World Travel, Marc and Peggy Faucher

Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda, 2003

We traveled to Uganda in February and March, 2003, flying to Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria. We trekked about 50 miles over 10 days in the Ruwenzoris, Uganda's fabled Mountains of the Moon. We climbed the three highest peaks in the range, Margherita at 16760 ft., the highest summit on Mount Stanley, the third highest peak in Africa, Mt. Speke at 16,040 ft. and Mt. Baker at 15,880 ft. Following the trek we visited some of Uganda's national parks, including Queen Elizabeth, Lake Mburo, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where we tracked mountain gorillas.

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Trek map
Trek map
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White Rhino
White Rhino
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Shoebill Stork
Shoebill Stork
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Weighing gear
Weighing gear
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Ruwenzori National Park
Ruwenzori National Park
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Nyabitaba Hut
Nyabitaba Hut
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Kurt Shaffer Bridge
Kurt Shaffer Bridge
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Snake Plant
Snake Plant
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Porters cooking at John Matte Hut
Porters cooking at John Matte Hut
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Porters at John Matte Hut
Porters at John Matte Hut
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Crossing the Bujuku River
Crossing the Bujuku River
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Giant Lobelia
Giant Lobelia
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Lunch Stop Upper Bigo Bog
Lunch Stop Upper Bigo Bog
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Summit Photo Mt Speke
Summit Photo Mt Speke
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Coming down Mt. Speke
Coming down Mt. Speke
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Giant Groundsels
Giant Groundsels
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Leaving Lake Bujuku Hut
Leaving Lake Bujuku Hut
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Everlasting flowers and giant groundsels
Everlasting flowers and giant groundsels
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Lake Bujuku
Lake Bujuku
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The Great Tooth
The Great Tooth
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Elena Glacier sunrise
Elena Glacier sunrise
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Crossing Stanley Plateau
Crossing Stanley Plateau
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Climbing Margherita Glacier
Climbing Margherita Glacier
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Margherita summit pitch
Margherita summit pitch
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Margherita summit photo
Margherita summit photo
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Vole at Kitandara Hut
Vole at Kitandara Hut
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Cooking at Kitandara Hut
Cooking at Kitandara Hut
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Mt. Baker tarn
Mt. Baker tarn
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Over Edward Glacier
Over Edward Glacier
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Summit photo, Mt. Baker
Summit photo, Mt. Baker
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Our guides!
Our guides!
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Tina and Carl
Tina and Carl
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Mt. Baker descent
Mt. Baker descent
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Descent to Kitandara
Descent to Kitandara
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Dinner at Kitandara Hut
Dinner at Kitandara Hut
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Malachite Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird
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Rwenzori giant earthworm
Rwenzori giant earthworm
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Lion at Queen Elizabeth NP
Lion at Queen Elizabeth NP
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Last meal with mates
Last meal with mates
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Elephant herd
Elephant herd
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Defassa Waterbuck trio
Defassa Waterbuck trio
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Buffalo herd
Buffalo herd
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Leopard
Leopard
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Kazinga Channel hippos
Kazinga Channel hippos
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Elephant cow and calf
Elephant cow and calf
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Male Defassa Waterbuck
Male Defassa Waterbuck
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Egyptian fruit bats
Egyptian fruit bats
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Colobus Monkey
Colobus Monkey
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Peggy and Ibra
Peggy and Ibra
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Male mountain gorilla
Male mountain gorilla
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Mountain gorilla!
Mountain gorilla!
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Silverback
Silverback
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Female mountain gorilla
Female mountain gorilla
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Young mountain gorilla
Young mountain gorilla
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Female mountain gorilla
Female mountain gorilla
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Woodland kingfisher
Woodland kingfisher
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Skimmers
Skimmers
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African fish eagle
African fish eagle
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Saddlebill Stork
Saddlebill Stork
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Male Impala
Male Impala

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