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Hiking Africa: Lions, Monkeys, Peaks, and Trails

Join Justin "Trauma" Lichter on a tour of the wilds of Africa.
  • Lion in southern Kenya, walking past my tent after stalking me.  Wow!
  • Baboons walking in Ethiopia
  • Gelada Baboons in Ethiopia
  • Baboon overlooking an escarpment in Ethiopia
  • Gelada Baboon in Ethiopia
  • Escarpment in Ethiopia
  • Hiking in Ethiopia with baboons in the background
  • Hiking near a village in Ethiopia
  • Hiking with Ethiopians headed to town
  • Typical Ethiopian landscape
  • View from one of the ridges of Mt. Kenya
  • Ash cone on Mt. Meru, Tanzania, just under 15,000 feet high
  • Giraffes in Tanzania
  • Ascending Mt. Meru and looking towards Kilimanjaro
  • Ascending Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
  • Water source in Kenya <a href="http://www.justinlichter.com/" target="_blank">http://www.justinlichter.com/</a>
Lion in southern Kenya, walking past my tent after stalking me.  Wow!
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Lion in southern Kenya, walking past my tent after stalking me. Wow!

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Nice pictures. It looks like you had some great hikes. Thanks for this.
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