7UM7n5zs-CFLsYcX-i_qGIYoHAuT3aPnIIEr8zG9AZ4CDJ4JO7ayqkCphCXQGbsFEpKWoXuwaTRBX96bPw/s900/20230115-_8509574-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQPjIT8w9y_lmHu7mQPXMjGRY10dhDXT2n7zjWjhoiyRUan1-8xZe6Uxbj0SFvX2UtIpupUkxAXd2AiCWcHUoaAoQraM8a9UB_6CyUkmY7UM7n5zs-CFLsYcX-i_qGIYoHAuT3aPnIIEr8zG9AZ4CDJ4JO7ayqkCphCXQGbsFEpKWoXuwaTRBX96bPw/w400-h266/20230115-_8509574-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Male Hippo chasing a Female Hippo</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguR1-fMatG9wwHr61xHzqaj6rLn94gWElm2Rym9KWaPoGSNxJdCHtaNP6pyyC0lXU8ybxcrFi9GvdPtRK6B3riTbQM2ti2hlwsUrGa3cn5qfkE0PZFYY-uCUJz3Fdi5vDREWiZCaZcdSpJ-iyDJICYNxY7PVRNJlFlt5y7X6by0tYVxsvqedldtg9PPw/s900/20230115-_7503626-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguR1-fMatG9wwHr61xHzqaj6rLn94gWElm2Rym9KWaPoGSNxJdCHtaNP6pyyC0lXU8ybxcrFi9GvdPtRK6B3riTbQM2ti2hlwsUrGa3cn5qfkE0PZFYY-uCUJz3Fdi5vDREWiZCaZcdSpJ-iyDJICYNxY7PVRNJlFlt5y7X6by0tYVxsvqedldtg9PPw/s320/20230115-_7503626-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Fish Eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdhKSbRMac7BEE-7Qht2WfRqzvwgEdw9JNq50gNcLnRCvxCSGgIwZWogy4Kcpxw1gpefnnHaJMqg8saqBagLfJkMSYZwNcKzxKhXmn-dHPsENyHLNZdgGl9B9pBn18iee6q-0xlMWCgdWy-wpf2pqCY75OmQz2kkNyUPQ4WONSYw53dPAyTSgA0Ojdg/s900/20230115-_8509603-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdhKSbRMac7BEE-7Qht2WfRqzvwgEdw9JNq50gNcLnRCvxCSGgIwZWogy4Kcpxw1gpefnnHaJMqg8saqBagLfJkMSYZwNcKzxKhXmn-dHPsENyHLNZdgGl9B9pBn18iee6q-0xlMWCgdWy-wpf2pqCY75OmQz2kkNyUPQ4WONSYw53dPAyTSgA0Ojdg/s320/20230115-_8509603-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Leaving the channel, we drove back to Queen Elizabeth NP to check on Bridgett and Mike. Eric said Bridgett was in heat. When a female lion is in heat, they copulate every 15-30 minutes with up to 50 copulations in 24 hours.This goes on for days. It is the male's spiny penis that triggers her ovulation. </div><div><br /></div><div>When we found Mike, he looked like he'd been through hell. His face was scratched (perhaps by Bridgett), his stomach was bloated (from gorging the night before), and he was very tired.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88UKffm1l3Mi9GqYcjki4uqv1MJsO68kvCuqUp6ki3hlCVMxROqTWowHjoDXJkKd6NmEeiekY1vgeAX0yfAn3MMA7MP6pn--tbsZrZ3UXTEcu8AnyRItVzW-RR_-vk7aYy6kvWsqQ_m14GxQONrgVA-12Ql7H-SMC5Tc-wjUJCWKz1gVZ_ZYuhSPW9w/s900/20230115-_8509628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88UKffm1l3Mi9GqYcjki4uqv1MJsO68kvCuqUp6ki3hlCVMxROqTWowHjoDXJkKd6NmEeiekY1vgeAX0yfAn3MMA7MP6pn--tbsZrZ3UXTEcu8AnyRItVzW-RR_-vk7aYy6kvWsqQ_m14GxQONrgVA-12Ql7H-SMC5Tc-wjUJCWKz1gVZ_ZYuhSPW9w/w400-h266/20230115-_8509628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>He rolled over to take the weight off his stomach. Eric said that all the fat/meat he had consumed was creating heat in Mike on this already warm day. He just looked exhausted. We left him alone and went on down the road.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTXkb_wrWWzv6naVhkLBgkTr9TJeo6Kf0BLfr_wel7f7ntL2a-Py0Zs2fGgT8q1gFVaO7Luh5E8JAVwdeH2RPdOjLYpsXd7y6E-LszKoo8oj5QcW5LabqKw-9rXFX8Y_MZEBW27ubF8WN-G21RE5mj18_Ow6pDtzIGzRHTTyrPGi17Oi33cdwJ64XXg/s900/20230115-_8509633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTXkb_wrWWzv6naVhkLBgkTr9TJeo6Kf0BLfr_wel7f7ntL2a-Py0Zs2fGgT8q1gFVaO7Luh5E8JAVwdeH2RPdOjLYpsXd7y6E-LszKoo8oj5QcW5LabqKw-9rXFX8Y_MZEBW27ubF8WN-G21RE5mj18_Ow6pDtzIGzRHTTyrPGi17Oi33cdwJ64XXg/s320/20230115-_8509633.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ten minutes after we left Mike, we found Mike's brother who also seemed to be quite tired. We found him sleeping in an open space. While we watched he did a slow roll to his other side all the while with his eyes shut tight. He didn't appear to be wounded.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5yDBj0JAJxVSIruNMKDKnE9NiJ93t0NRz7PGjSX6KevQaYNxpXDGLRLy-nLzt85hZYE8kmK63dHeU6f_glxA7DUl-BFUEjYvA-EgRnkE-m0-YQe1uvbxrsK5ToJhBvjeJKcK3P51hUhYVEqzHO2-jJE0ZRX7HOicEEmbAz1nkwuAGggQtFaOvVwGrQ/s900/20230115-_7503633-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5yDBj0JAJxVSIruNMKDKnE9NiJ93t0NRz7PGjSX6KevQaYNxpXDGLRLy-nLzt85hZYE8kmK63dHeU6f_glxA7DUl-BFUEjYvA-EgRnkE-m0-YQe1uvbxrsK5ToJhBvjeJKcK3P51hUhYVEqzHO2-jJE0ZRX7HOicEEmbAz1nkwuAGggQtFaOvVwGrQ/w640-h428/20230115-_7503633-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike's Brother</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Eric speculated that Mike had not been up to the job of constant mating with Bridgett and that Mike's brother might have taken over. It was getting dark and we headed back. Mike was no longer laying in the grass like a beached whale. We heard a lion roar and found him not too much later frolicking in the tall grasses near Bridgett. Mike and Bridgett must have patched up their differences.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquaoHpGqZlteAuilb-2-juZeKfYMXjMimW8VCtR81vnTanKy69xke1uwY_Xuw9OA--stR7I1mE4ecADKwQfBB2O-AYtURHf4vbnVI2TEJ2x8apJ3qIXuKsrZHUjeJ_D9J3zMlaaejZnEdUzD99zvauhDeEpmMwfXmqMoBULEpHz35nVmjSRK0fOD4gA/s900/20230115-_7503645-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquaoHpGqZlteAuilb-2-juZeKfYMXjMimW8VCtR81vnTanKy69xke1uwY_Xuw9OA--stR7I1mE4ecADKwQfBB2O-AYtURHf4vbnVI2TEJ2x8apJ3qIXuKsrZHUjeJ_D9J3zMlaaejZnEdUzD99zvauhDeEpmMwfXmqMoBULEpHz35nVmjSRK0fOD4gA/w640-h428/20230115-_7503645-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Before leaving the park a few elephants came close enough to photograph.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjy5jmAQpg5IVsNqnL8IgEclGhLPjqpbe7TX2Kg2PBLhzmAjXbZBLf4rf_9aqim23row0ygIJ05iMFj1bqMyKfC-1TIFQwtRf0ZQjd2T7h7VWwtVBbCOvnJfROeSWEK1I87UsKFrSVQ2LrYJHWCVMzFNtlPPamIwHOIOLW7NO519BDrzYGj6_djIZAA/s900/20230115-_8509640-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjy5jmAQpg5IVsNqnL8IgEclGhLPjqpbe7TX2Kg2PBLhzmAjXbZBLf4rf_9aqim23row0ygIJ05iMFj1bqMyKfC-1TIFQwtRf0ZQjd2T7h7VWwtVBbCOvnJfROeSWEK1I87UsKFrSVQ2LrYJHWCVMzFNtlPPamIwHOIOLW7NO519BDrzYGj6_djIZAA/w400-h266/20230115-_8509640-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female and Youngsters</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyAcijW22fRw04L6MN6IYHGRaBRaNYmoFydUN3VOXx4Dj9we_k7U0iUplIwYO4inNyF20_8_2jFd5swW0_yBy2t6ru792eOClFdMRJw_ZhzPj_y4HhxMmcnt9oBzktz_AdEdP3atKIOmydVnSZiAKJRCxkV585aT1mR3gftYEn-5mt91FW3SXOREPjA/s900/20230115-_8509656-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyAcijW22fRw04L6MN6IYHGRaBRaNYmoFydUN3VOXx4Dj9we_k7U0iUplIwYO4inNyF20_8_2jFd5swW0_yBy2t6ru792eOClFdMRJw_ZhzPj_y4HhxMmcnt9oBzktz_AdEdP3atKIOmydVnSZiAKJRCxkV585aT1mR3gftYEn-5mt91FW3SXOREPjA/w640-h424/20230115-_8509656-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bull Elephant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow, we move south to Bwindi and the Impenetrable Forest.</div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Bunyaruguru, 2X3V+39, Katunguru, Uganda0.0027475 29.9914776-33.127269474829831 -5.1647724 33.132764474829827 65.1477276tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-45407158431103716332023-01-29T11:00:00.032-08:002023-02-04T17:46:42.198-08:00Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda: January 14, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AjhJJ3Vk_Vwk_LFumgm1ymNegXpZ2lAXzoxLBXp_r8jfD8im5p1E1HVKqb_hh9eG5JcWSi3ZdPB48OmPR0aquU-SDQRcaNWq25csyc40bnn-x9cNFi9ULHVoZdiKe-L_ygt8DB3ZkM9tsvQkrRs7HFwK-_xzOVO09qOskKW-iONNza4Sx_SSQ05SZA/s900/20230114-_7503407.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AjhJJ3Vk_Vwk_LFumgm1ymNegXpZ2lAXzoxLBXp_r8jfD8im5p1E1HVKqb_hh9eG5JcWSi3ZdPB48OmPR0aquU-SDQRcaNWq25csyc40bnn-x9cNFi9ULHVoZdiKe-L_ygt8DB3ZkM9tsvQkrRs7HFwK-_xzOVO09qOskKW-iONNza4Sx_SSQ05SZA/w640-h428/20230114-_7503407.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roadside Photo Op</td></tr></tbody></table><p>From the equator we moved on to visit Hamukungu fishing village one of the 11 communities within Queen Elizabeth National Park. These communities existed before the land became Kazinga National Park in 1952. The name was changed to Queen Elizabeth National Park in 1954 when the new Queen visited this part of Uganda. Hamukungu fishing village has existed in this spot since the 17th century.</p>Arriving at the fishing village, we were quickly surrounded by curious kids. <div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpsQewmQYL-7l18mdEzLZUqHVwx-51dHsZDK_sSUrkw6YOz3NLEAjYe1P9lNnQ-21z_TyVwOUpbPVBxY3ivPZfwujZLmHz3O-u7sEhwyyDzgPkmVUV6gd92PxeergFm_rFdr25e0LkZrJPMASI2o61BTmzyOiFGRzhJq11RKxWIBib8erFxwBbbBTrQ/s900/20230114-_7503416-Edit.jpg"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpsQewmQYL-7l18mdEzLZUqHVwx-51dHsZDK_sSUrkw6YOz3NLEAjYe1P9lNnQ-21z_TyVwOUpbPVBxY3ivPZfwujZLmHz3O-u7sEhwyyDzgPkmVUV6gd92PxeergFm_rFdr25e0LkZrJPMASI2o61BTmzyOiFGRzhJq11RKxWIBib8erFxwBbbBTrQ/w400-h268/20230114-_7503416-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But we were here to see the fishing operation followed by the fish auction. Fishermen go on Lake George the late afternoon, fish all night for tilapia, catfish, and lungfish, and at daybreak haul their catch back to the village to be auctioned/sold.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrv_sz1yiCS81V5Qav1AQ7h53tRpy1QevmWnskqM1ScpSEOaO3WTpOfmUZz-cERC1sZclbZSkFAoRrEywxIUY_6_TmACRjziv14mnedP-YNri0579vIkBgLB63WlCKHJAVMftLehLNf22isKdqgOPgL-TtNS1OQPXlWQpk5CUbIrVTKBvjgpBSf_AEiQ/s900/20230114-_7503418-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrv_sz1yiCS81V5Qav1AQ7h53tRpy1QevmWnskqM1ScpSEOaO3WTpOfmUZz-cERC1sZclbZSkFAoRrEywxIUY_6_TmACRjziv14mnedP-YNri0579vIkBgLB63WlCKHJAVMftLehLNf22isKdqgOPgL-TtNS1OQPXlWQpk5CUbIrVTKBvjgpBSf_AEiQ/w400-h268/20230114-_7503418-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSCg9ZjOpBLlfJWD2jawslFDDNXCt0a6zYkTWAMftfTPvtOkfzSd_bnkvA5dOf5ZBSj397T-s7LVYnLvhkOMmjqXfrlyHKKXP2CIHIBeX9ElW1l5ULCxmJ_ysXI-s2i0Y-T4tKFzrFGJ1s6Z5qMr5q-VG2La9f2DB4W4zrKEiyJJLGZG0uS3LKY1BPg/s320/20230114-_7503428-Edit.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The auction was well attended with customers coming from all over the region including the DRC (Congo) which is only about 24 miles/40 km away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l5FLE8dMHsVGVKRCrjACZ_rch5Lt1HwApuRGrngF2_paqcMpmZmhW0JLcGIFn_JWHIZbnTRwxzyBxBjbv63qpkDO46323E1kFhaGadBVyPPOdDBSFKFNlJCr8fz2fWCkRsk6aOj56OyaAmNzYxTMJC5nGSroM-gAmKtknHz3s-83E7uFzoS0wit_gg/s900/20230114-_7503442-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l5FLE8dMHsVGVKRCrjACZ_rch5Lt1HwApuRGrngF2_paqcMpmZmhW0JLcGIFn_JWHIZbnTRwxzyBxBjbv63qpkDO46323E1kFhaGadBVyPPOdDBSFKFNlJCr8fz2fWCkRsk6aOj56OyaAmNzYxTMJC5nGSroM-gAmKtknHz3s-83E7uFzoS0wit_gg/w640-h429/20230114-_7503442-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the auction, we visited one of the community projects both Eric and Richard are involved with. The project is Lights for Lions. Being within the park creates quite a bit of wildlife/human interaction. People in the community raise various kinds of livestock that are penned next to their homes. Lions and Leopards easily jump the fences to feast upon the penned livestock. Lights for Lions is a project that installs solar powered lights around the perimeters of homes and livestock pens. At night the lights flash on and off randomly. There has been a huge reduction in lion/leopard attacks on livestock in these communities. As a result, lions/leopards are not being killed by community members.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7sl-ScqRRNQ6OlbT_LKNQ0afM9mril1Kc7_N4S41nvlMUD7FT5NmKyHr9lhZJUunDktnYG36Ki51kfNcbrQC3mb8Ervqu9REqpdUsCW3XOvkWAK0b3IJCXn6kI0qC3pIiEWD4jjv25ir5hlV8aWXX7FCTyipeX2EYFGNmSfOkeFlifenjKmhDP0KZg/s900/20230114-_7503452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7sl-ScqRRNQ6OlbT_LKNQ0afM9mril1Kc7_N4S41nvlMUD7FT5NmKyHr9lhZJUunDktnYG36Ki51kfNcbrQC3mb8Ervqu9REqpdUsCW3XOvkWAK0b3IJCXn6kI0qC3pIiEWD4jjv25ir5hlV8aWXX7FCTyipeX2EYFGNmSfOkeFlifenjKmhDP0KZg/w640-h428/20230114-_7503452.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(l-r) Head of Village and Eric (our guide) standing next to the solar light system</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjzrBEc-IOm9g4BIZO1sl1YXpq1gqSvkrI8jEWe0JezUAAsDA8votVx4e-nQdqJumB8zvSySyY9ojK3v4p9RS_WQrruVnPKV6SyoZYZRFIVP0NULBx9wHq1dlAAUQLlXZOhxP4_TNPHJQfxZp02WNRw-1_4WhIm2lpp40J5rH6FRPM1gswN9wX09row/s900/20230114-_7503450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjzrBEc-IOm9g4BIZO1sl1YXpq1gqSvkrI8jEWe0JezUAAsDA8votVx4e-nQdqJumB8zvSySyY9ojK3v4p9RS_WQrruVnPKV6SyoZYZRFIVP0NULBx9wHq1dlAAUQLlXZOhxP4_TNPHJQfxZp02WNRw-1_4WhIm2lpp40J5rH6FRPM1gswN9wX09row/s320/20230114-_7503450.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the solar battery, wires are run through conduit (to protect the wire from termites) to lights installed around the perimeter of house and livestock pen. These lights come on at random intervals during the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigR5JqB42x6yyvMj7BlV7tAF-0X2KeYHt46U8SAbNJQnk7MMDL3P0dfItFwsa_XQJJFjG5zw4VuQxX-bex-WTIefMkOsxLKdxwUJPUlurtxQME7ueTQ8DhI1KNoaw5X0PLRfQl4cIAMByvvqbVV5gpXa6NRGIo2ixF_bQDl-pm00xyNaO_x85CRN-krg/s900/20230114-_7503451.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigR5JqB42x6yyvMj7BlV7tAF-0X2KeYHt46U8SAbNJQnk7MMDL3P0dfItFwsa_XQJJFjG5zw4VuQxX-bex-WTIefMkOsxLKdxwUJPUlurtxQME7ueTQ8DhI1KNoaw5X0PLRfQl4cIAMByvvqbVV5gpXa6NRGIo2ixF_bQDl-pm00xyNaO_x85CRN-krg/w640-h428/20230114-_7503451.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small light bulb connected to the wiring powered by the solar battery</td></tr></tbody></table>This livestock pen is at the home of a man who had had numerous lion/leopard attacks on his livestock (cattle and goats). He reported that since the solar light system had been installed, he had lost no livestock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whether the random bright lights are confusing the lion/leopard's night vision or the cat just thinks humans are walking around with flashlights, this lighting scheme has been a success for the villagers and for keeping lions alive. The lion population in Queen Elizabeth NP is about 130.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If interested in contributing to this project or other Wildlife Uganda projects, donations can be made through a US company in Davis, California, at <a href="http://www.wildlifeuganda.org/our-programs/">http://www.wildlifeuganda.org/our-programs/</a>. Dan and I are now sponsors of one of the lighting systems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaB9-_uxNqrx_yTuLsnufEHX6IjKCWwhNppq1zg5HLa9IECcCpZyCBGhmP07Ux8x06hxzc6-uxpua3fr__5aMH88U31stKH8PJs0msPoNbeCjP0eKLi2OdCJnYs-_zlHAimnaLKP2z81S-vmtDDelgupaC-R53TpjTLfxkLrdupzAonfUzU-P-188lQ/s900/20230114-_7503461-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaB9-_uxNqrx_yTuLsnufEHX6IjKCWwhNppq1zg5HLa9IECcCpZyCBGhmP07Ux8x06hxzc6-uxpua3fr__5aMH88U31stKH8PJs0msPoNbeCjP0eKLi2OdCJnYs-_zlHAimnaLKP2z81S-vmtDDelgupaC-R53TpjTLfxkLrdupzAonfUzU-P-188lQ/w640-h428/20230114-_7503461-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young Male Lion resting in a Euphorbia Tree in Queen Elizabeth NP</td></tr></tbody></table>Our lodging for two nights was at Elephant Plains Lodge. The lodge is situated almost on the equator at N*S 0.0,25.172.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgdLFa6X-0exJwRSqS9BgxnUEcTk8XGiwYbnHZ7mEMNZdcMA9Jhg_68OEtyExLk9R1HMIm00F1z7MxJFtGQsXTpuZI28zZcX0SX4T_OgGwyXJ_qq_E89s3s5AG5ykVurh5qaWOpHhT7uVv-zi4xRlzxAU1tkH4SkNHOHjd8dufhdJr2hNurRnoy9KYA/s900/20230114-_7503454.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgdLFa6X-0exJwRSqS9BgxnUEcTk8XGiwYbnHZ7mEMNZdcMA9Jhg_68OEtyExLk9R1HMIm00F1z7MxJFtGQsXTpuZI28zZcX0SX4T_OgGwyXJ_qq_E89s3s5AG5ykVurh5qaWOpHhT7uVv-zi4xRlzxAU1tkH4SkNHOHjd8dufhdJr2hNurRnoy9KYA/w640-h428/20230114-_7503454.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our room</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriA1wcL64t7lSTd2inmed9HYlYLQuFvBOxq2fqAfTBkW-eT0wgN_LzCf_ydKNve9GVYs0OFFNkpVW39dhCtiushXvVGy61MOkI1x9pYtazgZZfJYD23xJ3cyJcrbes4h9DKkdDFdp_VdMqSn8x9XAxQUwKah0jtxc9tTRjwXQSlHL0cFl8vNIrzKC4g/s900/20230114-_7503457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriA1wcL64t7lSTd2inmed9HYlYLQuFvBOxq2fqAfTBkW-eT0wgN_LzCf_ydKNve9GVYs0OFFNkpVW39dhCtiushXvVGy61MOkI1x9pYtazgZZfJYD23xJ3cyJcrbes4h9DKkdDFdp_VdMqSn8x9XAxQUwKah0jtxc9tTRjwXQSlHL0cFl8vNIrzKC4g/w640-h428/20230114-_7503457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Particulars:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lodging/meals: <a href="https://ugandalodges.com/lodges/elephant-plains-lodge/" target="_blank">Elephant Plains Lodge</a>. Everything about the lodge, the meals, the staff was wonderful. One day when we returned from our game drives, we found the bed sprinkled with flower petals.</div><p></p></div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Lake George, Uganda0.0161264 30.182022-33.113890574829831 -4.974228 33.146143374829826 65.338272tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-11534002797268004262023-01-29T08:00:00.204-08:002024-01-08T10:40:13.237-08:00Chimpanzee Tracking, Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda: January 13, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BWJpo7qHO-SX4Ib2sQvK8_JVXUmweP8alOWIPpZjJYnoIi6Jupye5M4f0hFym5eszfPRH3PanKLptUJ9eFxTy318cqHnHUHULpnj6kqxLOFBxV1yXHyKeODMBWG_lKd021qKUhoEj_SH11lsOepENoN1SP7ROpvokZ-aQAfPtgNqwTv3y6nec2_u8A/s900/20230113-_7503347.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BWJpo7qHO-SX4Ib2sQvK8_JVXUmweP8alOWIPpZjJYnoIi6Jupye5M4f0hFym5eszfPRH3PanKLptUJ9eFxTy318cqHnHUHULpnj6kqxLOFBxV1yXHyKeODMBWG_lKd021qKUhoEj_SH11lsOepENoN1SP7ROpvokZ-aQAfPtgNqwTv3y6nec2_u8A/w640-h428/20230113-_7503347.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Baboon Behaving Badly</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kibali National Park, a rainforest, has the highest concentration of primates in the world. They have 13 species and a combined total of over 1,500 primates. While there we saw chimpanzees and caught occasional glimpses of the red-tailed monkeys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUX1aFoxWltV8HVIREEwd-oZoyGcn8Y5oKTl4jfRH6cezZiv6KXUC2WxUvz6DxgPi6YhU7RTtW91jGfeQqOY4dR5KIy-byRyFGY0vgIR4EE-ewE751lz1EdKBibO0PRaiQWx5RenqQjg_qAA0_vyCT90Qnoz4_Nbg_kRHMh2tXUjg6c7VRcD0JaHBTQ/s900/20230113-_7503356.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUX1aFoxWltV8HVIREEwd-oZoyGcn8Y5oKTl4jfRH6cezZiv6KXUC2WxUvz6DxgPi6YhU7RTtW91jGfeQqOY4dR5KIy-byRyFGY0vgIR4EE-ewE751lz1EdKBibO0PRaiQWx5RenqQjg_qAA0_vyCT90Qnoz4_Nbg_kRHMh2tXUjg6c7VRcD0JaHBTQ/w640-h429/20230113-_7503356.