Aberdares--Part II

We looked at each other often and said "a picture can't do justice to this." What we saw is well nigh indescribable and beyond photography--but I'm going to to share just a taste of what we experienced in this brief getaway.




A crested eagle

Clouds and mist over Aberdare

moors and mountains

Elephant grass

The river just below the cabin.
Notice the hanging moss.

One of many waterfalls,

each with its own

ecosystem and plantlife.

We would daily trek to see

a new waterfall.

The same falls, second stage.

After our first water fall trek,

this deer walked out to greet us as

though she were on official business.

Others were more wary.

Still others posed majestically.

A Franklin hen.








Mustache extensions?

No, Jim being silly

with hanging moss.

Are these deer tour guides?

She stood behind me as I rested during a

waterfall trek.






Wild gladiolus

Old

growth

forest

Another section--

different plant life--

An orchid-like flower

among bamboo.

Water buffalo in the

bamboo forest.

We moved from bamboo to

Evergreens

Brilliant green tea farms just north of the park

A brief stop at Nyeri, final home of

Lord Baden-Powell, creator of

Boy Scouts. Jim is sitting

at a table made by Baden-Powell.