Ethio Trekking

Africa » Ethiopia
January 25th 2006

Published: June 12th 2006

Have you ever been somewhere breathtaking? I mean literally. Somewhere that you arrive and your breath is taken by the sight? That happened to me for the first time in the Simien Mountains. The pictures can’t do them justice, but they give you a sense of these mountains that rise up out of northeastern Ethiopia. Really rather indescribable. We had great luck to find an eclectic group of friend... Read Full Entry

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Sarah T Lucas and Jonathon J Kass

Sarah and Jonathon

We're Sarah and Jonathon. We're exploring. But we are exploring in a rather circuitous fashion, and the order of our blog postings is even more illogical. So, if you are wondering where we are right now, the answer is....ooops....we're home! But we may post some final Africa blogs anyway. As you look through where we have been, beware that we'll be posting out of order so the top post may not be the most recent. You can either scroll through to see what is new, or subscribe to get a message and link every time we post something new. ... full info

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Bale day 2 -- One with the lobelia

Bale day 2 Snack time

Lunch break with our guide Idris (right) our horseman, Mohamed, and our scout. Yes horseman. The horses carried our junk, about which we felt sheepish when we started, and grateful when we hit 4000 meters.

Bale day 2 -- Lovely Lobelia

Bale day 2 -- Lovely Lobelia Kass

The truck of the lobelia, when dead, fades away to nothing but this intricate web/tube stuff. Jonathon was a fan.

Bale day 2 Water collection time

We wandered down from our cave and a ways through the valley to find a water source with only one or two cow patties around it. Check out the wave-shaped mountain in the background and keep it in mind. It’ll reappear in Day 3.

Bale day 2 Dinner time

Yup, those are the lentils and rice.

Bale day 3 Happy little cave man greets the day

Bale day 3 The wave mountain up close

Bale day 4 A bath, finally

Bale day 5 Shaking the early morning dew from the tent

Bale day 5 Back to the big city

We passed through villages scattered all along the way, but the homes we passed on our fifth day, nestled in the hillsides and behind rock walls, were particularly appealing.

12th June 2006

Vera Bomse
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In awe! Of you!
Amazing to wake up to this journal. Your depiction/description takes my breath away. What different people you must be from when I knew you "so long ago". Thank you a million for sharing. PS Of course I always love the stuff about the children the best! Much love, Vera

12th June 2006

Jessica
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Publish?
You two should really think about putting all this together into a book. Your photos are incredible; together with your commentary, they really make me feel like you're just around the corner and not thousands of miles away. And your experiences are compelling! From the socio-political issues to the personal friendships, and of course, the children. LOVE it. Jessica

13th June 2006

kit duane
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Hi from Kit
What fabulous pictures and how wonderful to think of you in Ethopia and to have my sense of place expanded. When Dick and I go to Fat Apples for dinner we often are serverd by a beautiful young Ethopian woman. She applied to UC architecture school and (also with an introduction from us to a professor friend) she got in! Sarah, the camping stories are great! And one of those views looks like Monument Valley. I'm grateful for all you've taught me. Affectionately, Kit

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