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Running Out of Ground - Trekking to the Roof of Africa on Mt. Kilimanjaro - Part 2 - The Approach - Days One and Two

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Author: Wayne Ranney
Date: 2014-08-25 23:37:00
Blog: Earthly Musings
URL: http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/2014/08/running-out-of-ground-trekking-to-roof_25.html

Summary:

In spite of the inevitable delays on such a grand undertaking, we were trekking by about 4 PM on August 13. At first we walked on a 4X4 road, then a bonafide trail. Our route up the mountain would be the Lomosho Route.Near the start of the trek, we travel through carrot and potato fields.After entering the National Park, the forest is preserved and quite beautiful.One of our porters carrying eggs for the trip.Forest hiking.Colubus monkeys were quite numerous in the trees overhead. The are colored just like skunks with long fur.Camp was set up at Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree in Swahili) beginning about 6:30 PM. We mitigated a late start by walking fairly quickly.August 14 and ready to go!This p[roved to be one of the toughest days going from Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1 Camp. Lots of uphill and a long way.The man in the stripped shirt, Jeffer, carried my duffle the whole way and also served as our waiter in the dinner tentHelen hiking in the Kilimanjaro forest.Note the trail snaking uphill on its way to Shira 1 camp.Our group on the trail. We still have not seen many rocks because of the soil formed in the forest. But this would change.Climbing upwards to Shira 1. Looking west (with telephoto lens) back to where we have come from. And looking east to the shrouded summit of Kili.Note how the forest and heathlands have been left behind as we gain the surface of the Shira Plateau.Everlasting flowers on the Shira Plateau with Kili in the background.Shira 1 camp. This completed our two approach to see the mountain. Now we would walk beneath its south escarpment. Note the small black "Lava Tower" at the base of the mountains slope. This would be our camp two nights from now.

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
KilimanjaroTZ-3.7428837.6619
Africa2.0707915.8005

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