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kibale National Park Rainforest</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljzfR6a-2a7UssvPeIL8zC4EadTRkPvb6e2vsmaNtOVxF9SOEuRatNvwvt9LZomxLwD-SpekQoJ4J07Qu8amzZKUWrWmIwhBDEleyxEsWJzB_vGMmNMGlL_ANUnZUJenSgnfgUsuUfGBtO_P8Stpg9B0qybRXw1g6HbN9akJiL9QtWlKP5fylGpLWUQ/s900/20230113-_7503357-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljzfR6a-2a7UssvPeIL8zC4EadTRkPvb6e2vsmaNtOVxF9SOEuRatNvwvt9LZomxLwD-SpekQoJ4J07Qu8amzZKUWrWmIwhBDEleyxEsWJzB_vGMmNMGlL_ANUnZUJenSgnfgUsuUfGBtO_P8Stpg9B0qybRXw1g6HbN9akJiL9QtWlKP5fylGpLWUQ/w640-h428/20230113-_7503357-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chimpanzees live in communities of 150 individuals. During the day, these communities split up into smaller groups to facilitate food finding. The community comes together every evening for nest making and sleep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prior to being allowed into the forest to track chimpanzees there is an orientation session. Once complete, tourists are assigned to a park guide. We had a total of 9 persons in our group plus the park guide and trackers. Everyone was required to wear a face mask when near the chimpanzees. When one or more chimpanzees are located other nearby tourists groups combine for the tracking making it a bit crowded and possibly threatening to these habituated animals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-zjveh1a6VDD-mLqLpZab0N9SLZMfuVYf_ArLYEoVxYeWiNXzL69q78XStJBBjkVJvDmca8C26vQKhTCJhyTwYWqK-vQuq5qOAa-q8KQfY-j-kPtm9lgmurQFD5Ck_cT0mlAtJIPVeciuG9x2t8qQZtosLmQgK7zw33YFooEYGcLyvT1tqJhxaNl8A/s900/20230113-_7503354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-zjveh1a6VDD-mLqLpZab0N9SLZMfuVYf_ArLYEoVxYeWiNXzL69q78XStJBBjkVJvDmca8C26vQKhTCJhyTwYWqK-vQuq5qOAa-q8KQfY-j-kPtm9lgmurQFD5Ck_cT0mlAtJIPVeciuG9x2t8qQZtosLmQgK7zw33YFooEYGcLyvT1tqJhxaNl8A/s320/20230113-_7503354.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our tracking group</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrZf3YkvCmOBbsgXEoLu5Tnq-d9TGM4UpIoicNHkZFgsV3HhTul8o_qmeKhmucIsSHNigEZ6vQUe1V7OWOZmRSoW1BZbLDyqQDnMa6g_U2HuIFnmnoTLj-WcmQR_7i6n3Kb5_6WnA3Sa54r3nGro8cut8GsJvvqPNP5bqJ2cV-DLBxXYcwNsrmHtV8w/s900/20230113-_7503360.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrZf3YkvCmOBbsgXEoLu5Tnq-d9TGM4UpIoicNHkZFgsV3HhTul8o_qmeKhmucIsSHNigEZ6vQUe1V7OWOZmRSoW1BZbLDyqQDnMa6g_U2HuIFnmnoTLj-WcmQR_7i6n3Kb5_6WnA3Sa54r3nGro8cut8GsJvvqPNP5bqJ2cV-DLBxXYcwNsrmHtV8w/w640-h428/20230113-_7503360.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Multiple groups</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFK_BkDK3wkDT_BZE5KItl5W-BiVvcIz88BiJ_j-v0A6HKJgBYlx_Mj9-QBdmYpvU4rfqItgwtYXR522Y41AmK6-v7D-RFNidLfad8SGytelGNWFOm452SkxXIoCpg8DM0yaXRmy10UCkoclat4VW5jTm8fcM8Se_aOeULd7kxyd4t9cslyOZcaf4mw/s900/20230113-_7503359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFK_BkDK3wkDT_BZE5KItl5W-BiVvcIz88BiJ_j-v0A6HKJgBYlx_Mj9-QBdmYpvU4rfqItgwtYXR522Y41AmK6-v7D-RFNidLfad8SGytelGNWFOm452SkxXIoCpg8DM0yaXRmy10UCkoclat4VW5jTm8fcM8Se_aOeULd7kxyd4t9cslyOZcaf4mw/w400-h268/20230113-_7503359.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Depending on where the chimpanzees are during the day, it can take from one to four hours to get to them. We were lucky in that it took about an hour to have more than a backlit view of a chimpanzee high up in a tree. There is a one-hour time limit for time with the chimpanzees. Our guide said we saw about seven individuals. I saw four that I could photograph. There was a chimpanzee mother with a baby and an adolescent too far up in the trees to be more than dark blobs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I seemed to be constantly edged out by taller people when a chimpanzee was in sight. I believe the park guide noticed this and he gave me a heads up that chimpanzees were headed our way on the ground, and I got a decent shot of two chimpanzees with a gleam in their eyes walking through the forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_Dws9tWlvu4z1dMs46_717Ocxp15vqB5DzSKqKXhXA7OLhvC3EqS0o7RcZkQPJJMiSsdzMdDbcIxdKpIeubgx2J-KtFwuC0qVQYDlJ6GaYHjFJCwlonAYPZhpWWGWjPYJL_K0oszcGcZ5GrSeFb-AJslnvEb4hfK-O_9N2DsnOhXv24YgK7eBCdILA/s900/20230113-_8509371-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_Dws9tWlvu4z1dMs46_717Ocxp15vqB5DzSKqKXhXA7OLhvC3EqS0o7RcZkQPJJMiSsdzMdDbcIxdKpIeubgx2J-KtFwuC0qVQYDlJ6GaYHjFJCwlonAYPZhpWWGWjPYJL_K0oszcGcZ5GrSeFb-AJslnvEb4hfK-O_9N2DsnOhXv24YgK7eBCdILA/w640-h426/20230113-_8509371-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As the morning wore on, some chimpanzees began making their sleeping nests for the noon siesta which meant there would be no movement until he/she woke. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErhsdrY_drb5J5M-8V12sc71ryD4TU7kNlSXLZ0ptKnMuXfFl4UrutyYw8UZTBAE_LI1N_KYetle7p5VKhO7QydjqFLDPJbBDX4N7XG9VsFdVRQZpcOWwI8YZzTvYKzti9Nfn1r532JcuccxlFP9tbdAlIR-Mk3JONS4KHmLG2DolPakeCAJP2qllyQ/s900/20230113-_8509409.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErhsdrY_drb5J5M-8V12sc71ryD4TU7kNlSXLZ0ptKnMuXfFl4UrutyYw8UZTBAE_LI1N_KYetle7p5VKhO7QydjqFLDPJbBDX4N7XG9VsFdVRQZpcOWwI8YZzTvYKzti9Nfn1r532JcuccxlFP9tbdAlIR-Mk3JONS4KHmLG2DolPakeCAJP2qllyQ/w640-h426/20230113-_8509409.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eyes closed, nap time</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before the hour was up, I had a chance to photograph one more male chimpanzee who was not so high up in a tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmI2gTlNgcvV8nSZlvBp3hjwSmYaoCFXsaDX9GbAGNmA4HoX7GdrbKKeA1gh9JBcUpCrkUl5v8UwbFS2DtWKU2daM2I4Xew8hoFXgF5IxTRAHq41yzT-jD7ldxaKF37TZ_j8qp5uYFYufwaHqWpk3VVafuOifQ3r1lalT0tpXe1yrCcsHIscDJ2W90Q/s900/20230113-_8509414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmI2gTlNgcvV8nSZlvBp3hjwSmYaoCFXsaDX9GbAGNmA4HoX7GdrbKKeA1gh9JBcUpCrkUl5v8UwbFS2DtWKU2daM2I4Xew8hoFXgF5IxTRAHq41yzT-jD7ldxaKF37TZ_j8qp5uYFYufwaHqWpk3VVafuOifQ3r1lalT0tpXe1yrCcsHIscDJ2W90Q/w640-h426/20230113-_8509414.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-204rniH6Q3hDcIj6rvcf1MDq_y6m1mqssuIpoIWsOdmRU4Y8Ey4eBKxIHRXN_00BUfxx-VsFP97C3puUZ2L4mx4VN8OGcp166gdz1F_lGNHzyrVWe3F11CeIkMmPnTPw1GxOOMpkatJ7Fik9et0wPrFELcYaBwmyjXPhFgUOEOl2OVfc2AW-5EEHg/s900/20230113-_8509441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-204rniH6Q3hDcIj6rvcf1MDq_y6m1mqssuIpoIWsOdmRU4Y8Ey4eBKxIHRXN_00BUfxx-VsFP97C3puUZ2L4mx4VN8OGcp166gdz1F_lGNHzyrVWe3F11CeIkMmPnTPw1GxOOMpkatJ7Fik9et0wPrFELcYaBwmyjXPhFgUOEOl2OVfc2AW-5EEHg/w640-h426/20230113-_8509441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was quite a crowd of us below this poor guy.</div><div><br /></div>I was relieved that we didn't have to go too far before the first sighting, relieved that we didn't see snakes, and relieved that neither of us stepped on fire ants. It was quite an experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>We had Uganda tasting lunch at Tinka's homestay followed by a walk around Bigodi Swamp that I think we were too hot and tired to adequately enjoy. There were lots of birds, interesting plants, and brief glimpses of primates like the black and white colobus. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kx2bQbBX8cLRTf6ck_WUGRrn7uJeF3MKEIuzGJ1CMyk3VcNbIbGQiCDXQC7slszKF5vh6uqGuH9zfYQT5BGRO3694eA39AQmjXjDyWdgswXXOMRagtJOLiyp--UHrIf0WQ_3ANzvutZz4U-BiKp7sXqlY2swVt1MOjtqHEEvgZZrxwGCYVeSFkx3aA/s900/20230113-_8509450.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kx2bQbBX8cLRTf6ck_WUGRrn7uJeF3MKEIuzGJ1CMyk3VcNbIbGQiCDXQC7slszKF5vh6uqGuH9zfYQT5BGRO3694eA39AQmjXjDyWdgswXXOMRagtJOLiyp--UHrIf0WQ_3ANzvutZz4U-BiKp7sXqlY2swVt1MOjtqHEEvgZZrxwGCYVeSFkx3aA/w640-h640/20230113-_8509450.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African Fireball Lily (poisonous)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Tonight is our last night at Ndali Lodge. The Ndali staff moved the dinner table out to the covered porch, and we enjoyed our meal while rain poured all around.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow we continue south to Queen Elizabeth National Park.</div><p></p></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0F9PQ+FVF Kibale National Park, Kibale, Uganda0.486176 30.3896656-27.824057836178845 -4.7665843999999993 28.796409836178846 65.5459156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-56626272094903108522023-01-28T23:00:00.055-08:002023-02-04T17:37:50.630-08:00Murchison Falls National Park Part 3, Uganda: January 10 - 12, 2023<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJJKb_j3naisMQZWFNhINthu9K0-pLJGbO6atN306RKR5oFXqPpi7Q4lTADp7OjvbJ8taxm3rlpIeum6JzajSQ3hBnZUnSejsnqDrHgm_lvJXhr6xhd5_w2QosOgh4Q-lgdmNu7l0KSPObqbA-Dvt1Eb4uTKITg6ftSCVawSyYPFVIlkh0-MLNCwYSg/s900/20230112-_7503199-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJJKb_j3naisMQZWFNhINthu9K0-pLJGbO6atN306RKR5oFXqPpi7Q4lTADp7OjvbJ8taxm3rlpIeum6JzajSQ3hBnZUnSejsnqDrHgm_lvJXhr6xhd5_w2QosOgh4Q-lgdmNu7l0KSPObqbA-Dvt1Eb4uTKITg6ftSCVawSyYPFVIlkh0-MLNCwYSg/w640-h428/20230112-_7503199-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leopard</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>For this last morning game drive in Murchison Falls NP, we once again left the hotel at 6:00 am. On the highway, we saw one or two hyenas loping along through the bushes next to the road. Once in the park, Richard pointed out another spotted hyena barely visible moving like an apparition through the tall grasses. </p><p>Next Richard spotted a leopard in a tree that was so far away and so dark I could barely see it. Finally, with binoculars I found it. I took this photo just as the leopard was climbing down and away. </p>It was way too dark for decent photos but we were lucky to see these predators no matter the lighting situation.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilf9kxGD_tC8qN8B-q_bqYZmGv3PjIaBmNXx_QFY3c9hRHmoV5fCq7PVMDDlzWkgYYlqHMFIfNHbQ5fs_EOFRtywlvzRS1ePh0LFvAAUg6QhEyLg-1X6M_hyVZ83eofLhBGGl2l9Pq_asgBHPmbUGKF5JaF1nOMxWTjRmKIxx8qELzfsq-k1A9TV9yuQ/s900/20230112-_8509239-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilf9kxGD_tC8qN8B-q_bqYZmGv3PjIaBmNXx_QFY3c9hRHmoV5fCq7PVMDDlzWkgYYlqHMFIfNHbQ5fs_EOFRtywlvzRS1ePh0LFvAAUg6QhEyLg-1X6M_hyVZ83eofLhBGGl2l9Pq_asgBHPmbUGKF5JaF1nOMxWTjRmKIxx8qELzfsq-k1A9TV9yuQ/w640-h426/20230112-_8509239-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Hyena</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the tall grass near Lake Albert we saw three side-striped jackals. One crept away, but the other two stayed back taking turns grooming each other. It was a tender scene, and it was wonderful to just be there watching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh48qNNB81vcssn-56Xx_N4XOhJy5oDSUWyw6-pwIsNrGLHdSqB3PMpBtfWMefv4MRJO7gfoeo98xIkCrCTIF0nGUmQWV_2Ezrms4EGcoiCwO4AaCweJ1VgmdCByfa1QY_5olqpG3VRQGAukJJkPiPsn4gGJ3HeGg_gfI-BSDppnn9w4M1G5A-l3oEHA/s900/20230112-_7503231-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh48qNNB81vcssn-56Xx_N4XOhJy5oDSUWyw6-pwIsNrGLHdSqB3PMpBtfWMefv4MRJO7gfoeo98xIkCrCTIF0nGUmQWV_2Ezrms4EGcoiCwO4AaCweJ1VgmdCByfa1QY_5olqpG3VRQGAukJJkPiPsn4gGJ3HeGg_gfI-BSDppnn9w4M1G5A-l3oEHA/w640-h428/20230112-_7503231-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTkxk8gVkr12kWuJoSiPhAEQ1VpChHenJfzSdm3bRlmHxXBTFcZSpRIDAwPpxy6cMSul2L6nt8phTXBDINzFhYrnM-XmpJ7ZO9NPEkMfzyi41YOTsSwMnskk-LGhbyNm4-XQTkZOoUlh0T7D8YA-n4HfE0R0fUDogXzHOmcM0IW1grkipPcGoISS7kA/s900/20230112-_7503243-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTkxk8gVkr12kWuJoSiPhAEQ1VpChHenJfzSdm3bRlmHxXBTFcZSpRIDAwPpxy6cMSul2L6nt8phTXBDINzFhYrnM-XmpJ7ZO9NPEkMfzyi41YOTsSwMnskk-LGhbyNm4-XQTkZOoUlh0T7D8YA-n4HfE0R0fUDogXzHOmcM0IW1grkipPcGoISS7kA/w640-h428/20230112-_7503243-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Our luck with seeing predators held. We saw a group of four young lions resting at a hippo pond. While waiting for prey to show up at the watering hole, they did a little play fighting. </div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnocNGpZFZUcvLdh10YsbIf_36bsNU4wyBft8FSRNW6P4o4sxQb1xmzy__AAZutf5kzcaQeAAT7Hquv72V0RYNmsuNt0MLXtMXqk3kb2DyMSeCSrYKY8Tckg5A7qAlyQnADWJcN7eBe-U-u7nS5ggA_WF5VyXji86HyWMlkk4szsBF9xbwZqUmPO_2jQ/s900/20230112-_7503334-Edit-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnocNGpZFZUcvLdh10YsbIf_36bsNU4wyBft8FSRNW6P4o4sxQb1xmzy__AAZutf5kzcaQeAAT7Hquv72V0RYNmsuNt0MLXtMXqk3kb2DyMSeCSrYKY8Tckg5A7qAlyQnADWJcN7eBe-U-u7nS5ggA_WF5VyXji86HyWMlkk4szsBF9xbwZqUmPO_2jQ/w400-h268/20230112-_7503334-Edit-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlkO7SGHi5-Itj1Hov9zNWvoMLx2Y-SdHEfX2dSmAVirUZBW6rDyICDMxh6Tgbx0JARi_cNj6naPUJbc7o30c5jdTz7egE-gDT7InTKQ5IDIKgfCCIMsui7beI6fuuZp-UhAeByYMSIyWx_EuSXKurAhGlnr8cOWKySomnTvq76YbZYKiQIGc6v9Fxw/s900/20230112-_7503335-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlkO7SGHi5-Itj1Hov9zNWvoMLx2Y-SdHEfX2dSmAVirUZBW6rDyICDMxh6Tgbx0JARi_cNj6naPUJbc7o30c5jdTz7egE-gDT7InTKQ5IDIKgfCCIMsui7beI6fuuZp-UhAeByYMSIyWx_EuSXKurAhGlnr8cOWKySomnTvq76YbZYKiQIGc6v9Fxw/w400-h268/20230112-_7503335-Edit-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wN0w214zbyLkYzgaJrD93aPEd8wH3H6F49VpyFkj7bk4saQzhyEzq3M_ds2DY1Kqlbe1RInBSF7wPVXh-ICClK0Tq2Af65F8I-5Ki5Z6RQEGoCgyLadLjYJIHItez_aN0irmQaW1GNfk3thnjclRus4apuPwm3RGOB01sqUy8zrkBUhEDIGvPBctRA/s900/20230112-_7503336-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wN0w214zbyLkYzgaJrD93aPEd8wH3H6F49VpyFkj7bk4saQzhyEzq3M_ds2DY1Kqlbe1RInBSF7wPVXh-ICClK0Tq2Af65F8I-5Ki5Z6RQEGoCgyLadLjYJIHItez_aN0irmQaW1GNfk3thnjclRus4apuPwm3RGOB01sqUy8zrkBUhEDIGvPBctRA/w640-h428/20230112-_7503336-Edit-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvO02YQtfNiftvZNjsD8ziznxRvt3uTJaYY0TLzNiIvMm1mG9Os8e8xqe2-monaeDyyHdZjZ8k7dQIXJDtGtrN6JgTrZTy5PTtoEaF-nbZShWGv2b_WwD0vjuvY7rotFXZP6f_0QUm-ZFTlBuCXzlkAxmPFujiNo_77jCw0-chT1DYvSxmga1WvO1Kg/s900/20230112-_7503337-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvO02YQtfNiftvZNjsD8ziznxRvt3uTJaYY0TLzNiIvMm1mG9Os8e8xqe2-monaeDyyHdZjZ8k7dQIXJDtGtrN6JgTrZTy5PTtoEaF-nbZShWGv2b_WwD0vjuvY7rotFXZP6f_0QUm-ZFTlBuCXzlkAxmPFujiNo_77jCw0-chT1DYvSxmga1WvO1Kg/w400-h268/20230112-_7503337-Edit-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The play fighting didn't last long and we needed to get back to the hotel to pack for our departure. Along the road, I was able to take some animal portraits.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL88uQXBDeKkmX78RJL7lC2MbkzupEg3uMbc6rriYqmS_2iKdipXagbERoIhdXflJmRBTETxvQ34lD154JZcjYVjc5dOgr5O6GTMuMUsegSglxwiKvxhtWJTwRXl64DLxUNryhD4pZhLnZbSQbuska6-FuKt_1e0wk4IHK_ZfndakKXAdvmD_n-yHUQ/s900/20230112-_8509293.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="599" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL88uQXBDeKkmX78RJL7lC2MbkzupEg3uMbc6rriYqmS_2iKdipXagbERoIhdXflJmRBTETxvQ34lD154JZcjYVjc5dOgr5O6GTMuMUsegSglxwiKvxhtWJTwRXl64DLxUNryhD4pZhLnZbSQbuska6-FuKt_1e0wk4IHK_ZfndakKXAdvmD_n-yHUQ/w426-h640/20230112-_8509293.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackson's Hartebeest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZlN6nFAwpzdm5VUxZmrFOxfJ-RAOXtALkckFpg38GEsXXkY-6R5A30JXAXXjvmH7-0AFhl2nPmwA5esOQjp39xX9Vj-2cnHwecIQnKHOEzvvkP_KvfPDVCoZNuyj2AXr9NiX43che0Nq6nQlLNFgXanKmGpYZLHiupcFyRymRmthNTRPXg2eJfvfDQ/s900/20230112-_8509292.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZlN6nFAwpzdm5VUxZmrFOxfJ-RAOXtALkckFpg38GEsXXkY-6R5A30JXAXXjvmH7-0AFhl2nPmwA5esOQjp39xX9Vj-2cnHwecIQnKHOEzvvkP_KvfPDVCoZNuyj2AXr9NiX43che0Nq6nQlLNFgXanKmGpYZLHiupcFyRymRmthNTRPXg2eJfvfDQ/w640-h426/20230112-_8509292.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterbuck</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZaAJWLG2mVYfviIpAEFqL61yVGn57weNbS1gBgRBsjXijYpIPHD5HoNuzPKJ_WY9DgHEvcCdddeVGSLs92wT1HJoeM6UORCx7pXFcZFmQU2ZhwIRfigzgQbMQ3OlgJN2sc7q7D_j7f0CQASvChpzpbW-3KBSh2gu2DOewZK7bNirA2ESbCPArVIK0Q/s900/20230112-IMG_9687.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZaAJWLG2mVYfviIpAEFqL61yVGn57weNbS1gBgRBsjXijYpIPHD5HoNuzPKJ_WY9DgHEvcCdddeVGSLs92wT1HJoeM6UORCx7pXFcZFmQU2ZhwIRfigzgQbMQ3OlgJN2sc7q7D_j7f0CQASvChpzpbW-3KBSh2gu2DOewZK7bNirA2ESbCPArVIK0Q/w640-h480/20230112-IMG_9687.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pakuba Airport at Murchison Falls NP</td></tr></tbody></table>We arrived early for our flight. Our plane was at least an hour late because the President was in the air and all other air traffic was grounded until he was out of the country. We were the only passengers.</div><div><br /></div><div>The flight south to Kasese was about one hour. In Kasese we were met by our guide Eric Ndorere who drove us to Fort Portal and onward to the picturesque Ndali Lodge. Ndali Lodge sits high above a crater. The views are spectacular. We will be here two nights.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5JJq9a4Xkbtq3KZjx5RIbY-vdzaO2jLlwRO3VPhmHRPFkkOFwxhx0AlfqE2U0mjEQGnIAMUIk-RifRbBm149lkjjjcHPutaeGE-tFlA5haIBTu8_G4zgKdw54X8v8tptQzBDrIiv74Ned5NDbGKRqLevnLyRhdESA1hej-a6l6zfzLCno_q9FDd2rg/s900/20230112-IMG_9702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5JJq9a4Xkbtq3KZjx5RIbY-vdzaO2jLlwRO3VPhmHRPFkkOFwxhx0AlfqE2U0mjEQGnIAMUIk-RifRbBm149lkjjjcHPutaeGE-tFlA5haIBTu8_G4zgKdw54X8v8tptQzBDrIiv74Ned5NDbGKRqLevnLyRhdESA1hej-a6l6zfzLCno_q9FDd2rg/w640-h480/20230112-IMG_9702.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our room at Ndali Lodge</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdYh-L9MNub0ZBM5Qq_AG-1K8ZjlcMn-Rh0RsqmzWCzAXSRiVcZccOkvIcjT4azvcRGJb2Gdaiqm1V-6mEHJJFAIRy4faoudqp1pUA3TiueeSKF01rGOVF8wtJM4Yh1U_lGGedlMeMzilMvDsWHz_0bitNunm3D9t20BjIphuLf9GhekLiIRHhVDQvw/s900/20230112-_8509321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdYh-L9MNub0ZBM5Qq_AG-1K8ZjlcMn-Rh0RsqmzWCzAXSRiVcZccOkvIcjT4azvcRGJb2Gdaiqm1V-6mEHJJFAIRy4faoudqp1pUA3TiueeSKF01rGOVF8wtJM4Yh1U_lGGedlMeMzilMvDsWHz_0bitNunm3D9t20BjIphuLf9GhekLiIRHhVDQvw/w400-h266/20230112-_8509321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszOXQAZCEA5_XftKWcVFeHj0LwzKa_kNCojgqnS6K4WfmQG-94K_PgYOVf6TGxZ_W0RiReuqb-Y00BVc_7Rmvey45AXZ02SwwnpgtU886qNL5D9r_kk1DBSqHPoOqeXgPa8zGKE76J-PtfZwkH1z14JH3Oellbm8sa3N6IuKZKH-rYHg-pXGN7RSq3g/s900/20230112-_8509322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszOXQAZCEA5_XftKWcVFeHj0LwzKa_kNCojgqnS6K4WfmQG-94K_PgYOVf6TGxZ_W0RiReuqb-Y00BVc_7Rmvey45AXZ02SwwnpgtU886qNL5D9r_kk1DBSqHPoOqeXgPa8zGKE76J-PtfZwkH1z14JH3Oellbm8sa3N6IuKZKH-rYHg-pXGN7RSq3g/w266-h400/20230112-_8509322.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpjji_ItkgBW_4lMBVRuJ2HKEW5p0ChkzQs4k5Mgx9eher8uZB0hFh-93x4yrc73mS8WvcRnGH-O7gMBin2BM8-hAMI01Onz0GO_b0Jyni6XMbcsVT7beHZ_GNZQHG-D8t8z2RmANrqWy3BUU80pbSdgKo1ZvA-zBslu3gT3kLxr8Yzmyq4k5ZySRow/s900/20230114-_7503365-Pano-2-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="900" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpjji_ItkgBW_4lMBVRuJ2HKEW5p0ChkzQs4k5Mgx9eher8uZB0hFh-93x4yrc73mS8WvcRnGH-O7gMBin2BM8-hAMI01Onz0GO_b0Jyni6XMbcsVT7beHZ_GNZQHG-D8t8z2RmANrqWy3BUU80pbSdgKo1ZvA-zBslu3gT3kLxr8Yzmyq4k5ZySRow/w640-h276/20230114-_7503365-Pano-2-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the breakfast porch</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow, we track chimpanzees at Kibale National Park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Particulars:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lodging: <a href="https://www.ndalilodge.co.ug" target="_blank">Ndali Lodge</a> - helpful staff, great food, comfortable, luxurious room. We were in the honeymoon suite.