Tanzania 2004 Galleries

Zanzibar : After a climb up Kilimanjaro, there's no place to go but Zanzibar. Zanzibar is the perfect tropical island: pure blu e ocean surrounds sandy beaches; canoes and boats made with hand-tools fish; dolphins leap; the air smells of spices; and a colony of exotic monkeys lives in the center of the island.

Zanzibar

After a climb up Kilimanjaro, there's no place to go but Zanzibar. Zanzibar is the perfect tropical island: pure blu e ocean surrounds sandy beaches; canoes and boats made with hand-tools fish; dolphins leap; the air smells of spices; and a colony of exotic monkeys lives in the center of the island.

Updated: Dec 17, 2004 4:36pm PST

Mt. Kilimanjaro : Kilimanjaro is a tall mountain, nineteen thousand feet high. It takes almost a week to climb, starting a mile up and rising a few thousand feet a day. We climbed most of it in cloud, with a few moments of sun in the early mornings. As we got further up, there was less and less wildlife: by the time we were at the top, it was desolate. No plants, no twigs, no shrubs, no bugs. Just a bunch of cold humans, gasping for breath and looking forward to the climb down. At the summit, we were above the clouds and looked down at the bad weather all around us. It cleared up on our way, though, and we got great photos looking back up.

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro is a tall mountain, nineteen thousand feet high. It takes almost a week to climb, starting a mile up and rising a few thousand feet a day. We climbed most of it in cloud, with a few moments of sun in the early mornings. As we got further up, there was less and less wildlife: by the time we were at the top, it was desola ...

Updated: Dec 17, 2004 4:22pm PST

Mt. Meru : Mt. Meru is a slightly smaller mountain near Mt. Kilimanjaro, sixty miles off. It makes a good practice climb: it's a three day trip, staying in log cabins on the way up, and provides stunning views. It also has a tremendous variety of wildlife, living on its slopes. On the way up, most of the wildlife was, rather cleverly, staying out of the rain. On the way down, though, we were able to photograph out toward Kilimanjaro, and back to the mountain we'd just climbed in the fog.

Mt. Meru

Mt. Meru is a slightly smaller mountain near Mt. Kilimanjaro, sixty miles off. It makes a good practice climb: it's a three day trip, staying in log cabins on the way up, and provides stunning views. It also has a tremendous variety of wildlife, living on its slopes. On the way up, most of the wildlife was, rather cleverly, staying ...

Updated: Dec 17, 2004 4:17pm PST

Safari & Masai : The first portion of the trip involved a safari in Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater, two of Tanzania's national parks. Both are filled with animals everywhere.

Safari & Masai

The first portion of the trip involved a safari in Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater, two of Tanzania's national parks. Both are filled with animals everywhere.

Updated: Dec 17, 2004 4:14pm PST

Nairobi : These photos are from the Giraffe House and the Animal Orphanage, popular tourist sites in Nairobi. Both are, essentially, zoos: places where people can get up front and close to the animals. A chain metal fence feels rather thin when it's a leopard on the other side.

Nairobi

These photos are from the Giraffe House and the Animal Orphanage, popular tourist sites in Nairobi. Both are, essentially, zoos: places where people can get up front and close to the animals. A chain metal fence feels rather thin when it's a leopard on the other side.

Updated: Dec 17, 2004 4:06pm PST