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Not far from the resort were small shops selling many local arts, crafts, and assorted stuff Colorado River, Canyon, and Fisher Towers in the far center Tiny hikers in the valley far below More gravel road as far as the eye can see Our guide with Ranger Safaris - Gabriel (Gabi) Joseph Iris Farm near Traverse City Michigan Iris at the Iris Farm Iris at the Iris Farm Poppy at the Iris Farm Iris Farm near Traverse City Michigan Irises at the Iris Farm Iris Farm Rice farm Zambezi Restaurant at Ostrich Farm Ostrich Farm tour vehicle DH Day Farm Historic Sunderlage Farm House 1 Historic Sunderlage Farm House 2 Historic Sunderlage Farm House 3 Historic Sunderlage Farm House 4 Toyota Land Cruiser - the trusty safari vehicle Safari vehicles A huge throng of safari vehicles showed up to watch the feeding Giraffes on Safari The Ottawa Line, old farm equipment sign Misty mountain village in northern Thailand Khon Guard Golden Buddha Three young Buddhist monks at a monastery in Chiang Mai, Thailand Karen Tribe Childen Hmong Boy Doi Inthanon Reclining Buddha Stone Buddha Japanese Dream Infrared Sitting Buddha Hand of Buddha - Japanese Tea Garden Gateway - Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park Moon Bridge Vertical - Japanese Tea Garden Moon Bridge - Japanese Tea Garden Cascade Waterfall - Japanese Tea Garden Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park Pagoda in Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park Golden Buddha Abstract Wat Phra Yai and Sitting Buddha Mae Ya Waterfall Terracotta Army Ancient Buddha Stone Head Temple of Heaven Carving items from ebony Al Jazirah, Sudan Rasta Marijuana Blackberry Blossoms The Swiss Alps (train ride from Luzern to Interlaken) Galena's fall colors Galena's colorful fields Galena's colorful fields Galena's fall colors Galena's fall colors Barn, pond, sky at sunset Iowa landscape Abandoned truck Red Poppy Budding Poppy flower Wind mill at Dubinky Well Dubinky Well Made in Chicago - The Aermotor Rustic wood fence at ranch Crop circles in the desert below Hmong tribe village Hmong tribe village Rooster Goat Goat Horses on the outskirts of Brugge Cow! Hay ride Turkey Turkey Dead guy at the pumpkin patch The pumpkin patch Tree guy Forgotten Rusty Old Truck Autumn in Door County Juvenile Ostrich Juvenile Ostriches Garden City, Kansas This Old House - Black and White Autumn in Door County Horse Eye F-22 Raptor and Moon Napa Valley California Panoramic Huge cactus type plant in Arusha town Bottlebrush Tree Giraffes in a corral Carved ebony Maasai figures Maasai people and locals in a small town near Arusha One of many huge Baobab trees Buffalo skull Zebra Butt African Elephant Zebras African Elephant Why did the elephant cross the road? Group of zebras Wildebeests African Elephant Giraffe munching on some leaves Small, winding Tarangire River Huddled in Shade Elephants on parade Elephants on parade A few female ostriches Bushy nests hanging from this tree Colorful male Agama lizard perked up to look intimidating Tarangire Sopa Lodge Pool at the Sopa Lodge Ornately carved door of our room at the Sopa Tiny little Dik Dik (pronounced deek deek), is only about 2 feet tall Giraffe Tongue Masai Giraffe Elephants drinking what little water is left Elephant scratching its rear on a tree A pair of Waterbucks A very rare Kudu - our driver has not seen one of these in 10 years Tarangire landscape One of the Land Cruisers stopping to look at animals Alert Mongoose A group of banded mongoose all popped up at the same time to check things out Sunset Over Tarangire Group of vultures waiting for their turn to feast Lion (Simba in Kiswahili) Lion Young male lion Lion yawning (or is it roaring) Young male lion Lounging lion, just like my house cat Lion King and Queen Lion Lions munching on a freshly killed cape buffalo Lion butt Yellow-necked Spurfowl Southern Ground Hornbill Male Von Der Decken's