Elephant Tracking....

In both the rainy and dry seasons, massive herds of elephants move across Zimbabwe, leaving signs of their passage everywhere.

It's hard to imagine the size of Save Valley's elephants when you see prints this massive in dry riverbeds.

And the tell-tale signs of recent passage...

And if you're lucky, you'll come across an impressive bull elephant; if you're extra lucky, you'll track him from the air.

Or stumble across the leader of a breeding herd of elephants.

Even if you're in the midst of the rainy season and the elephants are difficult to find, these are always around.

I continue to be amazed at their (strong, eeek) smell and sheer size.

And even if tracking elephants ends in disappointment (or awesome herds!),
the destruction they leave on trees make for utterly fascinating trees.

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The Hwange Smorgasbord

Possibly my favorite photograph of my trip: the sun rise over the pan at The Hide in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Out on safari, we stumbled on these awesome lion tracks.

It was impossible not to fall in love with the clouds in Hwange.

Out on a walking safari: how ridiculously large is this termite hill? It's insane.

The sunset over Hwange.

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