</div></div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Murchison Falls National Park Uganda, Lolim, Masindi, Uganda1.9288921 31.6644073-26.381341736178847 -3.4918426999999994 30.239125936178844 66.8206573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-60789485871554932202023-01-28T22:30:00.213-08:002023-02-04T17:34:58.173-08:00Murchison Falls National Park Part 2, Uganda: January 10 - 12, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwNKKMKy4zKt8IMIALUlbxsG7nYhZ5S37n0tR3fQoN0avlvE0IrGaootgzE-lcjQW-IQN2lp0d2QbBN8Fdix5k7XzYV0wfLVGi5N4gW-SsJhxYxuWcJLEeUbWAE0doB1uK9n_iaxL3xLErv3xyZIOuQ6BI7XSuL8Z_UkbEGgzQJhAEFmGQMPTnMLeSg/s900/20230110-_7503056-Edit-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwNKKMKy4zKt8IMIALUlbxsG7nYhZ5S37n0tR3fQoN0avlvE0IrGaootgzE-lcjQW-IQN2lp0d2QbBN8Fdix5k7XzYV0wfLVGi5N4gW-SsJhxYxuWcJLEeUbWAE0doB1uK9n_iaxL3xLErv3xyZIOuQ6BI7XSuL8Z_UkbEGgzQJhAEFmGQMPTnMLeSg/w640-h428/20230110-_7503056-Edit-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marabou Stork Joins the Buffet</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Our second early morning game drive felt a little off. As it became light we saw few animals about. The ones we saw were making alarm noises and were standing guard. Richard noticed jackal, lion, and hyena tracks on the road which we followed until we found the site of a kill. We (actually Richard, then us) saw a hyena slinking away followed by a side-striped jackal. Richard said neither scavenger would voluntarily give up the kill so suspected that there was a lion nearby. The kill vibrated with feasting vultures who were soon joined by a Marabou Stork.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCarqxTK7KBvhBb0UAE04Ugp_wMsAFpER4OWvXTW6deqwfC7NkRsa5RFK6YSsRf6ORpLNxgFYTjUpJQVJkrRbu5veKPc8w4MtLU-2L-RwL3H6yqex6gMjM9RNdWY9ATSuQIg7rAQp5ykR_jBpxcXReYd6KrfwigSMxnPhiI7IPim-V6A61QVLzvAB5HQ/s900/20230110-_8509030.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCarqxTK7KBvhBb0UAE04Ugp_wMsAFpER4OWvXTW6deqwfC7NkRsa5RFK6YSsRf6ORpLNxgFYTjUpJQVJkrRbu5veKPc8w4MtLU-2L-RwL3H6yqex6gMjM9RNdWY9ATSuQIg7rAQp5ykR_jBpxcXReYd6KrfwigSMxnPhiI7IPim-V6A61QVLzvAB5HQ/s320/20230110-_8509030.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyena slinking through the tall grasses</td></tr></tbody></table>We don't know what kind of animal met its demise, but as we moved downwind the smell of death filled the air. Leaving the area, we drove on toward the fresh air of Lake Albert.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdazGeKPpbmaeKVcCavMNkp4mmZNIcPA20cqaHZg8SFxB3YF1nN3mOi3XGVgTSPqtDZrgAiyinZ8iJN6FGeabWab7QVmYGDYtnuZubj8egdqjJnyX76BGkMtyabE0Em5gCj2cfiZvoq2URh8UtX-8o8GgViOE9UaZkbvsXdid6xeOxQFFtljAUEq2zQ/s900/20230110-_7503071-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdazGeKPpbmaeKVcCavMNkp4mmZNIcPA20cqaHZg8SFxB3YF1nN3mOi3XGVgTSPqtDZrgAiyinZ8iJN6FGeabWab7QVmYGDYtnuZubj8egdqjJnyX76BGkMtyabE0Em5gCj2cfiZvoq2URh8UtX-8o8GgViOE9UaZkbvsXdid6xeOxQFFtljAUEq2zQ/w640-h428/20230110-_7503071-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gray-Crowned Cranes (Uganda's National Bird)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xdExDvaEc6lHSvejzl0buEtI4j0cAJ42zLaNI-UNBFpYR7LIcznnqkdZHv4ag1ZrYSYo_e92KpP-b_Seyq52XNNbiBTOUmRjjSCd1vH3E-6LwetbhT4IlaAguV1Ss_TLC04cI1MlY0lMT-JqDdHd-JTsoYIPNXviDaoLAXjoGkFzQzF_dIgZ0awe8Q/s900/20230110-_7503062-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xdExDvaEc6lHSvejzl0buEtI4j0cAJ42zLaNI-UNBFpYR7LIcznnqkdZHv4ag1ZrYSYo_e92KpP-b_Seyq52XNNbiBTOUmRjjSCd1vH3E-6LwetbhT4IlaAguV1Ss_TLC04cI1MlY0lMT-JqDdHd-JTsoYIPNXviDaoLAXjoGkFzQzF_dIgZ0awe8Q/w400-h268/20230110-_7503062-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterbuck</td></tr></tbody></table>Patas Monkeys are mostly ground dwelling. Members of the troop stop often to stand tall and look around for danger. They are the fastest monkeys reaching running speeds far greater than those of human runners. They were fun to watch.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVoNMkSgo_whCYAZn9xH9uGUvTqb4EgOd4sPkatVjvjagTXi1wm_7NKFyYwQMgebg3oM1kUz68JqVo27Uu-y2tVJQX1E4_Q9DWB7dg2Ol0OImq7GwCCtjQgJPEC0tE1FMpq01HbPy_IKZ9Afy0raj3KnccotMwkxYuzwtbuXmlYQvAdgHnlyUvqSXLw/s900/20230110-_7503137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVoNMkSgo_whCYAZn9xH9uGUvTqb4EgOd4sPkatVjvjagTXi1wm_7NKFyYwQMgebg3oM1kUz68JqVo27Uu-y2tVJQX1E4_Q9DWB7dg2Ol0OImq7GwCCtjQgJPEC0tE1FMpq01HbPy_IKZ9Afy0raj3KnccotMwkxYuzwtbuXmlYQvAdgHnlyUvqSXLw/w400-h268/20230110-_7503137.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patas Monkeys</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYL8Y8eSH2IFgEWsIN151t2ayvZk6-lNo6XqTptrvxPyj2SC1QSbAkynFUsQoTwFCAA0RFEMki089tGPxT8KdtQ3KSascykXgqjoEzp8ZrYE_ZdkmUr5EPLWYY5FxdOAmBGlrgR2SpTZl9SadlQCXPJmb9060nlxBXOGP7fJbIZ0A9vpUOzCFQHXnJw/s900/20230110-_7503135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYL8Y8eSH2IFgEWsIN151t2ayvZk6-lNo6XqTptrvxPyj2SC1QSbAkynFUsQoTwFCAA0RFEMki089tGPxT8KdtQ3KSascykXgqjoEzp8ZrYE_ZdkmUr5EPLWYY5FxdOAmBGlrgR2SpTZl9SadlQCXPJmb9060nlxBXOGP7fJbIZ0A9vpUOzCFQHXnJw/w268-h400/20230110-_7503135.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9MtyXq_luWV_R9_6RzaGoviB0GPJ4fVQ6sImFZVfupCfeCHVAZ8ujUg5KCHCFqndq3Rmi7OZ9Dw5ek0hAHjLyNIIkEvzeqiCKkXB_udoNaMj-m8bUxK3kfdVJCvPy1jKiXSxD40ZTM4qPz2nlNGMM6txCu2FOxjfkWOSRS94Rn9JFV9uXBVJBYklnQ/s900/20230110-_7503150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9MtyXq_luWV_R9_6RzaGoviB0GPJ4fVQ6sImFZVfupCfeCHVAZ8ujUg5KCHCFqndq3Rmi7OZ9Dw5ek0hAHjLyNIIkEvzeqiCKkXB_udoNaMj-m8bUxK3kfdVJCvPy1jKiXSxD40ZTM4qPz2nlNGMM6txCu2FOxjfkWOSRS94Rn9JFV9uXBVJBYklnQ/w640-h428/20230110-_7503150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvF1NK1lRsMhG531zYGsn7gPU2fQJ7HwT6RqUTQyqcYL5yXypngttIFHfhX1KThQL98rRzTGX-7yk-5_XgxfKJ79dYxX7hKDWZImE77pyh5TaoeT1Prym9BL-ASgPESVyO_bjgfZelVfqB8IG9qTG4_svA54ulxp0zKhtNV1O4SJvseGD8UB-BGdQxw/s900/20230111-_8509146-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvF1NK1lRsMhG531zYGsn7gPU2fQJ7HwT6RqUTQyqcYL5yXypngttIFHfhX1KThQL98rRzTGX-7yk-5_XgxfKJ79dYxX7hKDWZImE77pyh5TaoeT1Prym9BL-ASgPESVyO_bjgfZelVfqB8IG9qTG4_svA54ulxp0zKhtNV1O4SJvseGD8UB-BGdQxw/w400-h266/20230111-_8509146-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abyssinian Ground Hornbill </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k4MUkRUECBxA3-DrJ9SCMgj9pKpeNmcgxEB6abrlNUiFjk1WwwHEPknL4OzqoIjr_iHAgpb-LMy25ORCI8yCe1iKapE32szJLfajHOqgA6i-Rj3TfR05Wjg_vGVrXlP4jNbn20GlS6rKW7GahwBl5D3oydiX-wVQ-vC_kOrnlosufNlk69x0oIQ3mA/s900/20230110-_8509083-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k4MUkRUECBxA3-DrJ9SCMgj9pKpeNmcgxEB6abrlNUiFjk1WwwHEPknL4OzqoIjr_iHAgpb-LMy25ORCI8yCe1iKapE32szJLfajHOqgA6i-Rj3TfR05Wjg_vGVrXlP4jNbn20GlS6rKW7GahwBl5D3oydiX-wVQ-vC_kOrnlosufNlk69x0oIQ3mA/w640-h426/20230110-_8509083-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female and young Ugandan Kob</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we drove on we reached a dating meet-up area. It was mostly flat with good visibility for the animals. Animals were frolicking, courting, and mating. Besides male-female hookups, we saw female giraffes mounting other female giraffes. We saw female kobs mounting female kobs. Love or lust was definitely in the air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqVVyzy4ZBiQ1sxIq15MAz-bSAqRe8kHVVy1h6xqO3BMuzvfT59LncX7WLlbKVfiBEhRxkDn10Au5iG4000T9twa7QOa_1XQPMCK2-ZwlSJNIBkCoh4CeMHlG1YbihbbLJVhlXBlS-Tr1U4Al-dXn3N6rNIQay7EZnbosh_oVLz33me-dGkmiHZngig/s900/20230111-_8509112-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqVVyzy4ZBiQ1sxIq15MAz-bSAqRe8kHVVy1h6xqO3BMuzvfT59LncX7WLlbKVfiBEhRxkDn10Au5iG4000T9twa7QOa_1XQPMCK2-ZwlSJNIBkCoh4CeMHlG1YbihbbLJVhlXBlS-Tr1U4Al-dXn3N6rNIQay7EZnbosh_oVLz33me-dGkmiHZngig/w640-h426/20230111-_8509112-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmHCpdRxtpMPQq1h06p8JPEzSVZXy7CQJg81tvIuPoJjbkute_crrSmlNEDBuRU_n0GaCHwMa3ljM3hqZRdM-cuL43DCAQLQ63noMHMMRs6QNe_N2LsKuhzd9MgKq5PwhFAsrCVCcEocxCTuHU0Ry_VkS-UZAOAglBaH5TEBPg7yLjoQhFvrwEWtQoQ/s900/20230111-_8509114-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_T7fhgoVFnwor0qv98tuVfDwkoFYY-CsrHm57sVse6NyxYQUK45iN8HIQnYRr0aOF0gF1IQVTXge529dfdPcNWA3DFZsFLo8HkF0E4j91qfn7Ndb-wpgZLTVZ-_QSkXJn1QHNcmSZGHhuXeq0b7iHRl7zWDj1T84e8tb3sKoxo2sNDhryKP3ACHytQ/s900/20230111-_7503194-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_T7fhgoVFnwor0qv98tuVfDwkoFYY-CsrHm57sVse6NyxYQUK45iN8HIQnYRr0aOF0gF1IQVTXge529dfdPcNWA3DFZsFLo8HkF0E4j91qfn7Ndb-wpgZLTVZ-_QSkXJn1QHNcmSZGHhuXeq0b7iHRl7zWDj1T84e8tb3sKoxo2sNDhryKP3ACHytQ/w640-h428/20230111-_7503194-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div>The evening ended with more giraffes moving to or from Lake Albert. As the sun set two male couples began necking. Necking in this context means they are practicing fighting skills. It involves swinging your neck to hit your adversary with your skull who then responds by hitting you the same way. Each giraffe made huge, graceful looking arcs with its neck to gather force and then wham into the body of the adversary. We were at a distance but we could hear the collision of one head into the body of the other. After several blows, the giraffes took a break to rest before resuming another session of body blows.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEtLlwc1vR-MXIJLVdCemQGOAZUywXwpeVdZA8NnW-Uhbi-4Dj95wZmau0fg7WHZi-i4oPBMEeJKnBEOkG_LCB5OdqDdsD4j4lWy8Pe1jfvV1KXlMz6Hra3HBmrLD3HOgbvQriMJyc4hC1WKcwtXCCeC9YIzMj6hFsG0e4wXvyk5pwu2E17AblqWwGg/s900/20230111-_8509233-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEtLlwc1vR-MXIJLVdCemQGOAZUywXwpeVdZA8NnW-Uhbi-4Dj95wZmau0fg7WHZi-i4oPBMEeJKnBEOkG_LCB5OdqDdsD4j4lWy8Pe1jfvV1KXlMz6Hra3HBmrLD3HOgbvQriMJyc4hC1WKcwtXCCeC9YIzMj6hFsG0e4wXvyk5pwu2E17AblqWwGg/w640-h426/20230111-_8509233-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giraffes taking a break from "Necking"</td></tr></tbody></table>Tomorrow a morning game drive before catching our flight to Kasese.</div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Murchison Falls National Park Uganda, Lolim, Masindi, Uganda1.9288921 31.6644073-26.381341736178847 -3.4918426999999994 30.239125936178844 66.8206573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-75001211395415864722023-01-28T22:00:00.031-08:002024-01-07T10:44:31.210-08:00Murchison Falls National Park Part 1, Uganda: January 10 - 12, 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IS5Ente58MdoDeu2Vv0-LMinxygPKVcd8Zb_pdoDxGMBaHz6yTJtbzVv45Lge_7CQLRjCCkWAb5RcBn6owmFs9mFi9VQ3nZQuJY0QGw-j1tiDHZl0EoQTdCHdb5SM1msAHxxI49XUFL8DXE-8HH63OhFJK-ry4r56JbMCiOo5MxmmSNQX2lvGAud3g/s900/20230109-_8508877-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IS5Ente58MdoDeu2Vv0-LMinxygPKVcd8Zb_pdoDxGMBaHz6yTJtbzVv45Lge_7CQLRjCCkWAb5RcBn6owmFs9mFi9VQ3nZQuJY0QGw-j1tiDHZl0EoQTdCHdb5SM1msAHxxI49XUFL8DXE-8HH63OhFJK-ry4r56JbMCiOo5MxmmSNQX2lvGAud3g/w640-h426/20230109-_8508877-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise in Murchison Falls NP</td></tr></tbody></table>While in Murchison Falls National Park, we had three morning game drives and one afternoon game drive. For the morning game drives, we met Richard, our guide, every morning at 6:00 am to drive to the park. It was dark, very dark, at 6:00 am, but the air was cool and fresh. The first morning just meters from the hotel we saw a group of elephants thinking about crossing the road. Their massive bodies loomed out of the darkness and they seemed just as surprised to see us as we them. A good omen for our stay, I believe. On the main road Richard pulled to the shoulder and turned off the engine and lights. We sat in darkness listening to the sounds of the savannah. Soon we heard the cry of a hyena. We got back on the road and the hyena ran across the road and into the bushes.<p></p><div>Sunrise was about 7:00 am but it took about an hour for the sun to rise above a dense layer of fog. It was interesting being the first vehicle in the park and happening upon animals just waking to daylight. The first animals we saw were Ugandan Kob (Uganda's national animal) emerging from the tall grasses, playing, and happy to have survived the night.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR6k07JS6jQOSYlZedTEV5VjB8k1mcWhK24syJooekr0TC6K5ejlLZrrVXdh-zbxLSRxLiXseK0cNLkaaE0NWiurj1cMPubPXMGBXrQ4ZCt6334ILDBbcPecCxHujNl0mmOVKkJYnDiwEw87skRjEU7dWqd3AnUIqAUH9rSbIkyYyK_MGOMuqqrXeEg/s900/20230109-_8508866.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR6k07JS6jQOSYlZedTEV5VjB8k1mcWhK24syJooekr0TC6K5ejlLZrrVXdh-zbxLSRxLiXseK0cNLkaaE0NWiurj1cMPubPXMGBXrQ4ZCt6334ILDBbcPecCxHujNl0mmOVKkJYnDiwEw87skRjEU7dWqd3AnUIqAUH9rSbIkyYyK_MGOMuqqrXeEg/w640-h426/20230109-_8508866.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugandan Kob at first light</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUPvKRDF_S_rQ9GZPJMrUK9WHpfp4j8UUOxHiLufZheTvBUVq-W2xFIhYHEeYF6ZQUStwZw2m6wQdtTzxBrXWljHFfVLKrh90mduRYpSXAvnr0-yNZaQMHkAjX7M1a3nLYvwYFGEGEEiORO16vp5KdNpx_nf4tCeKnDv2e3Od42J5jkXNnVeoWLhLzg/s900/20230109-_8508916-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUPvKRDF_S_rQ9GZPJMrUK9WHpfp4j8UUOxHiLufZheTvBUVq-W2xFIhYHEeYF6ZQUStwZw2m6wQdtTzxBrXWljHFfVLKrh90mduRYpSXAvnr0-yNZaQMHkAjX7M1a3nLYvwYFGEGEEiORO16vp5KdNpx_nf4tCeKnDv2e3Od42J5jkXNnVeoWLhLzg/w400-h266/20230109-_8508916-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The graceful Ugandan Kob was the most plentiful animal that we saw.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-Wg2pcqHfWoYs3NbaglKxkBXi-wFbjvy0Zew5UHBPQyEzL3jla-PU4rDQnbgOOqPwDKsr6VmwVvhQgfcLNIs4mSeloFRNXQR2zQt_gPFXIjC-FaJmEYx1gqvyqRcrW0RyfsdIblUjWZbWQ28YS3_E0PnM06v9awgGTkviIfUU8DIKYqq8E68m2-9SQ/s900/20230109-_8508937-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcEvf4rw-49A-MrAF3LfkBfkZLjTVlC04t1nmXlgfrDpqP7rvXkwaG173yoPznw8llu5XmE4kpij0zfgpqZK7RqFtkmyjUI17ZxysE9FGal21AAFTegoYIFwvrfRlmKaTd8KIriW7YUAupEz4XjM_bwZft14JTp7rB1wSclVDeCqJ47159sIU2hGXgQ/s900/20230109-_8508901-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcEvf4rw-49A-MrAF3LfkBfkZLjTVlC04t1nmXlgfrDpqP7rvXkwaG173yoPznw8llu5XmE4kpij0zfgpqZK7RqFtkmyjUI17ZxysE9FGal21AAFTegoYIFwvrfRlmKaTd8KIriW7YUAupEz4XjM_bwZft14JTp7rB1wSclVDeCqJ47159sIU2hGXgQ/w400-h266/20230109-_8508901-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warthogs</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a lot of giraffes in Murchison Falls National Park. They are Nubian (formerly Rothschild) Giraffes. Murchison Falls has the largest concentration of Nubian Giraffes in the world. These are the tallest Giraffe and the tallest land mammal. Despite their height, they have just seven vertebrae in their neck just like humans. They can weigh 2800 pounds/1273 kg and run as fast as 35 mph/56 kmh. Their patches of brown and orange stop at their knees. Below their knees, their legs are white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2010, Nubian Giraffes were listed as Endangered. Because of poaching during many turbulent years in Uganda, there were only about 250 Nubian Giraffes in 2010 found in Murchison Falls NP. At present there are over 1,600 in Uganda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_T_4TU_wFp4guzg-ZjcHbdn45tVCbfb6NpzAlsWd9puxGGh92GV7Pgv8fL-z_VXfwbI8y5C6T9oZWP3f3LPHFjUZ9wpoigyrSJDGTGkCdhHF9uPN9wDpjBO_2K26GdxGjV4tz2S2QxyiGezWP8wptt3zybQ4IVsJ1-aAuibHsvpPE-T-sW7zsYCKSQ/s900/20230109-_7502970-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_T_4TU_wFp4guzg-ZjcHbdn45tVCbfb6NpzAlsWd9puxGGh92GV7Pgv8fL-z_VXfwbI8y5C6T9oZWP3f3LPHFjUZ9wpoigyrSJDGTGkCdhHF9uPN9wDpjBO_2K26GdxGjV4tz2S2QxyiGezWP8wptt3zybQ4IVsJ1-aAuibHsvpPE-T-sW7zsYCKSQ/w268-h400/20230109-_7502970-Edit.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>From a long distance giraffe necks and heads could be seen emerging from the other side of the grassy hills. They looked like sea serpents swimming through waves. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVZOSKiWC8DpanGYKE5j5WuXU9Gjk4Sc1B2uK_JpWckMcD0xGX-QHxTC_jSUwWK9Ffpa5r_ozlhQFnXQ0f0JyONsL1uW1joPr5BxEc9W94GBv7ijyAkff_tgACR_ck2Z2ooAqTKddGMPIL7uhHiyrZ64UI_r5a3wZryb79KJ6e1uU1cayUtSSi-gKCg/s900/20230110-_8509035-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVZOSKiWC8DpanGYKE5j5WuXU9Gjk4Sc1B2uK_JpWckMcD0xGX-QHxTC_jSUwWK9Ffpa5r_ozlhQFnXQ0f0JyONsL1uW1joPr5BxEc9W94GBv7ijyAkff_tgACR_ck2Z2ooAqTKddGMPIL7uhHiyrZ64UI_r5a3wZryb79KJ6e1uU1cayUtSSi-gKCg/w640-h426/20230110-_8509035-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqR5bIb3Ujw8LDuqOLoUXDnPzRUQDfWvMC2NLuCFlbuZErtgM_mBskh0MBOgXFSiBmHPqvM3kNTfHO0s1gfU3Ss2MZBkkyzzTAkAULP3m8kbS1GBZdRiUxdbTo5YkZGR_8EaFXH03hkp3hKyPYu9zhfyCEjtX6ZtsOCNXUZWYvA2c_-hUAsOauAX9mA/s900/20230111-_8509122-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqR5bIb3Ujw8LDuqOLoUXDnPzRUQDfWvMC2NLuCFlbuZErtgM_mBskh0MBOgXFSiBmHPqvM3kNTfHO0s1gfU3Ss2MZBkkyzzTAkAULP3m8kbS1GBZdRiUxdbTo5YkZGR_8EaFXH03hkp3hKyPYu9zhfyCEjtX6ZtsOCNXUZWYvA2c_-hUAsOauAX9mA/w400-h266/20230111-_8509122-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nubian male giraffes become darker with age</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje8o70DcNgzOPrUPXvcVIt1HFCEI7R3gN9Si-GWIxOAFH-SBZTuST0pXube581SInfzmNJN7NTNYfgvOeFwsfYCNt8FZSGTm-L-xc_uEF1YTbwn3yat93cRTrY4rN5X1pVwK24qRvONs_L48ALrKypPejF8-wempOYGNPZ74npzcXbcl1XhCw4va9xg/s900/20230112-_8509266-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje8o70DcNgzOPrUPXvcVIt1HFCEI7R3gN9Si-GWIxOAFH-SBZTuST0pXube581SInfzmNJN7NTNYfgvOeFwsfYCNt8FZSGTm-L-xc_uEF1YTbwn3yat93cRTrY4rN5X1pVwK24qRvONs_L48ALrKypPejF8-wempOYGNPZ74npzcXbcl1XhCw4va9xg/w400-h266/20230112-_8509266-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pregnant Females</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTn_hgjYfCvNeMwzRYnrfKfvxgZdOlKCMQEbhk6CX1Em6kXBigijBgkhJ_fsrF9PmJAtKol5yiDEcOqdaCVumc3LmML5fUSdm-lb6pXxQFpPPr-y53_l9T5TfjF_2OmlxupbCHQAUd-p3Jk4Ii8hbKuPjvagQrIoGsREck4PylZzoRbqYAFVasnAgag/s900/20230109-_8508952-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTn_hgjYfCvNeMwzRYnrfKfvxgZdOlKCMQEbhk6CX1Em6kXBigijBgkhJ_fsrF9PmJAtKol5yiDEcOqdaCVumc3LmML5fUSdm-lb6pXxQFpPPr-y53_l9T5TfjF_2OmlxupbCHQAUd-p3Jk4Ii8hbKuPjvagQrIoGsREck4PylZzoRbqYAFVasnAgag/w640-h426/20230109-_8508952-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We saw quite a few elephants, but most were beyond the distance our cameras could capture. </div><div><br /></div><div>As we were leaving the park after a morning game drive, Richard stopped the car, got out, and picked up a Leopard Tortoise to show us. We were constantly amazed at how knowledgeable he was about the animals and how good his eyesight was. He could spot animals even in darkness.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4HzAUBCVDSUgCvetDi3qpgKl0Vw0V2fjXasOCJ-MYfxDHinbgl9kcUDM1dEf0wpF53_0yXFQ3hBBFUc6Qsv-rVZ6QYOPP8O6hVgoHG3qtnNBow50hkNi__TCLAbSCMTV4GnMQGMDUg7Z9Ds8Xaa0jZ1HDDDzMa6ishyFj7REU1tZb_9Xu6qygJ_3jQ/s900/20230110-_8508956.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4HzAUBCVDSUgCvetDi3qpgKl0Vw0V2fjXasOCJ-MYfxDHinbgl9kcUDM1dEf0wpF53_0yXFQ3hBBFUc6Qsv-rVZ6QYOPP8O6hVgoHG3qtnNBow50hkNi__TCLAbSCMTV4GnMQGMDUg7Z9Ds8Xaa0jZ1HDDDzMa6ishyFj7REU1tZb_9Xu6qygJ_3jQ/w640-h426/20230110-_8508956.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrfUMrBOezDyrQr0H-3ghAn72sJ9ka579USeOZet7NBPHkcLwb8Kz27y3GXdRUjD5i2LV-J0CCq_H3BLtszJQBrcPBnzpKE1TwTxqNPUR8uCiYWEFiVr3JUUaGDBRsVp6kGG1v3kGzDZDJzOUNR4DFlPJYC6s7Zmg45ucRIXjs1492Gipl-shF3wscg/s900/20230110-_7503037-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrfUMrBOezDyrQr0H-3ghAn72sJ9ka579USeOZet7NBPHkcLwb8Kz27y3GXdRUjD5i2LV-J0CCq_H3BLtszJQBrcPBnzpKE1TwTxqNPUR8uCiYWEFiVr3JUUaGDBRsVp6kGG1v3kGzDZDJzOUNR4DFlPJYC6s7Zmg45ucRIXjs1492Gipl-shF3wscg/w400-h268/20230110-_7503037-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martial Eagle-the largest eagle</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWznlaL5gC7o-0TTwHoANJIuR0aI9aXK2sQUAd0FsNm50k9l2oeefxkOfKz613KP-5wbGuig6RaRXcuvw6ivBMaeVIHllgTstNG1GrmKAEQw5cpwBkZWIEUOWUEUpGIQ2-NdYSdFL6KhvPI24vNEZp9AwNybi4wQpugYp2vPDydsVsG9vzpyLOV8vGRg/s900/20230110-_8509051-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWznlaL5gC7o-0TTwHoANJIuR0aI9aXK2sQUAd0FsNm50k9l2oeefxkOfKz613KP-5wbGuig6RaRXcuvw6ivBMaeVIHllgTstNG1GrmKAEQw5cpwBkZWIEUOWUEUpGIQ2-NdYSdFL6KhvPI24vNEZp9AwNybi4wQpugYp2vPDydsVsG9vzpyLOV8vGRg/w400-h266/20230110-_8509051-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm-Nut Vultures having an argument</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KKNLAHAo_187YQsKaJXP1iA_D48qvEoDlHufd2kM76RRXr_fkSH0_EnUTkB2iLGLc6bcnm6O9E-v6hiRNuUrGdOn9yzVKzKmCjb4VE9SyqqNtXhUEBwQjOjQJRtHm2mvN4FFD8GW_6Uw3bIJoyxKxi_TsltRDRWAFrqViT5X0xmPuxCWgb5SLiktjA/s900/20230111-_7503191.