Hornbill Female Von Der Decken's Hornbill African Vervet Monkey Lion Lion resting in the shade Herd of buffalo Cape Buffalo Few Cape Buffalo Long-tailed Fiscal Shrike Large termite mound No feeding the animals Candelabra tree Candelabra tree Candelabra Trees Black-chested Snake Eagle Southern Ground Hornbill Male Impala Vultures feeding on a dead buffalo Vultures feeding on a dead buffalo Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Vulture coming in for a landing Flying vulture Vultures fighting Flat-topped Acacia Masai Giraffe Masai Giraffe Masai Giraffe Zebra Love Lilac-breasted Roller Zebras Young Zebra Colt Troop of baboons Baby baboon riding piggyback with mom Rid 'em cowboy! Adult baboon Back of baboon's head Baboons everywhere! It's a parade of baboons Tiny baby baboon African Elephant Mass of bees Elephant drinking water Elephant with Nile Monitor on the water bank Elephant butt African Elephant Elephant eating grass Elephant cooling himself off with sand Kirk's Dik Dik (deek deek) Kirk's Dik Dik Lilac-breasted Roller Look at those tusks! Tarangire landscape Baby Masai Giraffe Dead tree Mother and Baby Elephants Mom and Baby Elephants Young Bull Elephant crossing... Sunset amongst Boabab and Acacia trees Herd of buffalo at sunset by an acacia tree Tarangire Sunset Spotted Eagle Owl Dining room at Tarangire Sopa Lodge Panoramic - Sunset over Ngorongoro crater Dawn in Ngorongoro Crater Panoramic Ngorongoro Crater Wide Panoramic Street Vendor The traditional underground shelter of the Iraqw tribe Iraqw woman putting beads on a traditional wedding skirt Traditional Iraqw Wedding Skirt Iraqw woman demonstrating grain grinding techniques Model of Ngorongoro Crater Inside the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Sunset over the crater Sunset over the crater Sunset over the crater Dusk over Ngorongoro Crater Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Wildebeest in Ngorongoro Wildebeest butt Wildebeest horns Wildebeest Hungry Hyena Spotted hyena Wildebeest and zebras Wildebeest running Hyena and Wildebeest, living side by side Rainbow and animals on the crater floor Guinea Hens Secretary Bird Kori Bustard Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Ngorongoro Crater rim Zebra stripes Close up of a few zebras Common Zebra Black Rhinoceros with baby Black Rhino Two Rhinos Spotted Hyena Thomsons Gazelle Black Rhino Warthogs searching for food Warthog Gray Crowned Crane Male Kori Bustard Superb Starling One of two hippo ponds in the crater Zebra Common Zebra Looks like the lower jaw bone of an elephant Zebras sneaking past a lion These lions had their fill of an unlucky zebra These lions had their fill of an unlucky zebra Hungry Lions Large male lion Large male lion King Of The Pride A pile of hippos resting in the cool water Sacred Ibis The hippo pond Some hippos seem to have gotten upset and started biting each other These hippos were laying all over each other Lone hippo Thomson's Gazelle Lake Magadi is the most dominant water feature in the crater, though it was mostly dry A pride of lions and cubs resting in the shade of the vehicle Young male lion Lion cubs resting in the shade Family of lions Male ostrich Male ostrich Wildebeest Group of Maasai men prepping for a welcome song and dance Group of Maasai women welcoming us to their village Maasai women Maasai Women Maasai women Maasai men performing a welcome dance Maasai women Maasai Feet Maasai man Massai men in their village That's one smiley Cape Buffalo Vastness of the Serengeti Serengeti terrain changes Giraffes on parade through the Serengeti Oldupai (Olduvai) Gorge, discovery site of earliest known human existence in the world Dirt road leading into Oldupai Gorge Beaded Rungus (Maasai clubs) Maasai spears Lower jaw remains of an extinct pig Reconstructed skull discovered in Oldupai Gorge First known humans to walk the earth Male Agama Lizard The long dusty road leading into Serengeti National