Ethiopia (March 2013)

Day 2 of trek: From Wahoro (3300m) to Angafu (3460m)

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This second day consisted of several ups and downs. The first part was mostly across bush land, whereas the second part provided more diverse scenery, with some interesting plants, especially giant lobelias.

Huts in the morning sunlight above Wahoro.

Bushland.

People crossing the Bale Mountains from north to south on their way to the village of Bikika.

More diverse terrain.

Giant lobelias.

Local people crush rocks extracted from this cave and mixed them with salt. The resulting mixture (probably rich in calcium, potassium, and sodium) is given as food supplement to cattle.

Prior to reaching Angafu we crossed another forest, again with many Colobus monkeys (see third photo below).

″Lodge″ in Angafu.

View from Angafu.

Giant thistle and goats at Angafu.

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