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KKNLAHAo_187YQsKaJXP1iA_D48qvEoDlHufd2kM76RRXr_fkSH0_EnUTkB2iLGLc6bcnm6O9E-v6hiRNuUrGdOn9yzVKzKmCjb4VE9SyqqNtXhUEBwQjOjQJRtHm2mvN4FFD8GW_6Uw3bIJoyxKxi_TsltRDRWAFrqViT5X0xmPuxCWgb5SLiktjA/w400-h268/20230111-_7503191.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">African White-Backed Vulture</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_TN9S-Js_-sKgtEHAkvLJfyz-8dIKxB6mDrgnsjspt5m3Ve6f8czQUU9rkXVM8_UX3yMFChyZSBBUUvo_qeXNIN0IA2Yiw-Ej3p6QYU94LcYZr0j576RTDODQ8SSmu_CVFeZuUyVcY6yMlxBsOE3Wuv3dw4qNWBLZPX67veq8GSoAO3wI08WRltTuw/s900/20230112-_7503287-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_TN9S-Js_-sKgtEHAkvLJfyz-8dIKxB6mDrgnsjspt5m3Ve6f8czQUU9rkXVM8_UX3yMFChyZSBBUUvo_qeXNIN0IA2Yiw-Ej3p6QYU94LcYZr0j576RTDODQ8SSmu_CVFeZuUyVcY6yMlxBsOE3Wuv3dw4qNWBLZPX67veq8GSoAO3wI08WRltTuw/w400-h268/20230112-_7503287-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rüppell's Griffon</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujtxfXsBSFNzEAkijdd-8BsWI5uw8SDXd6-6mPOzrwjRlBi-liyYhtF6oEoTG71W-jso-_BwG4ZG1xbGc2UnRQ1L66Lni0jccipE2-chLmBvoqTe9m6Gz2nJyIFm9XSbmpQjGuj3IlqsxWOfzC_Xw0HgJUamEOOebQuURXdhpWb48ANxthuYg5OoPTQ/s900/20230109-_7503003-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujtxfXsBSFNzEAkijdd-8BsWI5uw8SDXd6-6mPOzrwjRlBi-liyYhtF6oEoTG71W-jso-_BwG4ZG1xbGc2UnRQ1L66Lni0jccipE2-chLmBvoqTe9m6Gz2nJyIFm9XSbmpQjGuj3IlqsxWOfzC_Xw0HgJUamEOOebQuURXdhpWb48ANxthuYg5OoPTQ/w640-h428/20230109-_7503003-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oribi</td></tr></tbody></table>Oribi are so small I wonder that they can survive in a savannah full of predators. Their height range is 20-30 inches/51–76 cm and weight is about 31 pounds/14 kg. Oribi are beautiful animals. We often saw them hanging out with other vegetarians. <div><br /></div><div>Particulars:</div><div>Lodging/Food: We stayed at and ate our meals at <a href="https://paraalodge.com" target="_blank">Paraa Safari Lodge</a>. Their staff is very helpful and friendly. The lodge has seen better days and needs a lot of maintenance. Our guide nudged the staff to solve most of the issues with our room. Meals were substandard. Unfortunately, Paraa Safari Lodge may be the only place to stay in this area.</div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Murchison Falls National Park Uganda, Lolim, Masindi, Uganda1.9288921 31.6644073-26.381341736178847 -3.4918426999999994 30.239125936178844 66.8206573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-8922410498385653992023-01-28T14:53:00.071-08:002023-02-04T16:54:28.793-08:00Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison Falls, Uganda: January 9-10, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgM6vsiaQ7Fs4HNruOm8b0Bay5PcArI6xlArgScgD-c1Xz6hQxi2b9Y8gixEOMwFWhaMhkS3YjkcPEaZRbHCJsuDlfY_U1gNBvc-zzC4mnIQIjj-RqV0fA7Jsg1fWXyFw219Ejh8Y9VWqLNIywTyoQNltFFr40JodhPD4PD3D-8zKceRa6PENSFAtkA/s900/20230109-_8508792-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgM6vsiaQ7Fs4HNruOm8b0Bay5PcArI6xlArgScgD-c1Xz6hQxi2b9Y8gixEOMwFWhaMhkS3YjkcPEaZRbHCJsuDlfY_U1gNBvc-zzC4mnIQIjj-RqV0fA7Jsg1fWXyFw219Ejh8Y9VWqLNIywTyoQNltFFr40JodhPD4PD3D-8zKceRa6PENSFAtkA/w640-h426/20230109-_8508792-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sleeping Rhinos</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;">It takes about 5 hours to drive from Entebbe to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Richard, a great guide from Adventure Consults, picked us up in Entebbe and stayed with us until we flew to our next location.</div><p style="text-align: left;">At Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary we met Simon Peter who led us on foot through the Sanctuary's grasslands stopping to whisper in David Attenborough style details about the Rhinos. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwE3yTLH8TDKV-j2j7iWcL91rY549BEaOJi5oI0kNFeWRM5GkLY3_fqfBTEVlmlrnwwVhekToFf27TLS455Td5Lou7KqoysmXSwaATm4ZhkaHhyoPNinEumEOnCqV7tbeDNSv-cUBaMXeuOr1IMyADxKudw5DmKIFekDjWhiAP4NNMjGcU7NxQgx_Nw/s900/20230109-IMG_9664.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwE3yTLH8TDKV-j2j7iWcL91rY549BEaOJi5oI0kNFeWRM5GkLY3_fqfBTEVlmlrnwwVhekToFf27TLS455Td5Lou7KqoysmXSwaATm4ZhkaHhyoPNinEumEOnCqV7tbeDNSv-cUBaMXeuOr1IMyADxKudw5DmKIFekDjWhiAP4NNMjGcU7NxQgx_Nw/w400-h300/20230109-IMG_9664.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simon Peter</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The sanctuary was created to re-introduce Rhinos to Uganda after the extinction of the indigenous Black Rhinos and Northern White Rhinos in 1982 due to human conflict and poaching. The sanctuary began with six Southern White Rhinos (six from Kenya and two donated from Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, and as of March 2022 they have 32 Southern White Rhinos. They aren't actually white but due to a misunderstanding of Afrikaan’s, a West Germanic language, where the word “weit” means wide, they are known Southern White Rhinos. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When we found a few rhinos, they were fast asleep under a shady tree. We moved on in search of another group which was also asleep under a shady tree. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are three alpha males now who have divided the sanctuary into territories regularly patrolled to guard their females. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Simon Peter led us back to the first group and this time a couple of Rhinos were grazing. The male approached the female and made a display of courting her. She wasn't in the mood, quietly declined, and went back to the shade of the tree.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_Z52GUOLCA6k20zPKyDhNjB5umzzhGqIkplFGW2GB_QOW38yzWqYt2HrOjuA-2gEY311EWZZPp04jgj90AINtLuMcks6-U2oDwyw2-PF8mIhZhZDxwD7iIKzbIG0FqENYWUmD2qiDHNeCNzbzses9OA1Q1VvrhjLq5EdpS-x-RJUSXmQ3P34KAep7A/s900/20230109-_8508810-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_Z52GUOLCA6k20zPKyDhNjB5umzzhGqIkplFGW2GB_QOW38yzWqYt2HrOjuA-2gEY311EWZZPp04jgj90AINtLuMcks6-U2oDwyw2-PF8mIhZhZDxwD7iIKzbIG0FqENYWUmD2qiDHNeCNzbzses9OA1Q1VvrhjLq5EdpS-x-RJUSXmQ3P34KAep7A/w640-h426/20230109-_8508810-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhino Courtship</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgducz-XNucOvKbo3YjnQ1Aop8pk7Pc7URrpBq2RpMgX-Wtu3YsyO1Yc-J2KHuvwG5_0jk7tPtFWudQ2B_VCNwlJTcLl-JThNtAxiv52oEgPpTAUGBx5q2_dHI55yR023hRD9AI9y0MbjdH-fn-2qB-Lw2sxgIutE3w49vtaIhqtLA8nDg1Zui3Xm3g5g/s900/20230109-_8508818-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgducz-XNucOvKbo3YjnQ1Aop8pk7Pc7URrpBq2RpMgX-Wtu3YsyO1Yc-J2KHuvwG5_0jk7tPtFWudQ2B_VCNwlJTcLl-JThNtAxiv52oEgPpTAUGBx5q2_dHI55yR023hRD9AI9y0MbjdH-fn-2qB-Lw2sxgIutE3w49vtaIhqtLA8nDg1Zui3Xm3g5g/w400-h266/20230109-_8508818-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It was thrilling to be on foot so close to these huge creatures. The ranger guides have a good grasp of Rhino body language, and there were armed guards nearby.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEqmFHIelwphMUqn1r1NbOUZeFsgzO3eFh1gGz55DmhNvvdgTXJCw7Tw_pMNkuiStMNYwJBWUsRPXOhZBmJDoF3WFft09qfYTdYu2lLoSBT8gszv9l_Jzu4tj6ieApvoU0f7TbXXtsWH70MSHcGEeIXNHjgIiKr-W7AAYX_K3beI1-vJruqPqFH8Ckw/s900/20230109-_7502924-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEqmFHIelwphMUqn1r1NbOUZeFsgzO3eFh1gGz55DmhNvvdgTXJCw7Tw_pMNkuiStMNYwJBWUsRPXOhZBmJDoF3WFft09qfYTdYu2lLoSBT8gszv9l_Jzu4tj6ieApvoU0f7TbXXtsWH70MSHcGEeIXNHjgIiKr-W7AAYX_K3beI1-vJruqPqFH8Ckw/w640-h428/20230109-_7502924-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Bushbuck at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were quite a few roadside baboons as we continued toward Murchison Falls. We stopped to take photos of the young ones. Turns out baboons are the most disliked primate in Uganda (perhaps everywhere). We soon found out why.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYyE85vqKKMW3jq58Ph6ImhyAO5QaIH_2C7hfuZu-6RZp1eEYjY0PAGB89xGQESC_2gKDM2Py8juDrlUO-k6_mbkKAfNfnHT-iT3F8PCMn_5zRe8lRUjv5NkVSVh58GfglNe8yuldfPrmxBZ5tVeM2Dg64dbD0Wjz05n5QvmqjKDIH2j0LnlPBziXmg/s900/20230109-_7502934-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYyE85vqKKMW3jq58Ph6ImhyAO5QaIH_2C7hfuZu-6RZp1eEYjY0PAGB89xGQESC_2gKDM2Py8juDrlUO-k6_mbkKAfNfnHT-iT3F8PCMn_5zRe8lRUjv5NkVSVh58GfglNe8yuldfPrmxBZ5tVeM2Dg64dbD0Wjz05n5QvmqjKDIH2j0LnlPBziXmg/s900/20230109-_7502934-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYyE85vqKKMW3jq58Ph6ImhyAO5QaIH_2C7hfuZu-6RZp1eEYjY0PAGB89xGQESC_2gKDM2Py8juDrlUO-k6_mbkKAfNfnHT-iT3F8PCMn_5zRe8lRUjv5NkVSVh58GfglNe8yuldfPrmxBZ5tVeM2Dg64dbD0Wjz05n5QvmqjKDIH2j0LnlPBziXmg/w400-h268/20230109-_7502934-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrFlvAlqvjsG2kIJEn0Qo-SKSHydTcjD74WMp0B5cywI1av4gmdaeoQC1GXBPD0f9wW5M5SPk8PoaneiwJ7UeiuM2sOiGWonhbwxPdqMjjH7rRXETJPdab0IBvHglln5zjtdhj4Q9G3mCmh_tKX5GC3sGkKfvJ9nvuKhXIqmPQt3vBlM3hm6hI5G_Og/s900/20230109-_7502940-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrFlvAlqvjsG2kIJEn0Qo-SKSHydTcjD74WMp0B5cywI1av4gmdaeoQC1GXBPD0f9wW5M5SPk8PoaneiwJ7UeiuM2sOiGWonhbwxPdqMjjH7rRXETJPdab0IBvHglln5zjtdhj4Q9G3mCmh_tKX5GC3sGkKfvJ9nvuKhXIqmPQt3vBlM3hm6hI5G_Og/w400-h268/20230109-_7502940-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Murchison Falls is Uganda's largest national park. The falls were named for Roderick Murchison, the then President of the Royal Geographical Society. The source of the Victoria Nile begins in Jinja on Lake Victoria. Three hundred cubic meters per second from the Victoria Nile squeezes through the narrow gorge that is just 23 feet/7 meters wide before plunging 141 feet/43 meters and toward Lake Albert. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cW2lLwzYzwmyNQN1b6gOPt7Pa9h9nYna6DCFne0RknmzJRHpvbH9GCG-7hxDhRcWk57bu5YwvWTKbDInxaVCiR4P4TD1vZNQPiO_KDXSLLcqKdzZ7hfH6T-QvR2OgGa18eMkEp8ggMHQPON_Mng0r5OIXnbMrEMQKM_YywQAA3j3RBfw2rbgj79jtg/s900/20230109-_7502944-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cW2lLwzYzwmyNQN1b6gOPt7Pa9h9nYna6DCFne0RknmzJRHpvbH9GCG-7hxDhRcWk57bu5YwvWTKbDInxaVCiR4P4TD1vZNQPiO_KDXSLLcqKdzZ7hfH6T-QvR2OgGa18eMkEp8ggMHQPON_Mng0r5OIXnbMrEMQKM_YywQAA3j3RBfw2rbgj79jtg/w640-h428/20230109-_7502944-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ever Present Mist and Rainbows at Murchison Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbLro2YcbWKK41-jgsOxlJ4naKYNmD3BIdpGksBDM9D6JtS_vdxDhXxfIuoFm4jf3AwO_ZJNxrIcyXoP4BF-Aubk2tWUMtINBccHyYzxOlPYVRZ-QiOp4gD8Ps2tpPg2k1U97CJuMwYSFuExj18Ko-RpQP-Qrt0q1FDOgJIONLFtd6a5JlWGke6UYPw/s900/20230109-_7502942-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbLro2YcbWKK41-jgsOxlJ4naKYNmD3BIdpGksBDM9D6JtS_vdxDhXxfIuoFm4jf3AwO_ZJNxrIcyXoP4BF-Aubk2tWUMtINBccHyYzxOlPYVRZ-QiOp4gD8Ps2tpPg2k1U97CJuMwYSFuExj18Ko-RpQP-Qrt0q1FDOgJIONLFtd6a5JlWGke6UYPw/w400-h268/20230109-_7502942-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AV8L18i7PiwpwAve-quGNFZ26JkT6TnAVFE3eCyYI43Jtw7jmwSaCY2Ic9BTFuqhgqHJPL-sPx5fsqzDQk3zahmDpkvGSE5lplzpVlN7-WOv7_z5-nORXxh6OClGX-zBcLpeXbzUtpCbnNFH80x4lqQ7oPgdKSpJy_cX9QI_l8KkFf-FFaWPbChyXg/s900/20230109-_7502945-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AV8L18i7PiwpwAve-quGNFZ26JkT6TnAVFE3eCyYI43Jtw7jmwSaCY2Ic9BTFuqhgqHJPL-sPx5fsqzDQk3zahmDpkvGSE5lplzpVlN7-WOv7_z5-nORXxh6OClGX-zBcLpeXbzUtpCbnNFH80x4lqQ7oPgdKSpJy_cX9QI_l8KkFf-FFaWPbChyXg/w640-h428/20230109-_7502945-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the Devil's Cauldron from the top of the falls looking toward distant Lake Albert</td></tr></tbody></table>The next afternoon, we took a cruise on the Victoria Nile in a double decker boat. The boat went as far as that small island visible in the above photo. Beyond that, the water would have been too turbulent.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG7Cktiyhqx_zCOz9nCkqgo0hxFypXaLZnel3n9uCwQcwzDvZO7Glk8jwES1H34hinyEo2u5LiCxgNJ6886dJJZJDW4M633Rv_xuYNKFT3dcSn7ZqR1wGiYskE1CPAsAeJxYD_0EClesbDTpSv4AbQPMA0TasXy67paGTekQUk_rl_lQsdvlvzvwlGQ/s900/20230110-_8509002-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG7Cktiyhqx_zCOz9nCkqgo0hxFypXaLZnel3n9uCwQcwzDvZO7Glk8jwES1H34hinyEo2u5LiCxgNJ6886dJJZJDW4M633Rv_xuYNKFT3dcSn7ZqR1wGiYskE1CPAsAeJxYD_0EClesbDTpSv4AbQPMA0TasXy67paGTekQUk_rl_lQsdvlvzvwlGQ/w640-h426/20230110-_8509002-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking toward Murchison Falls and the Devil's Cauldron</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The boat slowly plied its way toward the falls stopping at the small island with nesting long-tailed cormorants. The Devil's Cauldron is the stretch between the rock island and the falls.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both Pied Kingfishers and Red-Throated Bee Eaters create nests by making holes in the sandstone walls along the water.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee0zQZiWLz7m9liHqYrtNmufvWRWk7dB8dBzKxQNTRwW-x05aSvdo6hCk5Emys4bgKN4kxJWV1lYe6BIeiEGDm_oeVoSXyDZia1jjhY0fSaTDWzp6jSNEYn_O3U5z78y0Am8jKtcp_aTGKabyxZrF6NkkVTUN59hTB4uuo8Cf89Wv7w-_yepZk_vrGw/s900/20230110-_8508984-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee0zQZiWLz7m9liHqYrtNmufvWRWk7dB8dBzKxQNTRwW-x05aSvdo6hCk5Emys4bgKN4kxJWV1lYe6BIeiEGDm_oeVoSXyDZia1jjhY0fSaTDWzp6jSNEYn_O3U5z78y0Am8jKtcp_aTGKabyxZrF6NkkVTUN59hTB4uuo8Cf89Wv7w-_yepZk_vrGw/w400-h266/20230110-_8508984-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-throated Bee Eaters on the rock face</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEGPNK_u9obQjsExLETNiinFEqXXKh3xPOKpvN-g6N_ohy3-0Uc4twUOnuPDoEgHbPiCk1BiPI2g3rC9SshY8gUM253mdMYrlHZMwcdFR4lmbhize7A3nmOemDx5AEIUbyHjxGqpKNi8BdD_dk5bSBns8nQf1GrtS0ORzNP72ZoWc8C3aaHZYmLNz8g/w640-h480/20230110-IMG_9679.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com07MHP+95X, Te'okoto, Uganda2.2784825 31.6854957-26.031751336178846 -3.4707542999999994 30.588716336178845 66.8417457tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-18951666098445408232023-01-27T16:51:00.015-08:002023-02-04T16:50:41.219-08:00Entebbe, Lake Victoria, Mabamba Swamp, and some Birds of Uganda: January 8, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOBsGFV6HL_8quOP7ZQ08hdHmUX4LmP1xEIIJNZgZtDw0ExHf6597647j3tQV-_miZtwDH3Z69srS7_cypImBmfqxvoKf-QC8qh8bKxf-ErwpQ_9iQBz734qB7NyDdAnW9fs0H2VxC6NBRtROm6cSYVNeHRXKykPJo-3DDwKGZPXtfnD0TiIobfZNlQ/s900/20230107-_7502781-DeNoiseAI-raw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOBsGFV6HL_8quOP7ZQ08hdHmUX4LmP1xEIIJNZgZtDw0ExHf6597647j3tQV-_miZtwDH3Z69srS7_cypImBmfqxvoKf-QC8qh8bKxf-ErwpQ_9iQBz734qB7NyDdAnW9fs0H2VxC6NBRtROm6cSYVNeHRXKykPJo-3DDwKGZPXtfnD0TiIobfZNlQ/w640-h428/20230107-_7502781-DeNoiseAI-raw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />As a result of many flight schedule changes and flight cancellations, we ended up arriving in Entebbe, Uganda, one day before our scheduled tour was to begin. The local tour company, Adventure Consults offered several daytrip options to fill our day. We chose a morning speedboat/canoe tour of the Mabamba Swamp in Lake Victoria and a Sunset Cruise.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V3mdSWKY5bA3OGGS6PaVNUqDt5ZbDONdhNG_ZCf-RQR-tKOcVbMq6ckS6Hjt6qj7Qd2huvruL8fD3HF4-VT1pO63AgzPq4T0G8XrHQCUBa21_4SkBqcJIIsP7cRpnsN3RNG_fDuJB6bv_MCGJqES57Ogyp5dSLpYAfFRAJLyzAkJ6uRlPdLtSvAknA/s900/20230107-_7502722-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V3mdSWKY5bA3OGGS6PaVNUqDt5ZbDONdhNG_ZCf-RQR-tKOcVbMq6ckS6Hjt6qj7Qd2huvruL8fD3HF4-VT1pO63AgzPq4T0G8XrHQCUBa21_4SkBqcJIIsP7cRpnsN3RNG_fDuJB6bv_MCGJqES57Ogyp5dSLpYAfFRAJLyzAkJ6uRlPdLtSvAknA/w400-h268/20230107-_7502722-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugandan Canoes on Lake Victoria</td></tr></tbody></table>The big draw for bird watchers is to see the Shoebill Stork which is not a stork and not part of the stork family of birds. DNA findings have placed the Shoebill in a monotypic subfamily of Pelecanidae (pelican). There are just 12 Shoebill Storks in the Mabamba Swamp and we were lucky to see one. It is a very strange looking bird with pterodactyl features and a hooked bill that does indeed look like a shoe.<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y1m8HPMsRgrF9YGSzVZI8J7RCQvvpO8LIJ0lb4VDmUYheTx7xyr6Bq8cgVHU6ejkuLwM0wmqd2CdSnxpwklSV_q1ZFxgxTjn-Lm1JEJbPbrzoeZCvOhsv9qjqYDUN71G41bMzMvTe-YZ9YbTmhQoSpBrT5CxWvzYcP_p3ywvAujytJTXhtPpKwCqXw/s900/20230107-_7502784-DeNoiseAI-raw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y1m8HPMsRgrF9YGSzVZI8J7RCQvvpO8LIJ0lb4VDmUYheTx7xyr6Bq8cgVHU6ejkuLwM0wmqd2CdSnxpwklSV_q1ZFxgxTjn-Lm1JEJbPbrzoeZCvOhsv9qjqYDUN71G41bMzMvTe-YZ9YbTmhQoSpBrT5CxWvzYcP_p3ywvAujytJTXhtPpKwCqXw/w640-h640/20230107-_7502784-DeNoiseAI-raw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>An adult Shoebill can reach 5' (150cm) tall, has a wingspan of about 8' (244cm) and can weigh around 13 pounds (6kg). It will stand motionless in one place for hours as it hunts reptiles and fish. The shoebill we observed had just grabbed and swallowed a lungfish as we arrived and then proceeded to stand motionless.</p><p>Our guide said Shoebills lay 2 eggs every five years (although I couldn't verify this fact). The eggs hatch at different times so the stronger, older chick gets all the food (siblicide). If the first egg doesn't hatch or the chick doesn't make it, then they have another egg as insurance. </p><p>Uganda has 1,075 species of birds. We didn't come close to seeing that many, but everywhere we went we saw birds and heard their songs. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xG0KbiTWq2dCAMKDY6OmH1j2joO77PKCmkAv_oHKsfayUs-oDTeMH4MNkXj-HQnIZuVtWeKb64TaEf7a-mMlZDUzMA7yPWIyWrevagQO4w4g7pTrM81ho7f-JbfuT-L3TEJ0wBwASCs_63rtYHZW_ThC4E-_2bb1H-jXl_fqs67hw69CCZM68Xp5CQ/s900/20230108-_7502827-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xG0KbiTWq2dCAMKDY6OmH1j2joO77PKCmkAv_oHKsfayUs-oDTeMH4MNkXj-HQnIZuVtWeKb64TaEf7a-mMlZDUzMA7yPWIyWrevagQO4w4g7pTrM81ho7f-JbfuT-L3TEJ0wBwASCs_63rtYHZW_ThC4E-_2bb1H-jXl_fqs67hw69CCZM68Xp5CQ/w640-h428/20230108-_7502827-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goliath Heron - the largest heron</td></tr></tbody></table>After our swamp visit, our local guide Lovy took us on a walk through a nearby market on the shore of Lake Victoria where we saw even more birds.<p>A raucous Hamerkop drew our attention. One was sitting on a boat rail when two more flew in and their noisy courtship dance ensued followed by false mating. