01. Tanzania - Kiliwarriors Safari

A bird flying over a rainbow at Lake Manyara National Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:03:44 -0700

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A bird flying over a rainbow at Lake Manyara National Park.

Albert Tanone's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:03:48 -0700

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Double rainbow.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:03:54 -0700

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Double rainbow.

Leopard - our first sighting of a Big Five animal.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:02 -0700

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Leopard - our first sighting of a Big Five animal.

Albert Tanone's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:09 -0700

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Elephant at Lake Manyara - that's two out of the Big Five.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:20 -0700

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Elephant at Lake Manyara - that's two out of the Big Five.

Albert Tanone's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:27 -0700

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That's not a leg!!

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:35 -0700

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That's not a leg!!

Black Velvet Monkeys.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:44 -0700

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Black Velvet Monkeys.

Impalas, zebras and some birds.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:04:55 -0700

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Impalas, zebras and some birds.

Close enough for the animals to see us ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:05:01 -0700

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Close enough for the animals to see us ...

Giraffe in the sunlight - sunset at Lake Manyara National Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:05:09 -0700

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Giraffe in the sunlight - sunset at Lake Manyara National Park.

Another impala.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:05:16 -0700

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Another impala.

Hippos and ... some birds.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:05:56 -0700

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Hippos and ... some birds.

Ngorongoro Crater.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:01 -0700

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Ngorongoro Crater.

Ana, a fellow safari guest and myself with the Ngorongoro Crater in the background.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:10 -0700

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Ana, a fellow safari guest and myself with the Ngorongoro Crater in the background.

The view from the Olduvai Gorge open-air public urinal.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:17 -0700

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The view from the Olduvai Gorge open-air public urinal.

The Olduvai Gorge at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:24 -0700

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The Olduvai Gorge at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Weird plant at the Olduvai Gorge.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:34 -0700

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Weird plant at the Olduvai Gorge.

The Shifting Sand.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:40 -0700

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The Shifting Sand.

Me and Shifting Sand.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:49 -0700

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Me and Shifting Sand.

Wildebeests and baby wildebeests around us.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:06:55 -0700

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Wildebeests and baby wildebeests around us.

More wildebeests and their babies.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:01 -0700

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More wildebeests and their babies.

A zebra stopping in its tracks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:12 -0700

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A zebra stopping in its tracks.

Baby wildebeest milking from its mother.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:22 -0700

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Baby wildebeest milking from its mother.

Wildebeests, baby wildebeests, zebras and Thompson gazelles as far as the eye can see all around us.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:28 -0700

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Wildebeests, baby wildebeests, zebras and Thompson gazelles as far as the eye can see all around us.

Acacia Tree in sunset at Nasera Rock.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:35 -0700

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Acacia Tree in sunset at Nasera Rock.

Sunset at Nasera Rock.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:40 -0700

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Sunset at Nasera Rock.

The sun setting behind some hills as seen from Nasera Rock.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:45 -0700

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The sun setting behind some hills as seen from Nasera Rock.

Wild dog.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:07:58 -0700

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Wild dog.

A group of wild dogs finishing the leftover of a baby wildebeest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:08:05 -0700

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A group of wild dogs finishing the leftover of a baby wildebeest.

Some on guard duty while the others feast on the leftover.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:08:12 -0700

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Some on guard duty while the others feast on the leftover.

African dung beetle pushing dung around. It went underneath our jeep and came out the other side. Too funny.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:08:23 -0700

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African dung beetle pushing dung around. It went underneath our jeep and came out the other side. Too funny.

A wild dog dragging away its breakfast as we moved closer. (If you're wondering why I used ISO 1600 for the past few daytime shots ... I forgot to reset it after taking sunset pictures the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:08:34 -0700

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A wild dog dragging away its breakfast as we moved closer. (If you're wondering why I used ISO 1600 for the past few daytime shots ... I forgot to reset it after taking sunset pictures the ...

A herd of wildebeests.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:08:41 -0700

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A herd of wildebeests.

Wildebeest + hole + a pack of wild dogs chasing from behind = ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:09:03 -0700

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Wildebeest + hole + a pack of wild dogs chasing from behind = ...

... and this is what you get.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:08:50 -0700

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... and this is what you get.

More wildebeests.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:09:09 -0700

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More wildebeests.

Wildebeests by the water.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:09:16 -0700

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Wildebeests by the water.

Some hare/rabbit of some sort.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:09:25 -0700

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Some hare/rabbit of some sort.

A herd of wildebeests passing our camp-site (the tents are in the background--can you see them?).

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:09:32 -0700

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A herd of wildebeests passing our camp-site (the tents are in the background--can you see them?).

Our tents.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:09:48 -0700

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Our tents.

Operations Manager Hosea and Ana enjoying the afternoon.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:10:09 -0700

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Operations Manager Hosea and Ana enjoying the afternoon.