Park Female cheetah laying on a termite hill Cheetah Cheetah surveying her surroundings Cheetah Male Agama Lizard Cokes Hartebeest Leopard with a fresh gazelle kill in a tree Leopard Elephant Family Gray-backed Fiscal Shrike Black-headed Heron Topi Hippo opening wide Several lizards Room balcony view from Serengeti Sopa Lodge Yellow Baboon Female ostrich Lilac-breasted Roller View from the roof of the Land Cruiser Rock outcroppings (kopjes) Thomsons Gazelle huddled together, sensing danger Hyena checking out the Thomsons Gazelle Thomsons Gazelle Masai Giraffe Giraffe spots Masai Giraffe Egyptian Goose with babies Thomsons Gazelle testing the algae-filled waters Skeletal remains of a Cape Buffalo Nile Monitor with geese Two Nile Crocodile Hippo African Elephant Rock Hyrax Wildebeest sculpture at Serengeti Visitors Center Rock Hyrax Skulls of various Serengeti animals Black-winged Stilt Lesser Flamingo Flamingo admiring its reflection Maasai used to live within this rock outcropping Eastern Green Mamba Male Agama Lizard Two adorable lion cubs Lion cubs These dust devils were blowing around all over the place Maasai tribesman took us on a hike E Unoto Retreat - our last lodge near Lake Manyara Waterfall at the end of our hike through banana groves Blue (sykes) monkey Blue (sykes) monkey Blue (sykes) monkey Giraffes munching on trees Thousands of great white pelicans A huge mass of pelicans and a lone hippo A small herd of giraffe Giraffe legs Giraffes crossing the river Masai Giraffe Mount Meru Arusha Domestic Airport Dirt Runway Takeoff Stone Town, Zanzibar Coastal Air Cessna Grand Caravan Smile, U R in Zanzibar Floor of Christ Church Cathedral Mosaic altar in the Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral High Altar Christ Church Cathedral Steeple Christ Church Cathedral Memorial at Christ Church Fish at the Market Fresh Octopus at the Market Local Shells Open Air Market Stone Town Intricately Carved Door Ornate Hindu Style Door Freddie Mercury House The old Stone Town fort An old style dow, boats typical in Zanzibar Door panel in the Sultan's Palace (museum) Fishing boat Zanzibar Dow Trail through the lush Jozani Forest Simple Green These Red Colobus monkeys are found only on Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey Red Colobus Monkey Red Colobus Monkey munching on a leaf Red Colobus Monkeys Red Colobus Monkey This puppy was hanging around the resort Zippy sand crab would scurry in and out of its hole Loungers on the beach These little huts were set up for an exclusive beach side dinner The beach and palm trees at the resort Zanzibar Outrigger Local fisherman fishing in the low tide waters Many corals and urchins were exposed when the tide was low Sea urchin Low tide exposed half a mile of beach Exposed sand during low tide Zanzibar Beach Huge seafood plate Boats and an approaching storm Dive master riding on the front of our bouncing boat A pair of Moorish Idol fish A type of nudibranc Huge school of blue striped snapper Blue striped snapper Scorpion fish camouflaged in the coral Anemone and skunk clown fish Anemone and three-spot damsel (domino) fish Large sea cucumber Blue sea star (star fish) Squirrel fish and sea star Lion fish Blue sea star (star fish) Moray eel Gobi This weird stone fish slithered along the bottom Lion fish hiding in the coral Boat from the water's perspective Lion fish Lion fish, puffer, and a few cleaner wrasse Close up of scorpion fish Saddleback sharp-nosed puffers Milky sole fish blends into the sand Anemones and many fish Anemones and countless fish Maasai Boy Orange-winged Amazon Parrot Macaw Parrot Plumes Scarlet Macaw Parrot Lion King Salt Water Crocodiles African Elephant Flamingo Pond White Rhinos Zebras Addax - White Antelope Mother and Baby Giraffe Mom and Baby Giraffe Three Giraffes Giraffe Butt Punk Mane Cheetah Black and White Little Lion Cub Brothers Elephant Butt Zebra Behind Leopard Black and White Elder Lion Monochrome