Our accomodation the night of 23 December 2008. The Naro Moru River Lodge has served hundreds of mountain climpers the past several decades who assended the 17,400 foot high peak of Mount Kenya.
One of our safari travelers seaking a place to lay his weary head.
The next few photo's depict the challenging conditions that surrounded the intrepid safari travelers in their search for rest.
Your morning exercise workout course is down this pathway.
Trout Tree Resturant-Lunch on 24 December 2008
Would your believe, the lunchen special and only menu item is trout. "Your lunch was happily swimming in our pond a few hours ago." Hardship is our constant companion on this safari!
Colobus monkeys, Mom and child
I'll make it to lunch before you do!
The Colobus monkey is endangered. They were hunted for their unique appearing fur, almost to extinction
It is difficult to get close up photo's, but I managed this one.
Black Rinos
Black Rino bull
What is that in the distance, a Volkswagen?
No, its mother White Rino with trailer!
We kept quite, and they walked strainght toward us.
Water Buck, just taking it easy
Elephants on this reserve are required to read English
Elephant and friends
Grey Crowned Crane
Beautiful, huh!
Go away! I am not allowed to eat humans.
Lion King, and royal brother.
Cape buffalo heard
Our first stop on Safari, 22 December 2008
Our accomodations proved more difficult than expected.
Our weary band struggling for the next meal!
Some meals were interrupted by threats of stampeding elephant. President Taylor takes his turn with binoculars to watch for un-invited guests. If you have never been in such primative conditions, you will find this hard to believe.
Managing to prepare for meals was a constant struggle. 
Roughing it, with chef 
Front porch view
Primative conditions inside of our "tent".
Ostrich, female
Ostrich, male
Cape buffalo, battle weary
The river is near, and we are thirsty.
Don't leave the little ones behind!
Impala
7-Ton Big Boy at a distance (see video below)
Happy to be in water. Our guide estimated the weight of the big bull elephant in the background to be 7 tons. (See video below of 7-Ton Big Boy, before he made it to the river.)
Mr. Reticulated Giraffe loves the leaves of the acacia tree which has sharp pointed thorns closely spaced all over. He has a very skillful tongue to remove the tender leaves without injury.
Grevy's Zebra, this species is endangered.
Orange Horn Bills
Grant's gazelle, just posing
Gerenuk straining for a morsel
My friend warthog
Mom and baby elephant, across river from camp.