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiA8by97SuiqRbf3TR4QQQp8ZW2o6dHqAmPhBz-Sn2PJVVh4LVQvo6-zp51ysGjNb9PGQ3l_XINkXh1e7_WvarMvmZ1_HreFm4T2jT9eZqFF6t_kFXAStJ5KM-_ZcHe8ooLy7VdOYyw_e0LW8ryMImR1SbCXgjNwNNkST-uWcOkAuoDYYWHGwWVPo7w/s900/20230108-_7502856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiA8by97SuiqRbf3TR4QQQp8ZW2o6dHqAmPhBz-Sn2PJVVh4LVQvo6-zp51ysGjNb9PGQ3l_XINkXh1e7_WvarMvmZ1_HreFm4T2jT9eZqFF6t_kFXAStJ5KM-_ZcHe8ooLy7VdOYyw_e0LW8ryMImR1SbCXgjNwNNkST-uWcOkAuoDYYWHGwWVPo7w/s320/20230108-_7502856.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQFo0fOQTfSqi0_NaTg4YkBP93Cf1sqLRyg8X3UKvWuvglELs_CixwKy9NlgS0_G3V0Sv60ndQTNAogJY8CJ1GuZ3q7vOBOKm7NqFZ7BtVbKxdwmgIBqKN3T2sSIbLn-cJQmHpaHRhe2UAkPe6__GFW5hJ667iwuBfGcwKaCnfNS-E5b5gew5ho4L_A/s900/20230108-_7502857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQFo0fOQTfSqi0_NaTg4YkBP93Cf1sqLRyg8X3UKvWuvglELs_CixwKy9NlgS0_G3V0Sv60ndQTNAogJY8CJ1GuZ3q7vOBOKm7NqFZ7BtVbKxdwmgIBqKN3T2sSIbLn-cJQmHpaHRhe2UAkPe6__GFW5hJ667iwuBfGcwKaCnfNS-E5b5gew5ho4L_A/s320/20230108-_7502857.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdZRXwReO_ceLcxsSAbimSgDAlXu6_OYC00etPwI59BRgmz9wlM1JQbAonhYkaFVWQ-73pIpQ6nxLXCsE73pJb-S06QOu_N0cKAHfPYN6Agz8e82qeqSKOCn5AuBd-yfiHKHVGwX-d2HsTMPrtDA2bqR2lgDYNvrOtKz29ahpl62Tf3M5hGz2HbPcCg/s900/20230108-_7502858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdZRXwReO_ceLcxsSAbimSgDAlXu6_OYC00etPwI59BRgmz9wlM1JQbAonhYkaFVWQ-73pIpQ6nxLXCsE73pJb-S06QOu_N0cKAHfPYN6Agz8e82qeqSKOCn5AuBd-yfiHKHVGwX-d2HsTMPrtDA2bqR2lgDYNvrOtKz29ahpl62Tf3M5hGz2HbPcCg/s320/20230108-_7502858.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-2RoOxhp4my9fVTEkHLDdpHS3Lhw3aHJtgFqPSVZzFHt0ykP4kVOJfkuzm_ZbJdKrdm4gD5Tie-tSN1N9u-JPrO2w3nc2jP9bxGJhMArCTmcf3ep9F0QyMzY2SzYvxA_XUoa3EplM3OL9JSagCLsBc5XEs9atVIdbRuhmSZnkAru23iwSMUwEGQXWg/s900/20230108-_7502859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-2RoOxhp4my9fVTEkHLDdpHS3Lhw3aHJtgFqPSVZzFHt0ykP4kVOJfkuzm_ZbJdKrdm4gD5Tie-tSN1N9u-JPrO2w3nc2jP9bxGJhMArCTmcf3ep9F0QyMzY2SzYvxA_XUoa3EplM3OL9JSagCLsBc5XEs9atVIdbRuhmSZnkAru23iwSMUwEGQXWg/s320/20230108-_7502859.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While the Hamerkop is a medium-sized bird, their nests are huge measuring as much as 5 feet/2 meters in depth and width and weighing up to 110 pounds/50 kg in weight. Hamerkop nests are made from 1000s of sticks, twigs, and aquatic vegetation and held together by mud. There is a belief that terrible things will happen to anyone who destroys the nest of a Hamerkop. Eric, our guide for the last week of our trip said that when the nests have been opened, pieces of bones, even a skull, and other found/stolen objects decorated the interior of the Hamerkops' nest.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyk2GVdstVSEZRwK52FwG41KcCv0FMARHkInbmoPZUwgmo8w7D2pJKrS6xRyh67jtFIDgzMgsUgx6GZ3_JHMpDAcHwkg_bkg_yqevpQoRMGKLn57mRDfBIsUEmWir1GVqozsAQJqV7fmcg25sbZjEwJOLKZNjdWAG5FtNHRn1jacF8K-rMZKskzqEFQ/s900/20230116-_8509660-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyk2GVdstVSEZRwK52FwG41KcCv0FMARHkInbmoPZUwgmo8w7D2pJKrS6xRyh67jtFIDgzMgsUgx6GZ3_JHMpDAcHwkg_bkg_yqevpQoRMGKLn57mRDfBIsUEmWir1GVqozsAQJqV7fmcg25sbZjEwJOLKZNjdWAG5FtNHRn1jacF8K-rMZKskzqEFQ/w265-h400/20230116-_8509660-Edit.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Hamerkop Nest</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ml-hCI892fICIzGcNF0vgj2WCMyEi1TcyWaLEk1c8AXvkOWBkMJfjAGSpAtgQADK84LdBgEs9VKqtT96cIw0OeK8_l2ZZVDRMBTxX86aTJFPofQnm_d6YPOfAcX4WPb2Y-UcC2_NUQvg_ydmz9InzHQtl7oSG3v8TGjmytE2pN7PMqsn9w-Ki2w3_g/s900/20230108-_8508715-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ml-hCI892fICIzGcNF0vgj2WCMyEi1TcyWaLEk1c8AXvkOWBkMJfjAGSpAtgQADK84LdBgEs9VKqtT96cIw0OeK8_l2ZZVDRMBTxX86aTJFPofQnm_d6YPOfAcX4WPb2Y-UcC2_NUQvg_ydmz9InzHQtl7oSG3v8TGjmytE2pN7PMqsn9w-Ki2w3_g/w640-h424/20230108-_8508715-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This market's produce was beautiful. The avocados were huge. A Qatar Air flight attendant recommended Ugandan avocados. Whenever avocados were on the menu, I indulged.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzclqWet4d--EJc__ZK71pLXnbOFYou_VbecPfpvOv-swR4S91WSztNwjgBVgaqBmcEir_i79ockQe1ABvc3J_5iBD06pXBeXmtsG6s_5iKLcwCQLYXZ9koOe9LLY-WV4bApigewWTpXkauhML_JNWBkN6BYAgPZdwFTHD2Fb2jYa1S5EXYrqhCXSQA/s900/20230108-_8508697-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzclqWet4d--EJc__ZK71pLXnbOFYou_VbecPfpvOv-swR4S91WSztNwjgBVgaqBmcEir_i79ockQe1ABvc3J_5iBD06pXBeXmtsG6s_5iKLcwCQLYXZ9koOe9LLY-WV4bApigewWTpXkauhML_JNWBkN6BYAgPZdwFTHD2Fb2jYa1S5EXYrqhCXSQA/w640-h422/20230108-_8508697-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plantains</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqiMpTA1NmFrraOFXvi5jcKwAuuZcxegnBY1EHAhB9EYZrTweIGbEHMi4oMm02249lwsGjGST4iprOx7LuSp5DD7E87aM6mhLmuw_dEWQgPRaOgSaA5BbAUT1GQA5apwJmHPhyW9RGAI0LEanw182DI180h7TBwld0fnUZVv6uy-uEnYLQai_aUJ6qw/s900/20230108-_8508694-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqiMpTA1NmFrraOFXvi5jcKwAuuZcxegnBY1EHAhB9EYZrTweIGbEHMi4oMm02249lwsGjGST4iprOx7LuSp5DD7E87aM6mhLmuw_dEWQgPRaOgSaA5BbAUT1GQA5apwJmHPhyW9RGAI0LEanw182DI180h7TBwld0fnUZVv6uy-uEnYLQai_aUJ6qw/s320/20230108-_8508694-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charcoal for Sale</td></tr></tbody></table>Most cooking is done over small charcoal stoves. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53BXXEuJyZk_l-42keoHN0___KykHxSdIFteuGNfQL_nilkZ6ZnmSOMdYnp1tfiX9ItNHvSwrR9JOuAWHfRQ6vl_TY4grYnL1U7r7TEToEbAcP3uADWvQ_2o6fzNB2YZUOEoHl7_5HInRSJW3x6Q3o8e0zvVO4St0bOuUne_0ihhaol7Au0BhUhir3A/s900/20230108-_8508707-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53BXXEuJyZk_l-42keoHN0___KykHxSdIFteuGNfQL_nilkZ6ZnmSOMdYnp1tfiX9ItNHvSwrR9JOuAWHfRQ6vl_TY4grYnL1U7r7TEToEbAcP3uADWvQ_2o6fzNB2YZUOEoHl7_5HInRSJW3x6Q3o8e0zvVO4St0bOuUne_0ihhaol7Au0BhUhir3A/w400-h265/20230108-_8508707-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mending fishing Nets</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jx2R9jt0PY_espFAV5OTrPQX1OCLrEf_Rx4B7cop3_qPd9pk0CcJ7hkI7fz6RCu_tX9JXWgh0UZfTGzNt6UfUuq86djUryy3seYq3c2OCQnZn5QQdQKtietfuKweerYdwZfC1MjgI5gNiFm0uJexHuHS6G50fX62b7Q7aQLHT3s57gTr307U18CoIw/s900/20230108-_8508706-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jx2R9jt0PY_espFAV5OTrPQX1OCLrEf_Rx4B7cop3_qPd9pk0CcJ7hkI7fz6RCu_tX9JXWgh0UZfTGzNt6UfUuq86djUryy3seYq3c2OCQnZn5QQdQKtietfuKweerYdwZfC1MjgI5gNiFm0uJexHuHS6G50fX62b7Q7aQLHT3s57gTr307U18CoIw/w400-h265/20230108-_8508706-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting the nets in order after a night of fishing</td></tr></tbody></table>Tilapia is one of the fish in Lake Victoria. Every evening, fishermen set their nets which are then pulled in the next morning. The nets are weighted down by small plastic bags filled with sand.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QuwMS4rVw0MYKunPJc6gO6gMlESF2ZlZ-q1PKGpSaFEFWlnzTF6LR_koOTIIDg--wnzQLDQolx6K3GXLnaFYgAhUmIcdtyTsBWK1d3FjoSt3K-BZsFBm_JNSwAgDwap7G3erDpAR8WKRRhth1y0lJ5vSJaBmKxBkEz5Fs11RXmfVEUVoNPKDRBuLfg/s900/20230108-_8508692-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QuwMS4rVw0MYKunPJc6gO6gMlESF2ZlZ-q1PKGpSaFEFWlnzTF6LR_koOTIIDg--wnzQLDQolx6K3GXLnaFYgAhUmIcdtyTsBWK1d3FjoSt3K-BZsFBm_JNSwAgDwap7G3erDpAR8WKRRhth1y0lJ5vSJaBmKxBkEz5Fs11RXmfVEUVoNPKDRBuLfg/w640-h424/20230108-_8508692-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grilled Fresh Tilapia for Sale</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSurQ-q8FRccV7EBK6QzuSSP-n2-YbcSmKvID1YzSuL2XJ7lTu5XMOKEHehGLfwnQF1RQD-6L4fkzWhFb6obRrLFiirdZdFbGu0LmrdQnmqrcJBGXgCVaxvwDBbpNGNNR9rxX5X6iK8nrwAngc_M3EjcIIRHD2ZmvqyqW2Q0IfZJCdX5EgDJK7DyM45w/s900/20230108-_8508709-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSurQ-q8FRccV7EBK6QzuSSP-n2-YbcSmKvID1YzSuL2XJ7lTu5XMOKEHehGLfwnQF1RQD-6L4fkzWhFb6obRrLFiirdZdFbGu0LmrdQnmqrcJBGXgCVaxvwDBbpNGNNR9rxX5X6iK8nrwAngc_M3EjcIIRHD2ZmvqyqW2Q0IfZJCdX5EgDJK7DyM45w/w424-h640/20230108-_8508709-Edit.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the late afternoon we returned to Lake Victoria for the sunset cruise. It gave us an opportunity to see the market and some of Entebbe from the waterside and watch the fishing canoes head out to set their nets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeD8lRVdfTjxGQjHepUCB5UUjzItyRIXxWBNSG4dQEOiWaL59DI8QZe18UObX5OCny-bmwa-C_5jVq0Jj5v3fd27ewQUav-pMfeFyJZARt4Bz0LbGo6SR-cnwtN7ZI-An8oGtrUiXN3ycYg_WXXyRMmNZiK3yGSikE_-b3qkpOy2ZmNYBtZm9kvnKHQ/s900/20230108-_7502885-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeD8lRVdfTjxGQjHepUCB5UUjzItyRIXxWBNSG4dQEOiWaL59DI8QZe18UObX5OCny-bmwa-C_5jVq0Jj5v3fd27ewQUav-pMfeFyJZARt4Bz0LbGo6SR-cnwtN7ZI-An8oGtrUiXN3ycYg_WXXyRMmNZiK3yGSikE_-b3qkpOy2ZmNYBtZm9kvnKHQ/w640-h429/20230108-_7502885-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Tomorrow we move on to Murchison Falls National Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Particulars:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lodging: <a href="https://www.hotelnumber5.com" target="_blank">Hotel No. 5</a> in Entebbe-A beautiful boutique hotel ten minutes from the airport with a welcoming staff, great food, a pizza restaurant, and birds everywhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our trip amazing arrangements were made by Mandy at <a href="https://www.dpptravel.com" target="_blank">DPP Travel</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Entebbe, Uganda0.0511839 32.463708-28.259049936178844 -2.6925420000000031 28.361417736178847 67.619958tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-4282741941208289072023-01-26T10:26:00.004-08:002023-01-26T10:26:59.931-08:00Winter, Explained: January 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOXdq4FHyqWm1kGo0xwv81I2e3Kkor-QAKuHvKp0uGA4W7v9sQDBmwATWrn-hNKdc3kYtCF3TiWhtaLy1Op0vO8I_UmnQinNLPBlsf-_ukMcMvASCb36G0PTBSA1H-a2Vi2W3L-_u9ZxmdwQvq602FHcDDXeFbnT1HJQCny2Ut81_9RW2-GMU-jJ7cg/s900/Going%20Home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOXdq4FHyqWm1kGo0xwv81I2e3Kkor-QAKuHvKp0uGA4W7v9sQDBmwATWrn-hNKdc3kYtCF3TiWhtaLy1Op0vO8I_UmnQinNLPBlsf-_ukMcMvASCb36G0PTBSA1H-a2Vi2W3L-_u9ZxmdwQvq602FHcDDXeFbnT1HJQCny2Ut81_9RW2-GMU-jJ7cg/w640-h428/Going%20Home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Just before Dan and I headed to Uganda, I answered an artists' call for the theme "Winter, Explained" from <a href="http://YourDailyPhotograph.com">YourDailyPhotograph.com</a>. We began the long journey to Uganda on Jan 5 and returned home on Jan 21. During the time I was in Uganda, I didn't have much time to think about my entries or have access to social media. While in transit home, Jan 20, I received an email confirmation that this photograph had been selected for the theme. Like our journey to Uganda, or return home was long: First flight was 5+ hours from Entebbe to Doha; 12-hour layover in Doha (we did have a room at the transit hotel but difficult to rest midday); 17-hour flight from Doha to Dallas; and 3+ hours from Dallas to Sacramento. <p></p><p>The title of the photograph is "Going Home." Our trip home was long, but it is nice to be back and have a chance to work on the hundreds of photos I took in Uganda.</p><p>"Going Home" is available for sale at <a href="http://eepurl.com/iiNH-X">http://eepurl.com/iiNH-X</a></p>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Antarctica-82.862751899999992 135-90 117.421875 -68.930488304909034 152.578125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-71882824507864897362022-12-31T12:13:00.002-08:002023-03-30T16:13:33.095-07:00Another Year of Memories: December 2022<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrBGMiWMoAXnUhe3w8cFM_Ot1Ug4JRsQWgnda1diBANmVUad1kxr0nah9_s4yVbiNMRTpANnfPNFRdIke--ikLu0tAgkY1CUU8vHShkr60QZL9VvbkYtwNmEKq45MdErRMtBJDbeld2Oh-YLl4PcTdD-UzrvL3Mw9EGJn-N-BN38hB7gqfDSmms-5nw/s900/20221223-IMG_9570-Edit.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYChJf-oFWIwGxBbdCU7dBatLjKLkAl13eHeDrJdxV85l2gV39c1TX5DvL0dJLPPJmF8Wj2OPzHllPGjRnJ9BWmlPoH7mHvAGw6E1rSCPy5qbPwqRMJjKmqPG1ng2owC8-kooLXAPm_sgzGW7YBAYWY3t-KP5NKHvFBiKrChb1YtfaffKtx9mlJl89Pg/s900/20221222-_8508546-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYChJf-oFWIwGxBbdCU7dBatLjKLkAl13eHeDrJdxV85l2gV39c1TX5DvL0dJLPPJmF8Wj2OPzHllPGjRnJ9BWmlPoH7mHvAGw6E1rSCPy5qbPwqRMJjKmqPG1ng2owC8-kooLXAPm_sgzGW7YBAYWY3t-KP5NKHvFBiKrChb1YtfaffKtx9mlJl89Pg/w640-h426/20221222-_8508546-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Brother Island in San Pablo Bay, California</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>We usually try to mark Dan's late December birthday by going somewhere new. Months ago I read in the New York Times' California Today email about the <a href="https://ebls.org" target="_blank">East Brother Light Station</a> (EBLS) and B&B. I made our reservations for a time closest to Dan's birthdate, marked out the days on our calendar, and told Dan I was taking him somewhere but didn't tell him where. </p><p>The day arrived and we drove to the Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor to wait for the 10-minute boat ride to the light station. At this point, Dan's beginning to figure out the destination. The water was rough, the skies were cloudy, and and it was windy as we arrived at the station.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUSMKp_4erWBRCfW1K0a1hzbkC_JA01IP_tGgM8uJPvkTY5-P1Az8Yrgyrt_acqolfLNJF5Tw-SWZwszwxoaQfKvGREHPKG8D87S-EZHye4WZGPvFO65vOouiyeHdVrnD0mtreS9xbpWtkDrt9x6P636yT_fBdUQgzcwwt-Io2YAeVzKaTMnMMwfhXw/s900/20221224-_8508655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUSMKp_4erWBRCfW1K0a1hzbkC_JA01IP_tGgM8uJPvkTY5-P1Az8Yrgyrt_acqolfLNJF5Tw-SWZwszwxoaQfKvGREHPKG8D87S-EZHye4WZGPvFO65vOouiyeHdVrnD0mtreS9xbpWtkDrt9x6P636yT_fBdUQgzcwwt-Io2YAeVzKaTMnMMwfhXw/w400-h266/20221224-_8508655.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Brother Light Station (on our departure)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdpHLLa5sAV5p1crAyJE0eQ7LnPqrjlHkvJRY91mHZ8xkSgmVw56I53k79C4rULMRUvetS-ekMllrd7fKMxNSO30hJBoFu_bD-LllhRePQoaX5LcXtULQ6H52UArVW3XfuedoUpoNVQPLuDmB2vD1ccPdUeRUBO_4fzhJBbjMwtnvBUwC5ylggSNvow/s900/20221222-_8508534.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdpHLLa5sAV5p1crAyJE0eQ7LnPqrjlHkvJRY91mHZ8xkSgmVw56I53k79C4rULMRUvetS-ekMllrd7fKMxNSO30hJBoFu_bD-LllhRePQoaX5LcXtULQ6H52UArVW3XfuedoUpoNVQPLuDmB2vD1ccPdUeRUBO_4fzhJBbjMwtnvBUwC5ylggSNvow/w640-h426/20221222-_8508534.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Light Tower and Keeper's House (now the Bed and Breakfast)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Upon arrival at the station B&B innkeepers Brian and Stephanie gave us an interesting tour of the station and explained life at the station pre automation. East Brother Light Station was built in 1879 and automated in 1969. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR91KRJVkHdWTkcwRKwLEhBLGqu9_cmvCJcFnPgVH3IltkNvz7Uy7cwo-Tp2lv6QsUF4koCDUi5sx7eQfE9T_s6wOtV0Fd-Th75MW1EQ4dy_eaEeQgJLOGcuFyX6xZsiKj3miNf4kl2J2vk7yuRbOsVqMNPKK2_Mbht5I69QoaB66bb9rZxz2pUMACA/s900/20221223-_8508597.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR91KRJVkHdWTkcwRKwLEhBLGqu9_cmvCJcFnPgVH3IltkNvz7Uy7cwo-Tp2lv6QsUF4koCDUi5sx7eQfE9T_s6wOtV0Fd-Th75MW1EQ4dy_eaEeQgJLOGcuFyX6xZsiKj3miNf4kl2J2vk7yuRbOsVqMNPKK2_Mbht5I69QoaB66bb9rZxz2pUMACA/w400-h266/20221223-_8508597.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the Fog Signal Building and the round white cistern (foreground)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The water cistern was blasted to a depth of 30 feet (9.1 m) and is capable of holding 50,000 US gallons (190 m3) of rain water. Rain is the only source of water at the light station. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw quite a few birds: Western Gulls, Black Oystercatchers, Cormorants, an Anna's hummingbird, and more. The gulls were constant visitors, and each had their regular spot on the edge of the island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrBGMiWMoAXnUhe3w8cFM_Ot1Ug4JRsQWgnda1diBANmVUad1kxr0nah9_s4yVbiNMRTpANnfPNFRdIke--ikLu0tAgkY1CUU8vHShkr60QZL9VvbkYtwNmEKq45MdErRMtBJDbeld2Oh-YLl4PcTdD-UzrvL3Mw9EGJn-N-BN38hB7gqfDSmms-5nw/s900/20221223-IMG_9570-Edit.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrBGMiWMoAXnUhe3w8cFM_Ot1Ug4JRsQWgnda1diBANmVUad1kxr0nah9_s4yVbiNMRTpANnfPNFRdIke--ikLu0tAgkY1CUU8vHShkr60QZL9VvbkYtwNmEKq45MdErRMtBJDbeld2Oh-YLl4PcTdD-UzrvL3Mw9EGJn-N-BN38hB7gqfDSmms-5nw/w400-h300/20221223-IMG_9570-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">East Brother Light Station is almost on the dividing line between San Pablo Bay and San Francisco Bay. Both bays have numerous small rock islands. There are the Brothers (East and West), the Sisters, and the 5+ acre Red Rock Island among many others. Red Rock Island is just south of the San Rafael Bridge. It has the distinction of being the only privately owned island in either of the bays. It is for sale. Unfortunately, it sits in three counties: Marin, San Francisco, and Contra Costa. It has no structures and probably never will as a result of its tri-county position.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpk56GVnCLK3BtlDN8poJBf54lPBdJii6Ksp4Dz9S_LlpB-HmdJmm0hnfsEimR-scsmmmc4QnokSNMGpeeSUGvp35uK4J0folJxN0Fxx1W4DsUtNs0hKosP3Vbnfx0Qqb_EfVCQv50XoGZloNjW14D-LDZ9NlrEKHjfPO-o1fCNvd-tqibfN7UOztEA/s900/20221223-_8508570-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpk56GVnCLK3BtlDN8poJBf54lPBdJii6Ksp4Dz9S_LlpB-HmdJmm0hnfsEimR-scsmmmc4QnokSNMGpeeSUGvp35uK4J0folJxN0Fxx1W4DsUtNs0hKosP3Vbnfx0Qqb_EfVCQv50XoGZloNjW14D-LDZ9NlrEKHjfPO-o1fCNvd-tqibfN7UOztEA/w400-h266/20221223-_8508570-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Rock Island</td></tr></tbody></table></div>We were at the light station two nights. The weather continued to improve, the fog lifted, and the skies cleared. Our second day it was sunny and warm enough to have lunch outside. All the meals were wonderful. Breakfast and dinners were eaten with our fellow guests at a long dining table. Pre dinner we had wine/champagne and appetizers in one of the sitting areas next to a wood burning stove.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5H23wvpaI_QAjELBsDe54XRdgRPwEIsBsQqL_d-i8b6rVvlAplrxwstXbHZv276IBq-yffmVwpyDGML_AnqFjxPxtYkyL_Y456dwsawa-OsmqJWFCGBRUkRfaQDtfnMFi4eh2yDzPHriGqs04aQgBw0vreBdToK5RYjZWKoSjR6aQnxFBVrHxm_Duw/s900/20221223-IMG_9576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5H23wvpaI_QAjELBsDe54XRdgRPwEIsBsQqL_d-i8b6rVvlAplrxwstXbHZv276IBq-yffmVwpyDGML_AnqFjxPxtYkyL_Y456dwsawa-OsmqJWFCGBRUkRfaQDtfnMFi4eh2yDzPHriGqs04aQgBw0vreBdToK5RYjZWKoSjR6aQnxFBVrHxm_Duw/w400-h300/20221223-IMG_9576.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpeXRKXKbL8wsXgrgGi79QRawQjwj8sjbn-OqsJbo2A4eIo15kPSnB2M-JMmVzMx8mP39A1PvZBDt9MwjpKlqtWVFx-LoRNS1XFOxEe_wBipeLPBnLA8aMxBAXdtLjRt_vU7RIb4FxflO-yvpt4T7PXiuRlMlCBai3kk8HYQ-PdyZctegyr2wIWE8Hw/s900/20221223-_8508608-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpeXRKXKbL8wsXgrgGi79QRawQjwj8sjbn-OqsJbo2A4eIo15kPSnB2M-JMmVzMx8mP39A1PvZBDt9MwjpKlqtWVFx-LoRNS1XFOxEe_wBipeLPBnLA8aMxBAXdtLjRt_vU7RIb4FxflO-yvpt4T7PXiuRlMlCBai3kk8HYQ-PdyZctegyr2wIWE8Hw/w400-h266/20221223-_8508608-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSCeIz-CcPq46EYViqfx1bAGrs4R-T_5pmfkiI1gmH6u8N75Avv45ZJM19c6kWtrJEC64J5XOflei75Rg8zNpi3lO0kedHyi522w9zweOt7i9stN6BhTVuSirVPKbZbb2Cf6A8Bvl878-zL5ZNDQNcI_go_Onkgq1AvUARG7WPTmA5GEKukVQmbRK3Q/s900/20221223-_8508637-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSCeIz-CcPq46EYViqfx1bAGrs4R-T_5pmfkiI1gmH6u8N75Avv45ZJM19c6kWtrJEC64J5XOflei75Rg8zNpi3lO0kedHyi522w9zweOt7i9stN6BhTVuSirVPKbZbb2Cf6A8Bvl878-zL5ZNDQNcI_go_Onkgq1AvUARG7WPTmA5GEKukVQmbRK3Q/w640-h426/20221223-_8508637-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Brother Island with Mt Tamalpais in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table>West Brother Island sits just a few feet away from East Brother Light Station. In the early years of the light station, the keepers kept milk goats tied on West Brother Island where they could be milked but couldn't eat the keepers' gardens. A small metal post used to secure the goats is still visible on West Brother Island.