Red Hot Poker Flower

WE DID IT!!!!!

---

August 7th 2006
A great big "Good Job" to all of us! =) A big shout out to my family who were kind enough to contribute genes that allowed me to climb to 19,164 ft without Diamox! =) How it all began.... Wake-up call at 10pm, tea and cookies at 10:30, and at 11pm we started our final leg of the voyage up. The night was clear, and thankfully there wasn't much wind. the clinking of our steps and t ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Mount Kilimanjaro

---

Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more