Simien National Park:Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500 m.
We were off to see it all. Well, a small part of it. We were off on the second day's hike, to Chennek.
Moon set at Geech Camp
And then sunrise - behind me.
With the ever present crows
Enthusiastic breakfasters
Strange moss-fungus on the trees
A view of where we are heading
A welcome break from the awe inspiring views
Where we were yesterday, Imet Gogo
They made me get on the mule for 15 minutes. Sue had been gratefully hogging it for all uphill stretches.
The strange trees complement the distant view
Tessa taking it all in
And Sue too
One of these crows is always spying on us.
Presumably an NSA employee.
Looking over the edge
Down again.
In some places the sheer cliffs are 1.5 Km high.
Nice to look at something reasonably sized
We have been walking along this ridge
More down
Having a quick break
He does not seem impressed by our trek.
Chennek camp.
We were not impressed.
We decided to be off out of the park to find a nice hotel with hot showers.
So we drove out - but still looking back.
We suddenly spotted these small Llama like long necked critters.
A very last view. It was a memorable 3 day visit.
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