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPcfh47t6CXB_Rn0tOK_3V2VwMEJISdCfl2QnDcMNKBTrv7oWYLhKBv6stWzKKdWeAEHJR8c136t3lTYj9VSHLMLEktVVRAavOq5XT3zo2EpZaqubkPouRVOj0rH5Wg1kbn2tkzhW7ckltRtAZlQXEa_wFsAkdpvO-P6ay4huPHgFmKjAioj4mYfgPQ/s900/20221224-_8508657-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPcfh47t6CXB_Rn0tOK_3V2VwMEJISdCfl2QnDcMNKBTrv7oWYLhKBv6stWzKKdWeAEHJR8c136t3lTYj9VSHLMLEktVVRAavOq5XT3zo2EpZaqubkPouRVOj0rH5Wg1kbn2tkzhW7ckltRtAZlQXEa_wFsAkdpvO-P6ay4huPHgFmKjAioj4mYfgPQ/w640-h426/20221224-_8508657-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Brother Light Station and West Brother Island</td></tr></tbody></table>We both thoroughly enjoyed our two days at the light station. Staying there was both interesting and very relaxing. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple of weeks before the trip to the light station, a friend contacted me to say she and her son would be in San Francisco about the same time. They are Sri Lankans. We met Vatsala and her son Sheran (now 22) in 2006 in Sri Lanka. We had gone there as Earthwatch "volunteers" for a primate study in Polonnaruwa. For two weeks we chased macaques and sauntered after langurs (we didn't need to chase them), recording where they were and what they were doing. Their research continues at the <a href="http://www.primates.lk" target="_blank">Primate Center</a> in Sri Lanka.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Through the years we managed to keep in touch so when Vatsala said they were coming to SF because Sheran was going to attend classes at SF Community College beginning in January I said I'd pick them up on Christmas Eve morning after we left the light station. And, we did. We brought them back to our house for three days. After the holiday period, we took Vatsala and Sheran to the Sacramento Amtrak station for their return to SF to continue apartment hunting. It was such a lovely visit, but we forgot to take photos of each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sheran was successful in finding a place to live and will move in December 31.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiJaKqrwytEOWFHpVu94Blp6kcW8dx_M4UVNo-tkn6BARrAmfOyVsIC2mMXTaXrRymrw9w-z9iLeGywct0Q72E8utaMITwunLRD4aLMqLhd3pQIlaW7YK6Zk-fcb8drj34skutPHAYrp72bFlTBOocPgg1RvrioNL-XQjX_tcKF45WWj7-hSBT9exKg/s900/20221221-IMG_9551.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiJaKqrwytEOWFHpVu94Blp6kcW8dx_M4UVNo-tkn6BARrAmfOyVsIC2mMXTaXrRymrw9w-z9iLeGywct0Q72E8utaMITwunLRD4aLMqLhd3pQIlaW7YK6Zk-fcb8drj34skutPHAYrp72bFlTBOocPgg1RvrioNL-XQjX_tcKF45WWj7-hSBT9exKg/w400-h300/20221221-IMG_9551.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curious Cats<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>December was busier than the paltry number of photos I took this month would indicate. Early in December on a rainy evening I took photos for the Mountain Democrat of the Christmas Tree lighting in El Dorado Hills Town Center. Some people, like me, waited under cover for Santa to arrive, but these two little girls enjoyed everything about their evening out--even dancing in the rain.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9kuhL8rqyh9TY3VDJdU3eVSdg0Wa3IJ7lvaaGABxnS_VRn7P4Q8pZyFJwc8-L40jBwNZIAZMQ5qCnSeAco_wquEmL-HU20hLiZXZuJYoDhmcKQnxVmYJcymkADxFKMTTxXmwifX2qGVhTmnRWArEQ-73xiPxm-thtfOxmkhBl9etMmw9-8XumKauwA/s900/20221203-_8508270-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9kuhL8rqyh9TY3VDJdU3eVSdg0Wa3IJ7lvaaGABxnS_VRn7P4Q8pZyFJwc8-L40jBwNZIAZMQ5qCnSeAco_wquEmL-HU20hLiZXZuJYoDhmcKQnxVmYJcymkADxFKMTTxXmwifX2qGVhTmnRWArEQ-73xiPxm-thtfOxmkhBl9etMmw9-8XumKauwA/w640-h426/20221203-_8508270-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A couple of weeks later with drier weather, Dan and I checked out Placerville's Main Street Christmas lights. This year Main Street had free hay rides in a tractor pulled wagon. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWhrQQbYvX29-vFVBpgIzg9_O3QEsE8DEc9WLB8Wd02-s8jG72SbdFc-kuePy2X38fKhzm8xHW32CVnoF204Qek1RP4yrNx7MdLiW6PU2FgXq0rc-WR_AMg5zHMxOzjPEtmuJIYwwWAMvMpFg7NBquq9vzyUhzduZqHupPAsukmHWoDrQBu33UfP2Sw/s900/20221217-_8508326-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWhrQQbYvX29-vFVBpgIzg9_O3QEsE8DEc9WLB8Wd02-s8jG72SbdFc-kuePy2X38fKhzm8xHW32CVnoF204Qek1RP4yrNx7MdLiW6PU2FgXq0rc-WR_AMg5zHMxOzjPEtmuJIYwwWAMvMpFg7NBquq9vzyUhzduZqHupPAsukmHWoDrQBu33UfP2Sw/w640-h426/20221217-_8508326-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKtfBQknqYZ9VpSp_4hZdwhGKfP79N_gmnGXnBjZgdgof7dKajZ0iq2xJUXs8DgdZTTSJ4oMsIvObtiBLchGfkWbuxaiVy4buhF92CX9MKl95W2A6IdacENxNcwx9gLhxFSpoHgVdGiSZyy54eofq48JlyYRGhJkFS3bAQviV26IZRrzeaOetp9NxgQ/s900/20221220-_8508454-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjmztmhY9txG8AhZHIkQnJUugGJG0GGKgo6rgmhnLKaIk2_c_GzVioBu0HP_4V4WB9EjaLxyoSKRWb3Oyquj9s_GVdQAVW8Bxkt0yNM-009XamEOTJlY4J8syaNitvANxe49fdfs98XME7CqLypvaF4vM8WQU-BvQ3s59Ji651voU4D_Qzu5byZW6JA/s900/20221217-_8508382-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjmztmhY9txG8AhZHIkQnJUugGJG0GGKgo6rgmhnLKaIk2_c_GzVioBu0HP_4V4WB9EjaLxyoSKRWb3Oyquj9s_GVdQAVW8Bxkt0yNM-009XamEOTJlY4J8syaNitvANxe49fdfs98XME7CqLypvaF4vM8WQU-BvQ3s59Ji651voU4D_Qzu5byZW6JA/w640-h426/20221217-_8508382-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The cumulative total of deaths from Covid-19 in El Dorado County is 236 which since the end of October is an increase in five people who didn't get to enjoy this holiday season. One bright spot is that the death rate seems to be slowing and hospitals in our area are not overwhelmed by Covid patients. Perhaps there is really an end in sight to this pandemic.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the best December occurrences this year is rain. We've had several storms which have dropped copious amounts of rain in Northern California. Today, December 31, it seems like Mother Nature has turned all the spigots to full blast. We are getting rain, lots of rain! Yesterday we received 3.39 inches, and so far today another 3.50 (8.89 cm). The cumulative rainfall right now is 144.3% of normal for this date. At our house, today's rain will continue until midnight. New Year's Day will be sunny, and then another, cooler, multi-day atmospheric river will begin. While we are hoping that these rain days will lessen the fire danger in 2023, all that rainfall is bad news for some of the low lying areas. There have already been flooded areas and evacuations.</div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Nxcdhc2PAAW18Qf7dGUZcRiW0VkmbEhPxFo46pDK4BeTP64K_vtTOgq7PK6a1_DG3EiTrUh8VIw2JTWHUJrJbhHB5bD0AaI3sZ8gdG8kp-vIL42mLtmGekWCPlk9KNQFVSlkNdz2LUK5JiFrK4KehjU9flJUmmOKqhvTpUjxm33SfcVp0G2oF_I8Ng/s900/20221231-_8508671-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Nxcdhc2PAAW18Qf7dGUZcRiW0VkmbEhPxFo46pDK4BeTP64K_vtTOgq7PK6a1_DG3EiTrUh8VIw2JTWHUJrJbhHB5bD0AaI3sZ8gdG8kp-vIL42mLtmGekWCPlk9KNQFVSlkNdz2LUK5JiFrK4KehjU9flJUmmOKqhvTpUjxm33SfcVp0G2oF_I8Ng/w266-h400/20221231-_8508671-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A seasonal drainage that hasn't had a stream in years</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEMrxrSBR5PNmAN6j1wszlVo2_DujndID0mr0Ihbf7Y5tbzSAPj0qh6k_f_FhqovUdEJCmvyO3cf2_RnIe77t6Y_GcqtLT2csLC-pRVi9uupsY-dpmlJUPMgiDTj7-334l-2LOSkBoPyKsfI-u16DWLmKGS6SyLG94lNKeEDsHj7QaL5XmsgUaTKKAQ/s900/20221231-_8508666-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEMrxrSBR5PNmAN6j1wszlVo2_DujndID0mr0Ihbf7Y5tbzSAPj0qh6k_f_FhqovUdEJCmvyO3cf2_RnIe77t6Y_GcqtLT2csLC-pRVi9uupsY-dpmlJUPMgiDTj7-334l-2LOSkBoPyKsfI-u16DWLmKGS6SyLG94lNKeEDsHj7QaL5XmsgUaTKKAQ/w640-h426/20221231-_8508666-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Happy New Year. Tonight we'll have our usual cheese fondue and champagne to welcome the New Year. Wishing you health and happiness in 2023. Make some great memories. Слава Украина</div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Diamond Springs, CA, USA38.6946259 -120.814935510.384392063821153 -155.9711855 67.004859736178844 -85.6586855tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-20400955123809309722022-12-08T10:36:00.003-08:002022-12-08T10:36:54.337-08:00Different Than Ordinary: December 8, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETs9lN7LvU6GaY10vY21fzzHlbUQ7D608eUiGbw2k2VTXQxkLKkce_mjZQbs1oq25oKAJbh4R_Of0k0En8IWvoYNn6sfFfHxqt_G9h2by65MQzzPrk7tVSmpqPIECnxLrFdXcKinp6o4s5FMxt13QLKHpcMRGNYlILW_hBF1YAlgePWDPxY7iqBKnWg/s900/20191017_7509273-Edit-v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="900" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETs9lN7LvU6GaY10vY21fzzHlbUQ7D608eUiGbw2k2VTXQxkLKkce_mjZQbs1oq25oKAJbh4R_Of0k0En8IWvoYNn6sfFfHxqt_G9h2by65MQzzPrk7tVSmpqPIECnxLrFdXcKinp6o4s5FMxt13QLKHpcMRGNYlILW_hBF1YAlgePWDPxY7iqBKnWg/w640-h460/20191017_7509273-Edit-v2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Today was definitely a different than ordinary day with the acceptance of my photograph "Vermilion Flip Deux" by <a href="http://YourDailyPhotograph.com">YourDailyPhotograph.com</a> in their "Different Than Ordinary" theme. My photograph is available for sale and can be viewed at <a href="http://eepurl.com/ifFqIL">http://eepurl.com/ifFqIL</a>.</p>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-89442564096055692022-10-26T15:17:00.002-07:002023-03-30T16:07:17.416-07:00Grand Canyon Road Trip, The Last Part: October 19 - 25, 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywXxpcDg-lRs3qmRV23NlNeufNqzIMD65ft67MUCqH3KXLTXcEt2BcjNCQrMF_5Ghw5IOipczdxz4_WJBfPESAs9ZxtMdtYjJNCvbc0_XT1s4amQ2Ij-w6OEv0Zy4ysI-6HJSHcrttpri6FIIE7Dy3_TayPEjq42_p8bxY8NFFjHp6n-zEFJGSI0xoA/s900/20221019-_8508144-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywXxpcDg-lRs3qmRV23NlNeufNqzIMD65ft67MUCqH3KXLTXcEt2BcjNCQrMF_5Ghw5IOipczdxz4_WJBfPESAs9ZxtMdtYjJNCvbc0_XT1s4amQ2Ij-w6OEv0Zy4ysI-6HJSHcrttpri6FIIE7Dy3_TayPEjq42_p8bxY8NFFjHp6n-zEFJGSI0xoA/w640-h426/20221019-_8508144-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At our friend Sue Durling's suggestion, we took the scenic route from Grand Canyon to Oro Valley stopping at Tonto National Monument to see the cliff dwellings. We walked up to the lower cliff dwellings on a paved, half-mile path that ascends about 350 feet. There is another, farther set of cliff dwellings which require a reservation and a park service guide to get there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At least 10,000 years ago hunters and gatherers moved through the Tonto Basin area. With the introduction of agriculture, people began building more permanent structures for their homes. Around 1250 CE more people moved into the valley and hillsides. Some people lived in cliff dwellings built with adobe mud and surrounding rock. Roofs were made from wood as were door lintels. Water was gathered far below from the Salt River.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzdsggEWzkYxKd_ukq8PjI8KufFpk46uZ-1iQlax8e1YzcE_nvv18fOGPio7Xwe4fi2eb7Agtu42kx2ezjWCgigI2ZZ8KomEw-RwWzb47FTazWCcpAkeZfXkVw-6wggMBMJSTlyKmFatH7vbj3yhUhi71uwc-P5DUbQCPWpXZt_wKs7oY4qNGAxxSvQ/s900/20221019-_8508142-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzdsggEWzkYxKd_ukq8PjI8KufFpk46uZ-1iQlax8e1YzcE_nvv18fOGPio7Xwe4fi2eb7Agtu42kx2ezjWCgigI2ZZ8KomEw-RwWzb47FTazWCcpAkeZfXkVw-6wggMBMJSTlyKmFatH7vbj3yhUhi71uwc-P5DUbQCPWpXZt_wKs7oY4qNGAxxSvQ/w400-h266/20221019-_8508142-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In stages rooms were added to the lower cliff dwelling alcove. At the last stage of construction as many as 17 households, or 68-119 people may have lived in this alcove.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-rJe_vB0lEy0tOeXbaFBr4PelY7bDWuit3FVN8FsxfPJrq6eNluR6SPfDJ017CnfZgQ2LJ3nPE8RmQGCnAehepmQBT_KKCVD6mzt8LGrdXcLboMkdBTWAWGF-SQdF1AqNCekw1uUsuD5m9MGnm5YjnoZDsIDuKhguPxqIE8ad2dzA0k7x_WwxwlkEA/s900/20221019-_8508139-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-rJe_vB0lEy0tOeXbaFBr4PelY7bDWuit3FVN8FsxfPJrq6eNluR6SPfDJ017CnfZgQ2LJ3nPE8RmQGCnAehepmQBT_KKCVD6mzt8LGrdXcLboMkdBTWAWGF-SQdF1AqNCekw1uUsuD5m9MGnm5YjnoZDsIDuKhguPxqIE8ad2dzA0k7x_WwxwlkEA/w400-h266/20221019-_8508139-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLncNYlo8kkIW968h393dRtx2Z7yLINUdmopTP0Dj3Rph-e7SeyD_vh-Aa0NGaQOJegyncIKj5wLEWJBsk5LOzRxTqEvfGiTpHyNU83bOJPfRQnIDom-ps4cSeEYl1lqhOjXvdANrHWWrqVIZUfdPw5WPK3D9bT73pvulmp4-nazhKHib5GlriMTp6NA/s900/20221019-_8508141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLncNYlo8kkIW968h393dRtx2Z7yLINUdmopTP0Dj3Rph-e7SeyD_vh-Aa0NGaQOJegyncIKj5wLEWJBsk5LOzRxTqEvfGiTpHyNU83bOJPfRQnIDom-ps4cSeEYl1lqhOjXvdANrHWWrqVIZUfdPw5WPK3D9bT73pvulmp4-nazhKHib5GlriMTp6NA/w266-h400/20221019-_8508141.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLb1bVAsUHbAMfosCozStivW4o-N5ZgvGqOHQEA2bGtO3LCI3laILXzAR-G9rb5-M1c0XNBvZeHdj76MpAD_rIzObMHVqiRpCHYM0uCt6dlXdXLRHkp3EHSDyk75dIklRfzABuWp4uyLgeMrYAPFIHp9MMtFaVOJRBDD39hM06OVayOM5NMZYvydZqA/s900/20221019-_8508132-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLb1bVAsUHbAMfosCozStivW4o-N5ZgvGqOHQEA2bGtO3LCI3laILXzAR-G9rb5-M1c0XNBvZeHdj76MpAD_rIzObMHVqiRpCHYM0uCt6dlXdXLRHkp3EHSDyk75dIklRfzABuWp4uyLgeMrYAPFIHp9MMtFaVOJRBDD39hM06OVayOM5NMZYvydZqA/w263-h400/20221019-_8508132-Edit.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For some reason by 1450 CE all the people living here had moved on to parts unknown.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDBncEkG5yCy5Mndu0IDyiYhhT4utgRh7Fb9QNUsF0K08hhSRZ58-vqryLHTGgNff85KA11df856MLoCTHEA6cNOrsN_IpxyiD46kMF5ukKwnAOFKfseqGukF14uk0m7pSNrGQ_MsupOG8d7fkVsKIIIAd4v_BHK7aplVt12kMuRq_Q5S75iLrZBBYA/s900/20221019-_8508134-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDBncEkG5yCy5Mndu0IDyiYhhT4utgRh7Fb9QNUsF0K08hhSRZ58-vqryLHTGgNff85KA11df856MLoCTHEA6cNOrsN_IpxyiD46kMF5ukKwnAOFKfseqGukF14uk0m7pSNrGQ_MsupOG8d7fkVsKIIIAd4v_BHK7aplVt12kMuRq_Q5S75iLrZBBYA/w400-h266/20221019-_8508134-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oBw5J6mBu6g1K3FOGcZewY9xETWSNHKfBwckrMK1eYTlmWGK5A_qt2Y7dmFDmR0BbfxDi3CSeQuyX4duNhhvAz6fwXOc4lq4AdM1suE6emh1LvAXsnP6HokT7gkR74gikS4zcM-ED_RUQKg4wkzZrVWYpZJ9tmHqL2_FFRZZme5JE-hcHlJDvVzTpA/s900/20221019-_8508131-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oBw5J6mBu6g1K3FOGcZewY9xETWSNHKfBwckrMK1eYTlmWGK5A_qt2Y7dmFDmR0BbfxDi3CSeQuyX4duNhhvAz6fwXOc4lq4AdM1suE6emh1LvAXsnP6HokT7gkR74gikS4zcM-ED_RUQKg4wkzZrVWYpZJ9tmHqL2_FFRZZme5JE-hcHlJDvVzTpA/w640-h426/20221019-_8508131-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roosevelt Lake created in 1911 with the damming of the Salt River</td></tr></tbody></table>Our next stop was our friend's home in Oro Valley. We met Sue Durling in 2005 on a rafting trip on the Firth River in the Yukon that ended at the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. This was our second visit and it was good to catch up. We stayed two nights, had great meals and wandered around Tucson galleries and gardens during the day. <div><br /></div><div>Leaving Oro Valley on our way to Ajo (garlic in Spanish) we stopped at Saguaro National Park West. It is a bit of a drive from Oro Valley so our arrival time was late morning.We did some short hikes off the scenic drive and ended our exploration at Signal Hill to see the petroglyphs. To protect them, there is a barrier encompassing the top of the hill. There is also a sign that says "Rattlesnake Area" perhaps to dissuade those who aren't going to let a barrier stop them. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi8o1Hj8c0tKpAg6tfN4IsZEctwvAPtexc6MojHSP7y7gC2RBrRJiXo9kOZZWWD_CzBqCSkLsZgfdsp6Jf8i4-cjc4uTOu_Y8E_ZzuBEDgS8FacdONZSqt0kR4JF1T2E7M2BITl_Md4k27pXTFBeOw8C-GHbACvhEA5pEvMaE8qxzjbLaXQHl9Csypw/s900/20221021-_8508170-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi8o1Hj8c0tKpAg6tfN4IsZEctwvAPtexc6MojHSP7y7gC2RBrRJiXo9kOZZWWD_CzBqCSkLsZgfdsp6Jf8i4-cjc4uTOu_Y8E_ZzuBEDgS8FacdONZSqt0kR4JF1T2E7M2BITl_Md4k27pXTFBeOw8C-GHbACvhEA5pEvMaE8qxzjbLaXQHl9Csypw/w266-h400/20221021-_8508170-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d4ntdUmNx732rweYavT4LafOzrwIqImxKTwfA6p-VmCU7YDg62tHJ2YAJoPmD2QPI77zBDrF2kRPAMD6gTjBJgzPIc6_7yWqBjVgD7pEOiU6SZTCzrFrKAxS_gbersBvECTRqZNXxUP5yt2zLTBbrLgyRqCDBzK1GCTMIrWl2JyD5m5LOitXy8yUGw/s900/20221021-_8508177-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d4ntdUmNx732rweYavT4LafOzrwIqImxKTwfA6p-VmCU7YDg62tHJ2YAJoPmD2QPI77zBDrF2kRPAMD6gTjBJgzPIc6_7yWqBjVgD7pEOiU6SZTCzrFrKAxS_gbersBvECTRqZNXxUP5yt2zLTBbrLgyRqCDBzK1GCTMIrWl2JyD5m5LOitXy8yUGw/w266-h400/20221021-_8508177-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPSy--RZsadRa-Rc36Ws6kk_O2xMicFgWayZ-dg4rR7mNSd39fq4tTpdbORXRd3svaKNqw6ss6tmoO9RBULSyLwWBY12K3nJbIOmJm74uurWxKPZV8k09S_t2fjRS_l839cxF1wC00eyJYj3EUClobXbCHBybgSBapuV-a8QwCI1xN09HSLS_HBeW5A/s900/20221021-_8508174-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPSy--RZsadRa-Rc36Ws6kk_O2xMicFgWayZ-dg4rR7mNSd39fq4tTpdbORXRd3svaKNqw6ss6tmoO9RBULSyLwWBY12K3nJbIOmJm74uurWxKPZV8k09S_t2fjRS_l839cxF1wC00eyJYj3EUClobXbCHBybgSBapuV-a8QwCI1xN09HSLS_HBeW5A/w400-h266/20221021-_8508174-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As a result of the barrier, the best photo can be taken with a long lens from down below Signal Hill. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq-yoOcffRKlDKtR5_-8BUkvVJ1KawZINNelWnbZQ-8yPXF_0yxsIzvRx5Nt37crCrJOfkMoSvRTz2nid4c1czxNe0k2865hZLqxtBMbh9i6vPMy5HDX3TS6J3IqwAARMjro6Xvpo8EUFwLhgDgzo7QG09PC0Rjo6ZoTdY-q3RutD6A640Jt--eGcuw/s900/20221021-_8508179-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="900" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq-yoOcffRKlDKtR5_-8BUkvVJ1KawZINNelWnbZQ-8yPXF_0yxsIzvRx5Nt37crCrJOfkMoSvRTz2nid4c1czxNe0k2865hZLqxtBMbh9i6vPMy5HDX3TS6J3IqwAARMjro6Xvpo8EUFwLhgDgzo7QG09PC0Rjo6ZoTdY-q3RutD6A640Jt--eGcuw/w640-h322/20221021-_8508179-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Signal Hill Petroglyphs</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGFfZiFBblB1aC4lGL2xDC2ahH7xLeZIs3ZJJouh4P0PDIM3BZMCXKBwG_RC6xpok3LIXmZM3La5sXJc9TzqcOP7rVf3iGrllOgqr5PnexKtcvauUO61H-zeADhdWwxPPB0L7sIWKUFu6_ftPrM4vCYEPsM2pMzIfeXhKa5WaOnyx7zrzB6U7URGKUQ/s900/20221021-_8508185-Edit.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGFfZiFBblB1aC4lGL2xDC2ahH7xLeZIs3ZJJouh4P0PDIM3BZMCXKBwG_RC6xpok3LIXmZM3La5sXJc9TzqcOP7rVf3iGrllOgqr5PnexKtcvauUO61H-zeADhdWwxPPB0L7sIWKUFu6_ftPrM4vCYEPsM2pMzIfeXhKa5WaOnyx7zrzB6U7URGKUQ/w640-h426/20221021-_8508185-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Up on Signal Hill only a few of the petroglyphs are visible. We were here many years ago, perhaps the last time we visited Sue, and I don't recall the barrier, but so many people won't obey the rules and don't care about the damage they leave behind.