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| Getting warm and drying our clothes around the fire. By the end of the trip, we all smelled so horribly of firesmoke |
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| After the first day of hiking freezing and wet but loving it--Karen, me, Sara, and Sandy |
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| The crew! Our scout is on the left and Tesfy, our guide is on the right. |
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| Our cook Alem and his sous chef |
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| Alem in his traditional chef outfit |
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| Breakfast the first morning. Each day we had bread with nutella spread and peanut butter along with eggs, pancakes, and french toast. |
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| Our first day of hiking! Luckily it was sunny |
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| Dominant male Gelada baboon |
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| Baby Gelada baboon |
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| Sandy and I with the baboons! |
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| The crew! From left to right: Emily Schmitz, me, Ira Leeds, Sandy Zaeh, Karen Schmitz, Steven Gerhard, Chris Smitson |
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| On our way to the waterfall! |
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| Steven and Karen |
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| Chris in front of the waterfall |
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| Me overlooking the cliff's edge at the waterfall |
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| Our scout with his AK-74 |
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| Heading down into the valley. The mist would travel over the mountains from time to time. |
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| One of the many rivers that fed into the natural springs of the park |
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| One of the rivers we had to cross on our hike |
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| A child running through the village of Gich we passed through at the end of our first day of hiking |
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| The village of Gich |
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| One of the native birds in the park |
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| Steven looking into the distance on the summit of Mama Mia |
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| Me, Karen, Steven, and Emily at one of the many spectacular views |
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| Me overlooking one of the edges of the cliff. Facing fears everyday |
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| This is how the majority of the trip was--mist overlaying everything |
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| Ethiopian villagers helping to pull our truck out of the mud and up the mountain |
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| Karen, Emily, Sandy, and I with the four sisters who owned the restaurant |
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| The Four Sisters in Gondar |
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| Steven and Karen in the lovers window |
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