Snapshots from the Air: Elephant Safari Style!

Why, hello, Jake the Elephant.  It's nice to see you again.

I recently took a safari...while riding Jake....in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

What a different perspective a safari is from on top an elephant!

See that wisp in the middle?  That's Victoria Falls from over 10 kilometers away. Insane.

I love, love, love the clouds in Zimbabwe.  This is still my favorite cloud shot while here, actually while in Africa.

Jake was the lead elephant..he apparently likes to leave the rest of the group in the dust.

Isn't Jake beautiful?

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How'd you spend Christmas? Me? Oh, I rode an elephant...

While celebrating Christmas in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, I met this guy---

as in Jake the Elephant.

I spent the Christmas holiday riding an elephant!

(That's not Jake in case you were curious)

It was a really cool experience once I got my mind around the fact that it was an elephant I was about to ride.

But then when I looked down for the first time all I could think was: holy crap, if I fall from this height next to a multi-ton animal....

What it looks like from above Jake the Elephant while he eats!

Couldn't resist...not often you're looking down at the tush of an elephant!

Jake.  Isn't he a beauty?  He was in his mid-20s.

The trunk and skin of an elephant: amazingly coarse!

I went in skeptical about riding an elephant, but it was an amazing experience I'm glad I did.

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