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our next stop was Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument which is right on the US-Mexico border. My car, although all wheel drive, isn't really made for dirt/gravel roads. The ranger said we could drive South Puerto Blanco Drive along the border but couldn't do the loop without a high-clearance vehicle. I found even just driving along the border disconcerting with THE WALL just feet away from the dirt road, but we did. Cell phone coverage was sketchy so this sign wasn't a comfort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghV0HgBO-swM7HBBCmPFtnqsAeoRvpGzy8Tou-Ne0CbeFER5OIMH3Af2vF3RAi1muhHeHpWdS6NLG8a8jItiq0jLztDnzDTlGGITJCFctK7mkN4PranCAoCQbxQZtLGzS16P0-A5vK50dNCpkzspIwUCzzmypdbdP4wYxtVKilGAXNe9JliVyYKbIkFg/s900/20221021-_8508206-Edit.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghV0HgBO-swM7HBBCmPFtnqsAeoRvpGzy8Tou-Ne0CbeFER5OIMH3Af2vF3RAi1muhHeHpWdS6NLG8a8jItiq0jLztDnzDTlGGITJCFctK7mkN4PranCAoCQbxQZtLGzS16P0-A5vK50dNCpkzspIwUCzzmypdbdP4wYxtVKilGAXNe9JliVyYKbIkFg/w640-h426/20221021-_8508206-Edit.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here the wall is built on US territory and has a one-lane paved road on our side of it. When we were on the dirt road, a border patrol agent/vehicle was sitting on that paved road next to the fence. A few minutes later another border patrol pickup came zipping past my car with a load of migrant men (presumably).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJDRtgCuVRlrh3llX3EgJnA-KCdb0gd5NxObRt65Ro-EXVN_1U9NkzPBykLmwodAqKELYuEhzCoT27_zyItJzmBphLmBVQxZ0d32VV8l9WHommgu_E9rKWH5SoCTlYfPfDwicU4-oNUDlwvy6AnS7wn_JpYy-iDxI2s539xej8sPt3eVv4kR6IFe_ig/s900/20221021-_8508193-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJDRtgCuVRlrh3llX3EgJnA-KCdb0gd5NxObRt65Ro-EXVN_1U9NkzPBykLmwodAqKELYuEhzCoT27_zyItJzmBphLmBVQxZ0d32VV8l9WHommgu_E9rKWH5SoCTlYfPfDwicU4-oNUDlwvy6AnS7wn_JpYy-iDxI2s539xej8sPt3eVv4kR6IFe_ig/w400-h266/20221021-_8508193-Edit-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovr21c3mXSA4XXAC-SgfLoqP4KLZtgg5dvZkZs5SniS_eXjtd8CM_ZVi6yfo10zxlxfVD6DbArEI8PrU6PIZAysAv7iIvBXe9ouWMgZXG9RK3cQtiKqGUzbSRMd5f4pMRh-3K09n7RD-X7xJAQftQCj1N0sAM5kLfHj2lD73CJpxXnVrB5MWQ1ElMZw/s900/20221021-_8508202-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovr21c3mXSA4XXAC-SgfLoqP4KLZtgg5dvZkZs5SniS_eXjtd8CM_ZVi6yfo10zxlxfVD6DbArEI8PrU6PIZAysAv7iIvBXe9ouWMgZXG9RK3cQtiKqGUzbSRMd5f4pMRh-3K09n7RD-X7xJAQftQCj1N0sAM5kLfHj2lD73CJpxXnVrB5MWQ1ElMZw/s320/20221021-_8508202-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzE0B5aPDe9BsaNrT_SzpPR94KT74KGbOgNsw_Gjnlj2_Cw2StqPVZ2VBFl5E4IzuLaRDSmJ5jrdQQUOsYEiebIqvtco-ZT4G6lbBN3K34xd9O0nKbbqtgFuD8EaCWQH5aP7bUKbmMOjTlKitmPQ2kqsUDVJTx74-zXCmfLvVF5B7c3x4pt7MbX8WTQ/s900/20221021-_8508199-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzE0B5aPDe9BsaNrT_SzpPR94KT74KGbOgNsw_Gjnlj2_Cw2StqPVZ2VBFl5E4IzuLaRDSmJ5jrdQQUOsYEiebIqvtco-ZT4G6lbBN3K34xd9O0nKbbqtgFuD8EaCWQH5aP7bUKbmMOjTlKitmPQ2kqsUDVJTx74-zXCmfLvVF5B7c3x4pt7MbX8WTQ/s320/20221021-_8508199-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We also came here to see Organ Pipe Cactus of which we didn't see many in the area we could travel.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b62lmqS2-h3pmvpjB0XZlQ-l0mhJxhd-9pDrz3WQmcj-NzM_Psup_FPhPiMn0dJnn7q-u6J11mKlAnmvKBmYfmWQN3JJ1zLkl9PnmizlR0fNU9PYeMKJqnhr9ZXeF7sbIVW4XpMvm4jbbPN-Wkee1X-zhjegKP5sfuNlECY0AhzpMV7PYGZeT5aLGg/s900/20221021-_8508203-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b62lmqS2-h3pmvpjB0XZlQ-l0mhJxhd-9pDrz3WQmcj-NzM_Psup_FPhPiMn0dJnn7q-u6J11mKlAnmvKBmYfmWQN3JJ1zLkl9PnmizlR0fNU9PYeMKJqnhr9ZXeF7sbIVW4XpMvm4jbbPN-Wkee1X-zhjegKP5sfuNlECY0AhzpMV7PYGZeT5aLGg/w400-h266/20221021-_8508203-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Organ Pipe Cactus (left) Saguaro Cactus (right)</td></tr></tbody></table><div>We stayed the night at the Desert Sonoran Inn in Ajo. Our friend Sue used to live in Ajo many years ago. Ajo is just 43 miles north of the border. It is a nice town trying to remake itself after the closing of the copper mine in 1985. The former Curley Elementary School is now the Desert Sonoran Inn. The rest of the Curley School has been converted to artist live/work spaces. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuhpKQny6GCtwUoDU_RpvOTamAUhvNDh-Nd_Ro8q93uU-jHklxH6k6lgKPbYT0IkgS0ejlqUc1FzdRHaO71I3LS5sHTyqDqIy2rxL0hLWq846LHXsR3bmM079nMRqqdbZ-kBGI-6TqAje1Vkt_qI42HFHhMYqxMnJoqZ9DtEg_gPigE9HkG5lpJBOzQ/s900/20221022-_8508212-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuhpKQny6GCtwUoDU_RpvOTamAUhvNDh-Nd_Ro8q93uU-jHklxH6k6lgKPbYT0IkgS0ejlqUc1FzdRHaO71I3LS5sHTyqDqIy2rxL0hLWq846LHXsR3bmM079nMRqqdbZ-kBGI-6TqAje1Vkt_qI42HFHhMYqxMnJoqZ9DtEg_gPigE9HkG5lpJBOzQ/w640-h426/20221022-_8508212-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curley School (1919) now Artist Live-Work Spaces</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR_xe1pjUrahUk459LNVdwaeGhoaIkReWFKikzzh5aNZfE_TFg3MIpUysI5dg20qKRSL8fd9Wdx2wmnotH5TsgZq7Zu9g_MFpftwQeiwg_6WIVdZCOmgbpa-g-sw_E0MneaklQDTeCDsQ0sLCgkWFk83RH77tVin_5zZaATt7tNbACmAkN8flk6a7vQ/s900/20221022-_8508224-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR_xe1pjUrahUk459LNVdwaeGhoaIkReWFKikzzh5aNZfE_TFg3MIpUysI5dg20qKRSL8fd9Wdx2wmnotH5TsgZq7Zu9g_MFpftwQeiwg_6WIVdZCOmgbpa-g-sw_E0MneaklQDTeCDsQ0sLCgkWFk83RH77tVin_5zZaATt7tNbACmAkN8flk6a7vQ/w266-h400/20221022-_8508224-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Spiked Bannister at Curley School</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxNxa2842SU1e3oAKwSlDtubHAf8INAQvB_q2X6u4onlEymQLRSPgflfRpsbunFPjKeG_60FaaZQ-uapGVtFmbGROTkfFdPUvT50vAzyPMPu1poYyZtU6njnobMVgsCCbuHkUj4SuSIt2nimJJ-0Cgky2vLV0d75RphTkrPVHz0C5mm2Sea7hEFKZgQ/s900/20221022-_8508218-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxNxa2842SU1e3oAKwSlDtubHAf8INAQvB_q2X6u4onlEymQLRSPgflfRpsbunFPjKeG_60FaaZQ-uapGVtFmbGROTkfFdPUvT50vAzyPMPu1poYyZtU6njnobMVgsCCbuHkUj4SuSIt2nimJJ-0Cgky2vLV0d75RphTkrPVHz0C5mm2Sea7hEFKZgQ/w400-h266/20221022-_8508218-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immaculate Conception Church (1925)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZj4SuMkME25kxKzogWjrdz2Jmy8_fB0AQrf7tYGu6111xLrQ7mQvQOQxi59mT5HFZpzIsUT06UTocKknWPYyDoJ1jkc-9OJ3tHqCAXCvd_ijYHNjC6V2GKpXP7FHRBtJhq-a77gX2yqtu9SfVfPXr7NvTshvhe3dCYPaKqhjEJXj8c-dLccVB8G1oVA/s900/20221022-_8508211-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZj4SuMkME25kxKzogWjrdz2Jmy8_fB0AQrf7tYGu6111xLrQ7mQvQOQxi59mT5HFZpzIsUT06UTocKknWPYyDoJ1jkc-9OJ3tHqCAXCvd_ijYHNjC6V2GKpXP7FHRBtJhq-a77gX2yqtu9SfVfPXr7NvTshvhe3dCYPaKqhjEJXj8c-dLccVB8G1oVA/w400-h266/20221022-_8508211-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ajo Federated Church (1926)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoI4v7Jei8w2h3ugsUuLnVwYqhiFlc7wqGNRKTQYNIsWJyXYQuBqhwiZgwvSS-REjEVq5dybJ9E6ZjK46mh5hmE5rsnnBWfLQFG7SkP52WCswCIWRzTnaDzSTheffhr549zjdtrRXWD_U7Ie00MdJnRQ7yCcgczkqSdPEdGBGfqTCvKO7Io6GmGYCwQ/s900/20221022-_8508226-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="900" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoI4v7Jei8w2h3ugsUuLnVwYqhiFlc7wqGNRKTQYNIsWJyXYQuBqhwiZgwvSS-REjEVq5dybJ9E6ZjK46mh5hmE5rsnnBWfLQFG7SkP52WCswCIWRzTnaDzSTheffhr549zjdtrRXWD_U7Ie00MdJnRQ7yCcgczkqSdPEdGBGfqTCvKO7Io6GmGYCwQ/w640-h356/20221022-_8508226-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drive-In Restaurant converted to a Laundromat</td></tr></tbody></table><div>There is a Saturday Farmers/Art market in the town square where javelinas can sometimes be found grazing the lawn. The present population consists of retired people, business owners, border patrol agents/families, and in 2019-2020 Wall construction workers. There is even a coffee roaster in town.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our next destination was to visit friends (former neighbors Lee and Elaine) who have relocated to the Yuma area. On the way and at their suggestion, we stopped at the Painted Rock Petroglyph site. There are said to be about 800 petroglyphs on weathered basalt boulders scattered over an outcropping. On some boulders there are so many petroglyphs it's like the people who created them were talking over each other. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6ZIst_wJrE8K57j-fPRlTjpzKM_EmPVovCyiOTzn7gYUYkoHRg331X0naE-YKFnmLZ--w1cViRJVmhZtr8GCf0hWrwo9DNofDJwTVUHzQ2r1srzn-KycoNSnrCF8elOKgGoI4TrCZqMBn-qNa9Pi4lGJpKWZICok8UXHZASLkyTC-QgjCq1eF_dEjQ/s900/20221022-_8508237-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6ZIst_wJrE8K57j-fPRlTjpzKM_EmPVovCyiOTzn7gYUYkoHRg331X0naE-YKFnmLZ--w1cViRJVmhZtr8GCf0hWrwo9DNofDJwTVUHzQ2r1srzn-KycoNSnrCF8elOKgGoI4TrCZqMBn-qNa9Pi4lGJpKWZICok8UXHZASLkyTC-QgjCq1eF_dEjQ/w400-h266/20221022-_8508237-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The oldest Petroglyphs in the Western Archaic style of grids, rakes, ladders, and atlatls are attributed to the hunting and gathering culture that lived in this area between 7500 BCE and 1 CE.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh-Ol0gxjpwzQHUpvqtd_4qGzDkBYnvgkaKwPP6KaV2P-fOEPLXP2Fgr_CiM8DGfE-PerdHqNYNVcGESdH1_tfLrEdCSMuM5mWQJiqa8vcB-7g6eZioQ2CYL8CcdPbMGq1P8JoXZ9_4YrG7n3XhhgE7om8ioZb70peoBb9prP2ctlO7SfscL19RHwxg/s900/20221022-_8508233-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh-Ol0gxjpwzQHUpvqtd_4qGzDkBYnvgkaKwPP6KaV2P-fOEPLXP2Fgr_CiM8DGfE-PerdHqNYNVcGESdH1_tfLrEdCSMuM5mWQJiqa8vcB-7g6eZioQ2CYL8CcdPbMGq1P8JoXZ9_4YrG7n3XhhgE7om8ioZb70peoBb9prP2ctlO7SfscL19RHwxg/w640-h426/20221022-_8508233-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Archaic Style of Petroglyphs</td></tr></tbody></table><div>According to Wikipedia Painted Rock also bears the inscriptions of historic passers-by: "Juan Bautista de Anza passed near here during his 1775-1776 expedition; followed by the Mormon Battalion in the 1840s; the Butterfield Overland Mail; and countless numbers of pioneers. During World War II, General George Patton used this area as headquarters for tank training."</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbDAeySJBnz08mhrY5mWeDuu8Ws1YY3ZUfGTBpRd5_jcrRwBDgnylF6KQgCfBLYqfXN7hx0Wq01VGqfpfKAwHtPBDDIyw7gW-2TnzeCpJmWYk5S2SzOGwG2SY-2lm4U0RrpJJ0YlqmXZHKVv-lzs5WuA1R4Rx4qRDrwHrIAO6hjxQCQgY4PS9_cEbbA/s900/20221022-_8508236-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbDAeySJBnz08mhrY5mWeDuu8Ws1YY3ZUfGTBpRd5_jcrRwBDgnylF6KQgCfBLYqfXN7hx0Wq01VGqfpfKAwHtPBDDIyw7gW-2TnzeCpJmWYk5S2SzOGwG2SY-2lm4U0RrpJJ0YlqmXZHKVv-lzs5WuA1R4Rx4qRDrwHrIAO6hjxQCQgY4PS9_cEbbA/w400-h266/20221022-_8508236-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some inscriptions left by modern visitors</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The Gila Style is attributed to a farming culture that lived in the area about 300 BCE and 1450 CE. This style consists of designs of animals, human shapes, plants, circles, zigzags, and insects.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Doex6W9p_1qvKnYii9kaQPoAoRucAxjYKSWceh7UHDBA24ep1eBHyxzDLnvJ4gyQtXobAmAWyZljEn1vxb1crObMkMMjzjSx-2mC58sWS9pW5g74ow3dla9CaucXjfvSkN3sVTI1K_KsNEYQ4bmaqkN2-1QHZz2mJZtNkWcFwUq6i0N6tu5GHb7dAA/s900/20221022-_8508229-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Doex6W9p_1qvKnYii9kaQPoAoRucAxjYKSWceh7UHDBA24ep1eBHyxzDLnvJ4gyQtXobAmAWyZljEn1vxb1crObMkMMjzjSx-2mC58sWS9pW5g74ow3dla9CaucXjfvSkN3sVTI1K_KsNEYQ4bmaqkN2-1QHZz2mJZtNkWcFwUq6i0N6tu5GHb7dAA/w640-h426/20221022-_8508229-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gila Style</td></tr></tbody></table>Lee and Elaine live in the outskirts of Yuma and very close to the Barry M. Goldwater Range. I've seen so many of Elaine's interesting Wall photos on FB that I was hoping to see it myself. One day they graciously took us for a ride in their Side by Side out into the Barry M. Goldwater Range to see THE WALL. As this range is used for military practice, there are a lot of signs encouraging you to stay on the road. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGtCdjhF0Q8uvpJodJLJhcxl8ff26m6IB5JHa_xleXo85oMTorPEdHd0N2GxvWjrEVjXqOGP7KmwnK8KinZxZn5K-EflAc1jX3SHxLLZE3noC1VLgnglFS3l150tzT-v6io9pRyzAeNSxH2MBiMdc-xBkg-uXF_AcdKhyC_XKTJJEwJ_nSgpLVFB0Rw/s900/20221023-_8508241-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGtCdjhF0Q8uvpJodJLJhcxl8ff26m6IB5JHa_xleXo85oMTorPEdHd0N2GxvWjrEVjXqOGP7KmwnK8KinZxZn5K-EflAc1jX3SHxLLZE3noC1VLgnglFS3l150tzT-v6io9pRyzAeNSxH2MBiMdc-xBkg-uXF_AcdKhyC_XKTJJEwJ_nSgpLVFB0Rw/w400-h266/20221023-_8508241-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also a distress beacon that advises in both English and Spanish that if you need help to push the button and Border Patrol will arrive in 1 hour. The sign further states: "You cannot walk to safety from this point! You are in Danger of Dying if you do not summon help!"</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyqPf2BHeCs6LWrcu5mKe3EzYDA_x40avMG4zIYQJwSIjy4NQ_0678EM-OhrJffm4fqACzD-lpxTRGXplpxihS7a7BMQ1EArzZIYVEkwQ-zA_QSZV1gFgGhgTbiiZKmeoByMBBvajDtOAfXr60ZytUOYHJZ3ZK4WPfgCDeRs6WFzDMO66vubnwwoDSA/s900/20221023-_8508243-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyqPf2BHeCs6LWrcu5mKe3EzYDA_x40avMG4zIYQJwSIjy4NQ_0678EM-OhrJffm4fqACzD-lpxTRGXplpxihS7a7BMQ1EArzZIYVEkwQ-zA_QSZV1gFgGhgTbiiZKmeoByMBBvajDtOAfXr60ZytUOYHJZ3ZK4WPfgCDeRs6WFzDMO66vubnwwoDSA/w266-h400/20221023-_8508243-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqAOTqkK2S8dd-UifTZSOD8tN9HGSaN7auEsJUOUnjLFnMsoj_LmQGH6qAnv43M7NzYtqUSoE9emN7EfF9EQlGJKF4uuBYQFWitR3NlekvzYtEFunPVfA-GOt3qqlkPbif3SfvXjAsN7wIlyzvKKxgl1QS3fPuyfzsJXYgyvQmM1MS5ml1lkxzeqcDg/s900/20221023-_8508253-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqAOTqkK2S8dd-UifTZSOD8tN9HGSaN7auEsJUOUnjLFnMsoj_LmQGH6qAnv43M7NzYtqUSoE9emN7EfF9EQlGJKF4uuBYQFWitR3NlekvzYtEFunPVfA-GOt3qqlkPbif3SfvXjAsN7wIlyzvKKxgl1QS3fPuyfzsJXYgyvQmM1MS5ml1lkxzeqcDg/w400-h266/20221023-_8508253-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking through the new wall to the old wall (Obama era)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVPP0UQ9zgQ3uWLTrdhYr10lhC-k4FZdXoZ-470AWlLz0FwqyuvtpxvD8y2YNQa-OVQqb2g0VlN6FriM907C8SNqy6szXXM0l4fUKsb6foyeJW7U12qmc1Br1LyoDj7EiGECJ1SZWoFEKIWS_c4drMeYXigW_w9mij-5n36Exi3KNUWmbFoupenvrPw/s900/20221023-_8508247-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="900" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVPP0UQ9zgQ3uWLTrdhYr10lhC-k4FZdXoZ-470AWlLz0FwqyuvtpxvD8y2YNQa-OVQqb2g0VlN6FriM907C8SNqy6szXXM0l4fUKsb6foyeJW7U12qmc1Br1LyoDj7EiGECJ1SZWoFEKIWS_c4drMeYXigW_w9mij-5n36Exi3KNUWmbFoupenvrPw/s320/20221023-_8508247-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Old Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjic4aA1HK5V04FA4SWEA5pYujMmcdi1sk-fGbaXY3pibvr-UJ-rqlOR8qH3CjmUwJ4MDDv7lHJ01Cv_Zo9EKiuVcn8Y0HkPAmSUxGxCaBuSnPY1P40YG7rFYVWmL8UHpoD311MtpcnvcOk5ngBDip_7ZW59_szyohPgci0AITlHt0koDoF3E06R5IdyQ/s900/20221023-_8508246-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjic4aA1HK5V04FA4SWEA5pYujMmcdi1sk-fGbaXY3pibvr-UJ-rqlOR8qH3CjmUwJ4MDDv7lHJ01Cv_Zo9EKiuVcn8Y0HkPAmSUxGxCaBuSnPY1P40YG7rFYVWmL8UHpoD311MtpcnvcOk5ngBDip_7ZW59_szyohPgci0AITlHt0koDoF3E06R5IdyQ/w640-h426/20221023-_8508246-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The New Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyWdarYk_2SZR4jIXwAfOfNDZHc5xmcPEHUctnpvBep0YZBHAqiW_7zEGe5PDTxkWbS2XUk836v-6rDA7am4dqeBPqf_pXdKZoKS6a09RfLV3W3x8ZofPP_e1z3kt2AHziMaBQplG8PvVxc9J4Ci0xArBGZJ_CEaxc9q7H9Y3NmWf1KXjZ9fA4ueClQ/s900/20221023-_8508251-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyWdarYk_2SZR4jIXwAfOfNDZHc5xmcPEHUctnpvBep0YZBHAqiW_7zEGe5PDTxkWbS2XUk836v-6rDA7am4dqeBPqf_pXdKZoKS6a09RfLV3W3x8ZofPP_e1z3kt2AHziMaBQplG8PvVxc9J4Ci0xArBGZJ_CEaxc9q7H9Y3NmWf1KXjZ9fA4ueClQ/w266-h400/20221023-_8508251-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlWN64z8-Mpwkq3dWlhGfb3HIQcH3wR5D--sFn_hU1rfHFS0AuMjwLVdKENrlibvuvSkUeW4PWLKHHCk_YRVPg0F7Y5m8bMmvyNdDPba0UPquM_Q2b80eT5UQ5hGkio-TwuEOTZsGle0mSqX05PPwvzv9mOfHE5bO1Ua_8Qy8B_kVTvBXHCRoL9VqSg/s900/20221023-_8508249-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlWN64z8-Mpwkq3dWlhGfb3HIQcH3wR5D--sFn_hU1rfHFS0AuMjwLVdKENrlibvuvSkUeW4PWLKHHCk_YRVPg0F7Y5m8bMmvyNdDPba0UPquM_Q2b80eT5UQ5hGkio-TwuEOTZsGle0mSqX05PPwvzv9mOfHE5bO1Ua_8Qy8B_kVTvBXHCRoL9VqSg/w266-h400/20221023-_8508249-Edit.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The new wall looks like a dark ribbon running over mountains and through the desert. It follows the contours of the landscape much the way the Great Wall in China did.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJqwt9yTS1hAqe1g__B5qXAwVDvFYfmNFyrz8dEJfIpSIycnxDjNOkdhrfW24K9gE_YC1jSVPj0zuG0YqHxBSompy4RWry8w2hnW5MIVwecrk4JTuI263j75R4x1RFIB4roMJo9q32oXz2S5gttXNaTrJyRlU4Brdv60TjDubdoGlsZa6qxKBfcszPw/s900/20221023-_8508255-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJqwt9yTS1hAqe1g__B5qXAwVDvFYfmNFyrz8dEJfIpSIycnxDjNOkdhrfW24K9gE_YC1jSVPj0zuG0YqHxBSompy4RWry8w2hnW5MIVwecrk4JTuI263j75R4x1RFIB4roMJo9q32oXz2S5gttXNaTrJyRlU4Brdv60TjDubdoGlsZa6qxKBfcszPw/w400-h266/20221023-_8508255-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NbLEPKXbJefteY-CywStmsrVr5J4bSRRKfOPiT8fOPviwqW2srfZtqqz668ERLwBIRwKkXv3X6yLYuF_K9_jFAlKuRN70rp2UOFWZD737-xXMYXNGkZJpdP-O8DtP18b5gGXtDIsgGPZjtA5QCcmExXV6_8nUrV8bi9XlTuAjazqyFovNjqGIrp5GA/s900/20221023-_8508264-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NbLEPKXbJefteY-CywStmsrVr5J4bSRRKfOPiT8fOPviwqW2srfZtqqz668ERLwBIRwKkXv3X6yLYuF_K9_jFAlKuRN70rp2UOFWZD737-xXMYXNGkZJpdP-O8DtP18b5gGXtDIsgGPZjtA5QCcmExXV6_8nUrV8bi9XlTuAjazqyFovNjqGIrp5GA/w640-h426/20221023-_8508264-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Everything about this two-week road trip was interesting. We saw things we hadn't seen before, we had great photo ops, we learned new stuff, we met up with old friends, and my car did very well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next stop: Home<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-59108525305560916232022-10-20T16:26:00.002-07:002022-11-08T11:15:04.671-08:00Grand Canyon Road Trip, South Rim: October 16 - 19, 2022<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaThb3Sw0PAGSgoBWaLMsTTpmXBv2Y1rKpL6SBB5DUES4ve0YJl4Q4nc7aSJ1ooQbZVMep5VKX46xXKuahSaz4Ei-LV9OPScWlcPsyP6EJ21oPGFOoWTbjt7KMt4KXudnihRXNSpfz1Ro3xL21uK-Bfw8o5-SpoXN0vp05RHiYtJcDaL6EfhtwOiJydA/s900/20221016-_8507874-Pano-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="900" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaThb3Sw0PAGSgoBWaLMsTTpmXBv2Y1rKpL6SBB5DUES4ve0YJl4Q4nc7aSJ1ooQbZVMep5VKX46xXKuahSaz4Ei-LV9OPScWlcPsyP6EJ21oPGFOoWTbjt7KMt4KXudnihRXNSpfz1Ro3xL21uK-Bfw8o5-SpoXN0vp05RHiYtJcDaL6EfhtwOiJydA/w640-h420/20221016-_8507874-Pano-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Grand Canyon from the South Rim (Phantom Ranch is within the trees)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The four days we were at the North Rim we usually had hazy skies and barely saw a cloud. That changed yesterday when a storm came our way through the Bright Angel Canyon and creek to where we were standing in the Village on the South Rim. The clouds appeared to be lower than the rim height. The elevation of the South Rim is about 7,000 feet (2133 meters). