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~Travel Friends
& Friends 26~
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Uganda Africa Safari
& Gorilla Trek
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Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park
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Mountain
Gorillas Trek Day Two
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The second day's hike was definitely the most difficult of the two days. They are called Mountain gorillas and this family was located up in the mountains. A narrow trail (until we got to the "shortcut" again a machete chopped pathway into the forest) was steep, rocky, full of holes and necessitated holding your porter's hand for much of it and occasionally someone giving you a push from behind which I said "Thank You" and laughed. This family of Gorillas were located in an area where there were few trees for them to climb, but many bushes. Once again we were charged immediately by the Silverback, but just reminding us who was in charge. They are very protective of the babies, often spending time laying in the bushes with them. |
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Rushegura Family 15 Members 1 Silverback, 2 blackbacks, 4 Adult Females 1 sub adult, 3 Juveniles 4 Infants
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674
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Adult
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675
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676
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677
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678
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679
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680
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Silverback
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681
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682
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683
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684
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685
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686
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Juvenile
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Adult
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687
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688
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Infant
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689
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690
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Silverback
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Infant
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691
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692
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Infant
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Silverback
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693
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694
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Infant
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Silverback
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695
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696
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Mom and her baby playing together
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697
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698
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Silverback
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699
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700
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701
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702
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He said I am done and left
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703
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704
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Moms and Babies on their backs
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705
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706
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Brian with a Juvenile in the
bush
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Silverback
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707
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708
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Juveniles
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709
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710
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Brother took infant away from
Mom to play
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711
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712
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Brian with Family behind
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713
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714
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Sandy having an up close experience
with a larger Juvenile that came up from behind and leaned against her
leg. She told Brian "You better be getting a picture of this. WOW!!!!!
Wasn't expecting this, but what an experience.
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715
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716
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View from the top of where we
had climbed - now back down
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Charter plane to fly us back
to Entebbe
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