Rusty Ropes and Cracking Boards Last week I went to Kakum National Park, where really the only thing worth seeing amidst dense jungle was a 1000 foot long and 100 foot high canopy bridge spread across 6 tree trunks. It was built a few years ago with funding from USAID, and let me tell you, that thing creaks and shakes like there's no tomorrow; where the millions of dollars in funding went, I do not know. 6 Ghanians basically took some rope, wood, and netting, put it on their backs, and climbed these trees with just a hammer and some nails. Some questions I asked: "Is that board supposed to be just swinging like that with no nails attached to the tree?", to which the guide replied "That is a good question. I am sure it
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