On our last day in Tanzania, we spent a couple of hours in the Tarangire National Park after breakfast. Here’s the map for that. Here are the animals we saw: Elephants Buffaloes Ostriches Zebras Impalas Wildebeests Dik-diks Afterwards, we headed to Kilimanjaro International Airport for our flight back. On the plane, I took the photo… Continue reading Tanzania Day 11: Tarangire to End
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Tanzania Day 10: Tarangire
We spent June 25 in Tarangire National Park. Here’s the tracklog for our morning game drive. We returned to Tarangire Safari Lodge for lunch and spent some time viewing elephants at the river down below. Then we headed out for an afternoon safari drive. Here’s the map. Here are the animals we saw: Baboons Elephants… Continue reading Tanzania Day 10: Tarangire
Tanzania Day 9: Tarangire
On June 24, we stayed in Tarangire National Park. Here’s the map for our day game drive. Here are the animals we saw during the day: Elephants Buffalo Ostriches Zebras Vervet Monkeys Impalas Pelicans Wildebeests Giraffes Warthogs Thomson’s Gazelles Lions Leopard Waterbucks Monitor Lizard Dik-diks Long-crested Eagles Martial Eagles Starlings Python Of course, there were… Continue reading Tanzania Day 9: Tarangire
Tanzania Day 8: Ngorongoro to Tarangire
On June 23, we spent half the day in Ngorongoro Crater and then headed to Tarangire National Park. Here’s the map of our day: Here are the animals we saw: Baboons Elephants Buffalo Ostriches Zebras Wildebeests Crowned Cranes Warthogs Hippopotamuses Thomson’s Gazelles Grant’s Gazelles Hyenas Lions Kori Bustard Guineafowl Waterbucks Black-backed Jackals Hadada Ibis Bat-eared… Continue reading Tanzania Day 8: Ngorongoro to Tarangire
Tanzania Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
On June 22, we spent the morning in central Serengeti and then headed out. We stopped at the Oldupai Gorge Museum on our way to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. Here’s the tracklog for our drive. Here are the animals we saw: Baboons Elephants Ostriches Zebras Lions Vervet Monkeys Wildebeests Giraffes Warthogs Hippopotamuses Thomson’s Gazelles Grant’s Gazelles… Continue reading Tanzania Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Tanzania Day 6: Central Serengeti
On this day, we set out early from Kati Kati for a game drive. Here’s the track for our morning game drive. After lunch at the camp, we went back out again. Here’s the track for that. This is when we saw the leopard with a wildebeest in a tree. Here are the animals we… Continue reading Tanzania Day 6: Central Serengeti
Silver Comet
I had been thinking of riding the Silver Comet trail for a while, but first I needed to up my mileage. The original plan was to ride with a friend, but he had to back out. Since the trail seems fairly safe and well-traveled, I decided to go it alone. On April 13, Amber dropped… Continue reading Silver Comet
LeConte Lodge
The only way to get to LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is to hike up a mountain. To stay the night, you need to make reservations far in advance. We sent in our reservation request in August last year and then waited till the October 1 drawing of names. We did… Continue reading LeConte Lodge
Skiing in Colorado
In February, we headed out to Colorado for our first ski trip out west. It was a different and much more fun experience than skiing here in the East. I had my Garmin Oregon 450 with me along with Snowranger maps and I recorded my tracks. The first day we were at Copper Mountain. Here’s… Continue reading Skiing in Colorado
Cloudland Canyon
For Amber’s birthday last fall, we went camping in Cloudland Canyon. We camped in the walk-in campground which was nice and secluded, but full due to the season. Here’s our first day’s hike, around the West rim loop. On the second day, we went to see the waterfalls and the overlooks near the park office.… Continue reading Cloudland Canyon