For the second half of Easter weekend, we drove South from Kibale Forest to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is famous for its lakes and for its game drives, but I hadn't anticipated how stunning the backdrop to all the wildlife would be -- the misty, snow-topped Rwenzori mountain range (the highest mountain range in Africa) is right next to the park.
It may take some squinting to spot the lions in this photo, but you can see the beauty of their environment.
On our ride out to the game drive just after dawn, we passed this bushbuck and tree full of birds:
On our way out of the park, we were feeling a bit sad that we hadn't seen many elephants, and then we saw a family of about 20 of them crossing the road in front of our car!
Then, from our hotel pool, we could see a couple elephants off in the distance and a gorgeous view out over the park.
It is always fun to be reminded of what a spectacularly beautiful country I live in and to see new parts of it. I have now been to five of the country's ten national parks, and I'm hoping to make it to at least a couple more in the next few months.
It may take some squinting to spot the lions in this photo, but you can see the beauty of their environment.
On our ride out to the game drive just after dawn, we passed this bushbuck and tree full of birds:
We had rented out a nifty safari van for the day
A Uganda Kob - the national mammal of Uganda (I didn't know countries had national mammals...)
Then, from our hotel pool, we could see a couple elephants off in the distance and a gorgeous view out over the park.
With Amaan, Noorin, and Lindsay
After dusk
We went swimming in the rain!
It is always fun to be reminded of what a spectacularly beautiful country I live in and to see new parts of it. I have now been to five of the country's ten national parks, and I'm hoping to make it to at least a couple more in the next few months.
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