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX0KUD-HhQOoxwhME_E_wxFP8ffKS9lSxL9UeimKwZcZcp4OOKRFUAwt-BfS9TnGa4QvdgruCIRDzvzV-qZrIoyiCJt-10ZJFoZf5dR_mDPB_Im5mfiw53TQ-CgBUXLWOSTf1E1hrU3RssV1q-XJq8O1McIwb45M90YAaRUwT4amOmmPUZ7W9K_krYA/w640-h426/20221016-_8507881-Edit.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdnH-ELcOqOZwbAMUvyRRWgssKFfubVUthMS9uG0FyaZzbHGKeED0a0gXr8VOYJ8l_c-8Fwqzi-eU5XJg-tLJiM6A4sTwrcEvLRze_eDYHTLqGo7YDNdBqQXYjY00SCAlV7sre88GYdDZKAODqNn5pmQXbC7nO-dr_Hg--_rYBrWZYztlHMWaVaXE6Q/s900/20221016-_8507894-Pano-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="900" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdnH-ELcOqOZwbAMUvyRRWgssKFfubVUthMS9uG0FyaZzbHGKeED0a0gXr8VOYJ8l_c-8Fwqzi-eU5XJg-tLJiM6A4sTwrcEvLRze_eDYHTLqGo7YDNdBqQXYjY00SCAlV7sre88GYdDZKAODqNn5pmQXbC7nO-dr_Hg--_rYBrWZYztlHMWaVaXE6Q/w640-h618/20221016-_8507894-Pano-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bright Angel Trail to Phantom Ranch is visible on the left</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By noon most of the rain was gone leaving only clouds behind and it was time to explore. From where we were staying at The Village, we walked east along the Rim Trail and the Geology Timeline.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUFHdV6KLs06p4PVDiX8HELLHyL0zIxHdMQubxtgYlkAW55cQndcAqMdrEFo7-etbAC5Ds4PsXnEC7o_hIUfPPH_LJglkc4cSek5hC60g1MbNnXZ4aDcL1ls_VUQ7_cBB_AphpDJ8jBDS_hX2fYGZ0gN2o-vK5wAZKl8LWicqPsrVuO96TnkqrHfJUA/s900/20221016-_8507919-Pano-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="900" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUFHdV6KLs06p4PVDiX8HELLHyL0zIxHdMQubxtgYlkAW55cQndcAqMdrEFo7-etbAC5Ds4PsXnEC7o_hIUfPPH_LJglkc4cSek5hC60g1MbNnXZ4aDcL1ls_VUQ7_cBB_AphpDJ8jBDS_hX2fYGZ0gN2o-vK5wAZKl8LWicqPsrVuO96TnkqrHfJUA/w400-h281/20221016-_8507919-Pano-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fluffy clouds lingered during the balance of our South Rim stay. We continued our walk east along the Rim Trail to Mather Point and the Visitor Center stopping at every viewpoint along the way. We noticed that where viewpoints could be reached via busses/cars there were always many more people. From the Visitor Center we continued east on the shuttle bus to Yaki Point then we shuttled back to the Village. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-C2QIRrf2rORD_xINTBHm-Ea3uXjr_cxcicczk9y_ssHOOQjhqOi73IMmPm0peXruZj80dUUXViBJwNCl9XsxYFXo9DKqF_OmgeqfcVblSraZJS_G18zYVlrtJls2T5Sik76DfK1ncuSD78nEmLLukvXjj6_4KWbiPF9OnwaWTZ9lgxQZnmo4RbU_wQ/s900/20221017-_8507959-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-C2QIRrf2rORD_xINTBHm-Ea3uXjr_cxcicczk9y_ssHOOQjhqOi73IMmPm0peXruZj80dUUXViBJwNCl9XsxYFXo9DKqF_OmgeqfcVblSraZJS_G18zYVlrtJls2T5Sik76DfK1ncuSD78nEmLLukvXjj6_4KWbiPF9OnwaWTZ9lgxQZnmo4RbU_wQ/w640-h426/20221017-_8507959-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from Mather Point looking northwest</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFUXYcRS-sXPflNhcbW4Whhop-P4T5szUOt7CTh7cC2oRjOJp_SHr_dTpBfJMntbsagfjGY3jWH5_aIOWIhqk6dAHzo83pzWD93YuHArmHWA238NcSgo0RAsIvEomyQjnNi8tDHDHYEBkQBdMFaWzQ6Ffa-eyTcAiO3QPXc04hqh6eC40zxryl0xZsQ/s900/20221017-_8507996-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="900" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFUXYcRS-sXPflNhcbW4Whhop-P4T5szUOt7CTh7cC2oRjOJp_SHr_dTpBfJMntbsagfjGY3jWH5_aIOWIhqk6dAHzo83pzWD93YuHArmHWA238NcSgo0RAsIvEomyQjnNi8tDHDHYEBkQBdMFaWzQ6Ffa-eyTcAiO3QPXc04hqh6eC40zxryl0xZsQ/w640-h350/20221017-_8507996-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Cape Royal, Wotan's Throne, and Vishnu's Temple</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kAj_5O0V1DYXlnScoU3g9sLf2kLS_wfA1BVQZ8r7TuBKCeECl1LdknrO1KBIk-L9eUlyTU6Ap_nYLXZ074Lv_09iYh8yUNWN0hEYgiGcrAMfJpsLWru__gO_EHAZXaTByW-ElrMxR8sUmAgEIXRF2eUEWlHL9cIeyiCd4ogC8JYqKNGhWZ3B483Lhw/s900/20221017-IMG_9116%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kAj_5O0V1DYXlnScoU3g9sLf2kLS_wfA1BVQZ8r7TuBKCeECl1LdknrO1KBIk-L9eUlyTU6Ap_nYLXZ074Lv_09iYh8yUNWN0hEYgiGcrAMfJpsLWru__gO_EHAZXaTByW-ElrMxR8sUmAgEIXRF2eUEWlHL9cIeyiCd4ogC8JYqKNGhWZ3B483Lhw/w640-h268/20221017-IMG_9116%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One evening we took the shuttle bus to Hopi Point to watch the sunset. It didn't disappoint. Great clouds, great shadows, and great colors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi654Iu1uk78jHwRe6n4o3vGjFypXYKY9DYK8iNuG8ZNMdwGcZrs3e6jP9H7tTTugb_ksQKkwwpzXkGRXg9GXewzzSLHo23W888tmszE_cQ5Lidie6HqLFYbJZBOlVixVtEtXv2oTkRCqp-LXkUqq4yzON-sz0-msqDhMaFq_9to1FSVAvWvAMoAyifAw/s900/20221017-_8507999-Pano-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="900" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi654Iu1uk78jHwRe6n4o3vGjFypXYKY9DYK8iNuG8ZNMdwGcZrs3e6jP9H7tTTugb_ksQKkwwpzXkGRXg9GXewzzSLHo23W888tmszE_cQ5Lidie6HqLFYbJZBOlVixVtEtXv2oTkRCqp-LXkUqq4yzON-sz0-msqDhMaFq_9to1FSVAvWvAMoAyifAw/w640-h530/20221017-_8507999-Pano-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYxUl-rFM07-G9eHmVb2ERgoarRkT_PtOxvSkYJdEHy_sQMoQNShGd7mFysrlCBLSly4jAlB9y8yHkczilsUbz1dPmdOHulfqe5jPokUFIiFEQAsdR8hMbpHWVF0scXp0oyBeCv_ghsiEbS3y5uJvLd7iMiv94gzwLjF6is4xPjbOMPXpoavgl5Cydw/s900/20221017-_8508019-Pano-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="900" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYxUl-rFM07-G9eHmVb2ERgoarRkT_PtOxvSkYJdEHy_sQMoQNShGd7mFysrlCBLSly4jAlB9y8yHkczilsUbz1dPmdOHulfqe5jPokUFIiFEQAsdR8hMbpHWVF0scXp0oyBeCv_ghsiEbS3y5uJvLd7iMiv94gzwLjF6is4xPjbOMPXpoavgl5Cydw/w640-h564/20221017-_8508019-Pano-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdp_xJpTh2idqzft43ZqMAx5U-kBzUmr1nUSPr7reCC3jMQROzNxGtZ3dhFJgS_gZIr8HbM51zAd8iIFPr6S_DALki0jI8NcWSi3LlyAj-2HGb83FLAV3p3c8HTobEw5kZcKUSQTQW7uw8Nt9S1ABiuceMYPZIP2x9Px80la_KaBwp0sVmaXqQgMRVw/s900/20221017-_8508017-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdp_xJpTh2idqzft43ZqMAx5U-kBzUmr1nUSPr7reCC3jMQROzNxGtZ3dhFJgS_gZIr8HbM51zAd8iIFPr6S_DALki0jI8NcWSi3LlyAj-2HGb83FLAV3p3c8HTobEw5kZcKUSQTQW7uw8Nt9S1ABiuceMYPZIP2x9Px80la_KaBwp0sVmaXqQgMRVw/w640-h426/20221017-_8508017-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A glimpse of the Colorado River from Hopi Point</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovJIfnModeTuk4-q0Fd11pfE0v_FZkEvvgB0R_L6tOsZ3hDzROD9QdqLloabtruGWjg_DhhbPBUqhmM_tCvcsXGEN5AF70IGYLMa7nOCzcy2eQkoa4YZpc8B5_JQ8btFH00Zxssj-7xFnpE--HpJcKxyPtKIZmg4R2kRgAdoOyCVrZZDVkuu9bcUfsQ/s900/20221017-_8508045-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovJIfnModeTuk4-q0Fd11pfE0v_FZkEvvgB0R_L6tOsZ3hDzROD9QdqLloabtruGWjg_DhhbPBUqhmM_tCvcsXGEN5AF70IGYLMa7nOCzcy2eQkoa4YZpc8B5_JQ8btFH00Zxssj-7xFnpE--HpJcKxyPtKIZmg4R2kRgAdoOyCVrZZDVkuu9bcUfsQ/w640-h426/20221017-_8508045-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqzSeF3lw_XTQGE974bcr7uENWjtxYAdQ1fTyZ5ILOkJPkBN6THybQLVde2QFlF_iF7r36ygP_qI6ralvVFoI-UDHfi0J5hYAOKK66rVJfJAL30LKOM_5YKeE9J4VXjPw-QX__LPcl6G7OPTrEHwAqwDZm17XBU2_dgcRER8VR79e_kFUgZrKvnlKUg/s900/20221017-_8508066-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="900" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqzSeF3lw_XTQGE974bcr7uENWjtxYAdQ1fTyZ5ILOkJPkBN6THybQLVde2QFlF_iF7r36ygP_qI6ralvVFoI-UDHfi0J5hYAOKK66rVJfJAL30LKOM_5YKeE9J4VXjPw-QX__LPcl6G7OPTrEHwAqwDZm17XBU2_dgcRER8VR79e_kFUgZrKvnlKUg/w640-h406/20221017-_8508066-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our last day and for our last hike we took the shuttle bus to the farthest point west to Hermit's Rest and walked back to our hotel. It is about 7 miles from the shuttle bus stop to Hermit's Rest. There is a slight downhill from Hermit's Rest to the El Tovar Lodge. But, we followed our usual pattern of meandering to all the viewpoints and taking photos and by the time we got back to the lodge we had logged in about 10 miles and my legs were achingly tired. We could have gotten on the shuttle bus at some of the viewpoints, but by then we were determined to finish under our own power.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtpdyU2Idp545wD1ib3fzqVVTVOPrKkchc2uhwhdW-bqtwKAYn5aEjkRUceBYnGG0K3Tk2lI0YfxS2gULILJ4L_0Djjk6qYM9Kf7Gj_OxpI8gBxlw0jA3MOAJISa5ULe28Hhk-a6OohToRQ0xra6lLcSNoc5Ekinco37QIiNFLf0EM5lKtRYDLnGTWQ/s900/20221018-_8508075-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtpdyU2Idp545wD1ib3fzqVVTVOPrKkchc2uhwhdW-bqtwKAYn5aEjkRUceBYnGG0K3Tk2lI0YfxS2gULILJ4L_0Djjk6qYM9Kf7Gj_OxpI8gBxlw0jA3MOAJISa5ULe28Hhk-a6OohToRQ0xra6lLcSNoc5Ekinco37QIiNFLf0EM5lKtRYDLnGTWQ/w640-h426/20221018-_8508075-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument Creek Vista with a bit of the Colorado River</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaJmlodsipzq1mKaU81zxXrysUykn0AeRYUb_ktdLg1pX3QBGFW60jAgPnRN58ydzpv1U4w3MBj0dVhbsJXCl-Wl55wqz41uCYldEzTuwBHvlMWo3AZRV77HPX9aw8bWulp3QTNxj6f1v-u61DcQIb_qdHH_uVOvU7c9vwmZJxSH9Z0f2EXA7ioO8Vw/s900/20221018-_8508116.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaJmlodsipzq1mKaU81zxXrysUykn0AeRYUb_ktdLg1pX3QBGFW60jAgPnRN58ydzpv1U4w3MBj0dVhbsJXCl-Wl55wqz41uCYldEzTuwBHvlMWo3AZRV77HPX9aw8bWulp3QTNxj6f1v-u61DcQIb_qdHH_uVOvU7c9vwmZJxSH9Z0f2EXA7ioO8Vw/w426-h640/20221018-_8508116.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from near the Village (the red is a small maple)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2ynH_YrkGYE0wUEajpKEKIOERKabsuu6HJuV_WidtOHP0L4jmvr4dTB9claSIjHwmXQ5_gq-jP5BQVGnpqHXFOUyIoDptkS07hQpnCJ--5ChOs5R5KUOJb7-KHvu2TFQxKMfwyJhObnMVGK3sjeyt4m_HrW4Vs4LvbMK7tjxqNKPksLaETF1U-S-1A/s900/20221016-_8507935-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2ynH_YrkGYE0wUEajpKEKIOERKabsuu6HJuV_WidtOHP0L4jmvr4dTB9claSIjHwmXQ5_gq-jP5BQVGnpqHXFOUyIoDptkS07hQpnCJ--5ChOs5R5KUOJb7-KHvu2TFQxKMfwyJhObnMVGK3sjeyt4m_HrW4Vs4LvbMK7tjxqNKPksLaETF1U-S-1A/w640-h426/20221016-_8507935-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't investigate whether or not the Village Store actually sells film, but "film" is rarely seen on any sign anywhere. This is where we picked up a few food items for our hiking lunches. We had a curious and persistent guest on one day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjK6Bg9qy9YuJ6ANS8d1HgqSZpWBCKu4e9WIfxS6ueRgKAZ23LH9MpnO7rIhJy2JrNGrLG-k8qPKj2toDBHbaM3NJvSv-9T4cET8Yz8vqlmCjd60Vkt77VkghKQ1gs3LmPTyL7LrARWlksxHz02ATZlVGDvcjP7zEZKvJX211pEYz6iYpvS-Sqjwg2g/s900/20221017-IMG_9110%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjK6Bg9qy9YuJ6ANS8d1HgqSZpWBCKu4e9WIfxS6ueRgKAZ23LH9MpnO7rIhJy2JrNGrLG-k8qPKj2toDBHbaM3NJvSv-9T4cET8Yz8vqlmCjd60Vkt77VkghKQ1gs3LmPTyL7LrARWlksxHz02ATZlVGDvcjP7zEZKvJX211pEYz6iYpvS-Sqjwg2g/s320/20221017-IMG_9110%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Everything about the Grand Canyon is grand: its vast size, the colors, the shapes, the textures. When I was a kid, we drove through the Grand Canyon but I didn't understand its grandness from a brief stop. I am so glad we made this road trip and were able to spend time on both rims. It is truly a spectacular place.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Next stop: Oro Valley to visit a friend</div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0Grand Canyon South, Rim Trail, Grand Canyon Village, AZ 86023, USA36.0604246 -112.10760247.750190763821152 -147.26385240000002 64.370658436178843 -76.9513524tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867735194178939057.post-30368484996521789662022-10-16T14:29:00.091-07:002022-11-28T16:17:37.235-08:00Grand Canyon Road Trip, Leaving the North Rim: October 15, 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9m2vS3K4eyICWpuEcCxyFGx912fBCxP14zUqNB3j1q_QKmXtmhSyuxS_zmjoRT1vjca8y4nNaQuzabVGi8MSCqYvB4hQO7hMWMlJ0NhmYcjVqVMAvLyT5Vt2ffhUaHsLl-1DtFvm6fn1QfG3msenL6bjkhpO0kFpoTUaEmOuZIIGpFss8OFK3c1P5g/s900/20221015-_8507742-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9m2vS3K4eyICWpuEcCxyFGx912fBCxP14zUqNB3j1q_QKmXtmhSyuxS_zmjoRT1vjca8y4nNaQuzabVGi8MSCqYvB4hQO7hMWMlJ0NhmYcjVqVMAvLyT5Vt2ffhUaHsLl-1DtFvm6fn1QfG3msenL6bjkhpO0kFpoTUaEmOuZIIGpFss8OFK3c1P5g/w640-h426/20221015-_8507742-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This morning, our last at the north rim, we did get to Bright Angel Point for the sunrise and take photos. It was worth it. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPDAWXPYZNbfAHS8qRCZAXmwOssn8kZBT7btjqbRrLhxfEaoL89ZC2e_vfJU3oaGrho0lbz9Nw-4gDomogZUV0-3Zwibnl-96gwlI5K1ycowXZLkRpsQWPvDDpzDfDRv1285MVMGLKhhLX_VHx2AqY85AbpCTZCY1EvDLzVgWOinnnDXMMsmkUi4qtw/s900/20221015-_8507749-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPDAWXPYZNbfAHS8qRCZAXmwOssn8kZBT7btjqbRrLhxfEaoL89ZC2e_vfJU3oaGrho0lbz9Nw-4gDomogZUV0-3Zwibnl-96gwlI5K1ycowXZLkRpsQWPvDDpzDfDRv1285MVMGLKhhLX_VHx2AqY85AbpCTZCY1EvDLzVgWOinnnDXMMsmkUi4qtw/w640-h426/20221015-_8507749-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdwRRNHgxofhRNF0TSCunQflU-vraOu1O1fyUprK5vtNGGCRXIfLnjYHRwtCrxCyvL13eUR0OvOT3b-ZXuTso2esFE1VEjLnPbio8r64sB_Mjv5nOrzivn4R0_Ppjy9sUHTP2mHEXeuB5W-Xk7pZh7gHnjF_GOxdBo_C2DIXoIDSWOABWQxUuf4NgFA/s900/20221015-_8507752-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdwRRNHgxofhRNF0TSCunQflU-vraOu1O1fyUprK5vtNGGCRXIfLnjYHRwtCrxCyvL13eUR0OvOT3b-ZXuTso2esFE1VEjLnPbio8r64sB_Mjv5nOrzivn4R0_Ppjy9sUHTP2mHEXeuB5W-Xk7pZh7gHnjF_GOxdBo_C2DIXoIDSWOABWQxUuf4NgFA/w640-h426/20221015-_8507752-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright Angel Fault</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next we drove to Point Imperial. While it wasn't sunrise, it was still early.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dZFgw8Z8tBeqifmTqTCLG4JbZKFf0U0ErJLZX83SzjxApOCJ5Q0ty4mvm_NvREJUTIkHx7ZLDmPbFtVCGm6RZT4A1VNEt2mlvglBYJA66K8rpOXU9emV2yLUgTwKB_Jf0xilomoHZhdZ_qyzxQhsFCSLyWmPL3eJOzTzdobCp_4j9uOdIo-2zqgWsw/s900/20221015-_8507776-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dZFgw8Z8tBeqifmTqTCLG4JbZKFf0U0ErJLZX83SzjxApOCJ5Q0ty4mvm_NvREJUTIkHx7ZLDmPbFtVCGm6RZT4A1VNEt2mlvglBYJA66K8rpOXU9emV2yLUgTwKB_Jf0xilomoHZhdZ_qyzxQhsFCSLyWmPL3eJOzTzdobCp_4j9uOdIo-2zqgWsw/w640-h426/20221015-_8507776-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlzO_DErkYoRxS3NrcNly_A6INQep-99SRphblzmP9CQbeCzY3L0CuC46aPqL8hr7ZPT9nWXfGyyulfrYXaKcF0LA_l5mv8k81RaA0bKA-4k-tvRArkkP-vT361zBc7yF0RnOXdByd4kvpEiY88OYDE1lNdY9i3NERqfRBQ7BKJ4C8A9Mb1R4GNlgAw/s900/20221015-_8507779-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The distance is 209 miles and it is a 4-hour drive. The distance from the North Rim to the South Rim as a raven flies is about 10 miles (16 km), but except for a rim to rim hike, there is no way to reduce the distance. From the east to the west the Grand Canyon stretches 277 miles (446 km) from Lees Ferry (near the Vermillion Cliffs) to Grand Wash Cliffs (east of Lake Mead). It is approximately 1 mile (1l6 km) deep. At 2,600 square miles (6,734 km) the Grand Canyon is slightly larger than the state of Delaware. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdLql1JsIX3bmzeGFBfSWv2esTAVKEjgxbroyI0YXi6m4b0MnnfjZUe61qsKsEVHXsLtkTiStGDf58RqSBoYxsvkfLB5LLAdfd0USb3wO1oSh6bl04j3ODzsbxKRpaaZGLifsq55221EHA_pkrEa0uBUey2CD1TvY1IMMDNdsyquLxrHAZDshPpRd5A/s900/20221015-_8507822-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdLql1JsIX3bmzeGFBfSWv2esTAVKEjgxbroyI0YXi6m4b0MnnfjZUe61qsKsEVHXsLtkTiStGDf58RqSBoYxsvkfLB5LLAdfd0USb3wO1oSh6bl04j3ODzsbxKRpaaZGLifsq55221EHA_pkrEa0uBUey2CD1TvY1IMMDNdsyquLxrHAZDshPpRd5A/w400-h266/20221015-_8507822-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9hdVXx4cBQ5HyASv6iqg3JHF-ZY5dxTyqDRiSGY_GtMQFYl3FtSquabkdQQUmbp1I7G-1_lVaqJkcJ5HW9_7CCDmK-ODx5v1Iu7M6-iQobtfMrDVIMU0ntd4jMVrdzC5vJT7IMINLA7jlAelVujnwN5P93hB-Y13QPCJNazYe-thpDuE75c0Fshyeg/s900/20221011-_8507400-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9hdVXx4cBQ5HyASv6iqg3JHF-ZY5dxTyqDRiSGY_GtMQFYl3FtSquabkdQQUmbp1I7G-1_lVaqJkcJ5HW9_7CCDmK-ODx5v1Iu7M6-iQobtfMrDVIMU0ntd4jMVrdzC5vJT7IMINLA7jlAelVujnwN5P93hB-Y13QPCJNazYe-thpDuE75c0Fshyeg/w640-h426/20221011-_8507400-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYWJ5v30ZEPZ9tK2T9obQayomNIQclMLdn4xHq58cR_sA5pnr45tRz4ylBwG9dtxnoHuMIB_K7EkX0pDDMUHnbeF-EbmMn_i0B2yNAIM9g9efIiLEur3P2NIhiC5xvKtpayGGMuxymWpy3DUI-VjuGg338DlQe3vVV4_ybZB3VdKOA__TC_l0duzqFw/s900/20221011-_8507405-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYWJ5v30ZEPZ9tK2T9obQayomNIQclMLdn4xHq58cR_sA5pnr45tRz4ylBwG9dtxnoHuMIB_K7EkX0pDDMUHnbeF-EbmMn_i0B2yNAIM9g9efIiLEur3P2NIhiC5xvKtpayGGMuxymWpy3DUI-VjuGg338DlQe3vVV4_ybZB3VdKOA__TC_l0duzqFw/w400-h266/20221011-_8507405-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>We arrived at the South Rim with plenty of time to stop and enjoy the first view at Desert View. This view also offered the best view of the Colorado River that we were to have.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcetwx7W8_7PfTAF4mC-rwv9c8p_Qua2OUy5ISIMEN4_JYds7TcI45fKH7GM75NZ1nACmg1008JyDOsE1PqySc1o4L-oqyiv3Q6c6C__0KDQP9Z8j0wSEtdxRRJNZS3BkA79dooB9bx-u50J7m3yk9usnuAdCv1jjcBolDZ-srsPx4LMyKrBB9qsAiQ/s900/20221015-_8507829-Pano-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="900" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcetwx7W8_7PfTAF4mC-rwv9c8p_Qua2OUy5ISIMEN4_JYds7TcI45fKH7GM75NZ1nACmg1008JyDOsE1PqySc1o4L-oqyiv3Q6c6C__0KDQP9Z8j0wSEtdxRRJNZS3BkA79dooB9bx-u50J7m3yk9usnuAdCv1jjcBolDZ-srsPx4LMyKrBB9qsAiQ/w640-h334/20221015-_8507829-Pano-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert View Panorama, South Rim</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ0akHSVQU-VQFqcKVDzfaEdk73FUfxmHxnSQ7yz48Pznte1HW7tWMOOdEaxacDmMKVqknQFiLkpmNfPBlNNLxFa16d-JbaLvUR9_xkss72tDfD5_z-k43t5Rh0fSoFRcR6-i3yxcYJ8hiLVPOfxINqGmjdDYF_PJEST4aVA9P6fOLcTYJDyRfGZd2A/s900/20221015-_8507844-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ0akHSVQU-VQFqcKVDzfaEdk73FUfxmHxnSQ7yz48Pznte1HW7tWMOOdEaxacDmMKVqknQFiLkpmNfPBlNNLxFa16d-JbaLvUR9_xkss72tDfD5_z-k43t5Rh0fSoFRcR6-i3yxcYJ8hiLVPOfxINqGmjdDYF_PJEST4aVA9P6fOLcTYJDyRfGZd2A/w640-h426/20221015-_8507844-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfVLa9M9abBkLdAUr9EZAqgoudz174oPoeZgtpeAm8qOcOjIQok-a8j7XpCcEGScT6okkEjaKFKHwjQuJdKVBLBzWb3l_K_yOvyd-hkGj_dVg9m954LpauTKr0C1eDgj9ReGfGLnY1lPPJNGkA2rkbh3twIjXQkkhsJY89RNepq6D8EOqMNcWxurKEg/s900/20221015-_8507841-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfVLa9M9abBkLdAUr9EZAqgoudz174oPoeZgtpeAm8qOcOjIQok-a8j7XpCcEGScT6okkEjaKFKHwjQuJdKVBLBzWb3l_K_yOvyd-hkGj_dVg9m954LpauTKr0C1eDgj9ReGfGLnY1lPPJNGkA2rkbh3twIjXQkkhsJY89RNepq6D8EOqMNcWxurKEg/w640-h426/20221015-_8507841-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Besides birds and squirrels, seeing this female elk on the way in was the only wildlife sighting we had.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAe3MSHYiop7Y-4GlYhZhJM0y0tlyAyU-V63a8Af--ahn9mvgvU7CCXFpfkFaUE4ppjsYNus1J0Emijmmy01BiXMifElTrwEl2EZrSay7LT_krlmApRhZcYdS3-__EtMPQJBetLyt_5eTVi6cMiLtYHTAmoZrw2okTfBBZyGms2mhb8oLu1sYQQr19Q/s900/20221015-_8507854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAe3MSHYiop7Y-4GlYhZhJM0y0tlyAyU-V63a8Af--ahn9mvgvU7CCXFpfkFaUE4ppjsYNus1J0Emijmmy01BiXMifElTrwEl2EZrSay7LT_krlmApRhZcYdS3-__EtMPQJBetLyt_5eTVi6cMiLtYHTAmoZrw2okTfBBZyGms2mhb8oLu1sYQQr19Q/w400-h266/20221015-_8507854.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We checked into the El Tovar Lodge for lodging and dinners for the next four nights.</div><p></p></div>Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907589767871242670noreply@blogger.com0North Rim, AZ 86052, USA36.2134719 -112.05809657.9032380638211563 -147.2143465 64.52370573617884 -76.9018465