A beautiful Virunga Mountain sunrise from the veranda of my cottage at the Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Mt. Karisimbi is 14,787ft and is the highest volcano in the Virunga mountain range. It is located in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mt. Mikeno is 14,560 ft and is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This is where you start your gorilla trek. Here you are assigned to a group and to a guide. From here you being the journey to the start points were you enter the Volcanoes National Park to see your gorilla group.
Mt. Sabyinyo is 12,050ft and is located in Rwanda and Uganda.
Here is another shot of Mt. Karisimbi with the pyrethrum plants (chrysanthemum) in the field below. Locals grow pyrethrum plants to make the insecticide pyrethrum for export.
One of the many young well wishers we encountered as we hiked to the Volcanoes National Park through villages and fields.
Our guide Francis showing us plants gorillas like to eat and other interesting things. Of particular interest to us hikers were the stinging nettles that burned through our pants with no problem at all.
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