The same Maasai boy who slept through the night after promising to "guard" our camp.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:10:22 -0700

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The same Maasai boy who slept through the night after promising to "guard" our camp.

Ana, George, and Hosea posing with Maasai women who had visited our camp site.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:10:42 -0700

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Ana, George, and Hosea posing with Maasai women who had visited our camp site.

The leaves that giraffes eat.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:10:50 -0700

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The leaves that giraffes eat.

Close-up--WICKED THORNS!

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:10:59 -0700

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Close-up--WICKED THORNS!

Our dining tent and the mess tent.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:11:08 -0700

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Our dining tent and the mess tent.

Same picture from higher-up.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:11:17 -0700

Albert Tanone
Same picture from higher-up.

Nasera Rock.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:11:25 -0700

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Nasera Rock.

That spear + me sitting right behind + car driving fast on really rough road = many heart-attack inducing moments when I thought the spear would just fly and stab me to death! (On th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:11:31 -0700

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That spear + me sitting right behind + car driving fast on really rough road = many heart-attack inducing moments when I thought the spear would just fly and stab me to death! (On th ...

Striped hyena--rare!

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:11:40 -0700

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Striped hyena--rare!

See the stripes??

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:11:55 -0700

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See the stripes??

A vulture takes flight.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:02 -0700

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A vulture takes flight.

Sunset again (still at Nasera Rock).

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:05 -0700

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Sunset again (still at Nasera Rock).

Sunrise at Nasera Rock.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:35 -0700

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Sunrise at Nasera Rock.

Imagine my surprise running into a bunch of lawyers congregating in the middle of nowhere!

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:41 -0700

Albert Tanone
Imagine my surprise running into a bunch of lawyers congregating in the middle of nowhere!

The border between the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:50 -0700

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The border between the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park.

Close-up of the sign.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:57 -0700

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Close-up of the sign.

Me.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:06 -0700

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Me.

Giraffe at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:15 -0700

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Giraffe at the Serengeti.

Our tents under an acacia tree at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:22 -0700

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Our tents under an acacia tree at the Serengeti.

Preparing for the night at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:30 -0700

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Preparing for the night at the Serengeti.

Sunset at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:38 -0700

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Sunset at the Serengeti.

Yours truly enjoying the camp-fire during sunset at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:45 -0700

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Yours truly enjoying the camp-fire during sunset at the Serengeti.

Sunrise at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:13:54 -0700

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Sunrise at the Serengeti.

Breakfast while watching the sunrise ... yes, at the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:01 -0700

Albert Tanone
Breakfast while watching the sunrise ... yes, at the Serengeti.

Weird little green bug.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:08 -0700

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Weird little green bug.

A rodent of some sort.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:14 -0700

Albert Tanone
A rodent of some sort.

Our jeep getting the top re-welded.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:21 -0700

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Our jeep getting the top re-welded.

A lion--number four of the Big Five (we spotted buffaloes at Lake Manyara but I didn't think they were picture-worthy).

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:29 -0700

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A lion--number four of the Big Five (we spotted buffaloes at Lake Manyara but I didn't think they were picture-worthy).

Bliss is a zebra laying peacefully next to you.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:37 -0700

Albert Tanone
Bliss is a zebra laying peacefully next to you.

An iridescent bird.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:44 -0700

Albert Tanone
An iridescent bird.

A lion and a lioness.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:51 -0700

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A lion and a lioness.

Leaving the Serengeti.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:14:56 -0700

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Leaving the Serengeti.

A distant spotting of the fifth (and final) animal that comprise the Big Five: rhino. (The Big Five is made-up of: Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, and Rhino.)

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:03 -0700

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A distant spotting of the fifth (and final) animal that comprise the Big Five: rhino. (The Big Five is made-up of: Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, and Rhino.)

Sitting around the camp-fire at the Ngorongoro Crater Rim camp-site. (Me, Wilburt, George.)

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:36 -0700

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Sitting around the camp-fire at the Ngorongoro Crater Rim camp-site. (Me, Wilburt, George.)

Packing-up on our last morning.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:14 -0700

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Packing-up on our last morning.

Group picture in the final morning: Ana, Wilburt, Vincent, George, Gilliard, me, Shadrock.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:49 -0700

Albert Tanone
Group picture in the final morning: Ana, Wilburt, Vincent, George, Gilliard, me, Shadrock.

I should check the GPS tag for this picture against that ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:24 -0700

Albert Tanone
I should check the GPS tag for this picture against that ...

At the top of the entrance to the Ngorongoro Crater.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:32 -0700

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At the top of the entrance to the Ngorongoro Crater.

Zebras (and wildebeests) on the little road at the Ngorongoro Crater.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:39 -0700

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Zebras (and wildebeests) on the little road at the Ngorongoro Crater.

Leaving the Ngorongoro Crater.

nobody@smugmug.com (Albert Tanone) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:46 -0700

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Leaving the Ngorongoro Crater.