Every day has been a little bit different and today was no exception. We spent the day driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It is a spectacular place that we will describe in detail when we return home. The highlight of the day was seeing a black rhino. They are very rare and it was a treat to get the opportunity to watch it’s strength and beauty. It was a cool and cloudy day, but that didn’t diminish the experience.
After a morning game drive in Amboseli National Park, we crossed the border into Tanzania. We spent the afternoon going through the Lake Manyara Park, we are relaxing in a nice lodge before heading to the Ngorongoro Crater. We are only three days into our safari and pictures cannot come close to capturing the experience so far.
We love hiking throughout the year and the scenery in the Rocky Mountains is always quite stunning. Although we always take time to look around and see the mountain peaks or stop to gaze at a waterfall, but when you hike you spend the majority of your time staring at the trail that is right in front of you. Obviously we try to keep our eyes on the trees around us to catch a glimpse of any animals that might be near by, but the surest way to trip and bang yourself up is to try to walk over roots and rocks without paying attention to where you place your feet.
Trails come in many different styles from wide and well-traveled to narrow and sometimes overgrown. Some places are deep in the woods and others are in open fields or even along the edge of a cliff. The different parts of the trail also provide different things along the trail itself, such as Aspen leaves falling on the path or roots of giant pine trees jutting out of the ground. It is quite common for trails in Colorado to be a mix of everything as you hike the full length of the trail. We enjoy all of the different types of trails for the natural beauty that each supplies. Just getting out into nature is its own reward and hiking is a great way to relax, unwind, and recharge ones battery.
