Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Constantly in amazement of God's creation and basking in the glory of His imagination

Today was (per usual lately) dominated by driving. Once we neared our destination, the scenery changed, becoming very mountainous, green rainforest. Eventually, we arrived at the entrance to the waterfall park. The hike to the falls - the tallest waterfall in West Africa - took about 45 minutes. Admittedly, I was a straggler, as I stopped frequently to take pictures along the way - tall, ageless trees; a huge swarm of carpenter ants; a peaceful meander stream; the mountains in the distance. I was just in awe of the forest, the mere size (and therefore age) of the trees and of the forest.

Once we arrived at the falls, there was quite a crowd of locals enjoying the cool water and spray. A few of us, myself included, ventured in, even directly beneath the falls (as this precise environment permitted). However, some of the locals proved to be an annoyance - very grabby and persistently so. I was forced to become rude, even physical.

Interestingly, a number of bats inhabit the cliffs of the falls.

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