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Photographs in Uganda...The Rushegura Mountain Gorilla
Oct 12, 2016 16:13:42 #
A great time visiting the Rushegura Mountain Silverback Gorilla family.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
Oct 12, 2016 16:39:23 #
Gorillas are probably my favorite animal. Must have been a great experience getting that close.
Oct 12, 2016 17:20:09 #
AHK wrote:
A great time visiting the Rushegura Mountain Silverback Gorilla family.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
awesome , now i am jealous lol your first photo is beautiful well done , still jealous lol
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Oct 12, 2016 18:07:02 #
wow...just simply fantastic ....
all great photo's...
that guy in the second photo sure is a showoff....
all great photo's...
that guy in the second photo sure is a showoff....
Oct 12, 2016 18:12:11 #
AHK wrote:
A great time visiting the Rushegura Mountain Silverback Gorilla family.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
Love all 3. It is a shame the way humans have treated these gentle creatures, that just want to be left alone. It's a monstrous crime.
Oct 12, 2016 18:14:20 #
I hope you have more like these. I would love to see more of the countryside.
My wife and I were thinking about going there as part of Outreach Uganda program to help teach English to people in the outlying regions but I can't get enough time off of work to make it worth the trip and at the end of the day, it would have cost us over $5,000 per person. Not in the budget I'm afraid.
My wife and I were thinking about going there as part of Outreach Uganda program to help teach English to people in the outlying regions but I can't get enough time off of work to make it worth the trip and at the end of the day, it would have cost us over $5,000 per person. Not in the budget I'm afraid.
Oct 12, 2016 20:12:44 #
Oct 12, 2016 20:16:04 #
AHK wrote:
A great time visiting the Rushegura Mountain Silverback Gorilla family.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
A tough trip getting in the mountain (and back) to track and locate the family...about 5-6 hours of trekking...but worth it.
I like that last one most.
Oct 12, 2016 20:24:43 #
That 400# Silverback decided to have the family of 17 move ...he brushed my pant leg...30 seconds a following female tried to grab my camera strap....I froze and all was well
Oct 12, 2016 20:25:14 #
Oct 12, 2016 20:30:56 #
I must say that I was impressed with Ugandan preservation efforts. The range of these magnificent beings is a mountain that over laps Rwanda, Uganda and Congo. The 1st two countries have active programs. The total population of Silverbacks was down to 600. It is believe that it now may be as high as 700-800.
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Oct 12, 2016 20:45:46 #
Unfortunately it is a very expensive trip. The Country is very poor and in the mountains poverty looks most sever. The Churches are doing their best with help through dollars and volunteers.
See attached a few photos of children in the mountains. For the most part they are share croppers, working absentee land owners farms.
The last photo is of one of the porter resting at a stop...he carried all of my gear, 4+ bottles of water and lunch...for 6 hour for $20.00 plus tip. They were "lucky" to get that opportunity once a month.
See attached a few photos of children in the mountains. For the most part they are share croppers, working absentee land owners farms.
The last photo is of one of the porter resting at a stop...he carried all of my gear, 4+ bottles of water and lunch...for 6 hour for $20.00 plus tip. They were "lucky" to get that opportunity once a month.
Oct 12, 2016 21:43:53 #
AHK wrote:
Unfortunately it is a very expensive trip. The Cou... (show quote)
I like these even better that the gorilla set and those were very nice. Thank you for sharing these.
Oct 12, 2016 21:52:27 #
Oct 13, 2016 06:29:16 #
Wonderful sets, both the gorillas and the people! What an experience!
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