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Safari in Kenya

Landing in Nairobi (thumb) We are really headed to Kampala in this shot, and were much worse for wear when we returned to Nairobi airport to travel to Mara Serena gamepark resort.  But I don't have a shot of our team then.  Same airline, same group, same airport.  Just dirtier clothing (lol). We met Jean the amazing veterinarian who works [...]

Schoolrooms and Street life in Uganda

Beautiful girl sells coal in Kampala Slum (thumb) When we walked trhough the slums and refugee camps, we saw sharply dressed women selling charcoal in the dirt.  We saw children going to school in a papyrus shed.  We saw sugar cane sold for food money.  And we saw dignity and pride in the eyes of the single mothers.BUT, we also know about the government's efforts to end [...]

Gulu, Uganda and the decline of society

Father of this child either wanted him back, or wanted to sell us a puppy (thumb) We were there to help the HIV ladies and refugees.  The more helpless and weak the people, the more determined they were to overcome their country's tragic need to kill it's members.  Why are they so locked into tribalism and greed?  Why do they continue to cheat, lie and steal from each other?  Where are [...]

NorthBeach, San Francisco

 Last week my 25 year old daughter and I spent a wonderful day in North beach. I haven't spent time there before to speak of, yeah some of the usual places, chinatown, some of the popular spots, but I'm talking about the real experience. I won't get into the individual listings here, you can find these on my yelp page of the same name as this [...]

Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Park

The view looking across the breadth of the meadow (thumb) Tuolumne Meadows is a mountain meadow in the Tuolumne River section of Yosemite.  A bit remoter relative to the main Yosemite Valley, the meadow still draws its fair share of visitors with its spectacular mountain vista, nearby river and lake, and rock-climbing.These photos capture a panoramic view of the surrounding domes as you [...]

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