More on Kenya

Kenya feels like the pulse of our planet. From the rare black rhinoceros to the tall and elegant Maasai warrior, Kenya speaks to the essence of life on earth, the place where the explosion of evolutionary opportunity all began. Wildlife exudes this freedom; the earthy smell of the land speaks of its long and rich history, and the Maasai live proudly in a delicate relationship of profound beauty with the land they know and love. Like neighboring Tanzania, Kenya’s wild and primitive feeling capture the essence of nature "as it once was." The Maasai have never known anything else; for us, it’s a symbol of what we long for. "I really do simply adore Kenya. It is so wild, uncultivated, primitive, mad, exciting, unpredictable…..I am living in the Africa I have always longed for, always felt stirring in my blood." – Jane Goodall 1957 My Experience of Kenya Forthcoming from DeeAnn Pederson The Nature of Kenya By Bradford Glass Abundant and unique wildlife, scenic beauty, and wild variety -- from the lush slopes of Mt. Kenya, to the deserts of Samburu, to the vast plains of the Maasai Mara; this is Kenya, the jewel of Africa. The richness of this land is truly remarkable: grand mountains, rolling hills, grasslands, vast savannas, expansive plains, rich valleys, lakes and rivers, all nurturing a multitude of diverse species of wildlife and birds. Many of these amazing animals and birds are found only in Africa, and some are so rare that they exist only in Kenya. Add to this the unique native human cultures and this is a land of delicately woven tapestries of life. The "Soul of Africa" quickly becomes an intimate and everlasting part of you, with its primitive beauty, vast unspoiled vistas, and glorious but vanishing wildlife. I felt that I stepped back in time to the place that all of us originally came from. I did. The powerful, earthy smells of Africa, are exotic and overwhelming. Imagination becomes intoxicated with life’s essence, and transports you to a world that is rapidly vanishing.

"Purrrfect Huntress" "Masai Mara Sunrise"

The immense power, grace, and intelligence of wild elephants are expressed with such tender loving care in the rearing of their young. Lion, leopards, and cheetahs bring into sharp contrast the intense focus of the hunt and the joyous respite of a long nap. Affectionate and social creatures, zebras in herds create patterns of black and white that are so appealing to our eye, yet so effectively confuse predators -- safety in numbers. Rainbows of avian plumage color over 1300 species of birds, fully 15% of the world’s population.

If one is content to sit quietly, wildlife seems to approach from all directions, transforming what appeared to be a barren scene into a full color spectacle -- giraffe, zebra, ostrich, and gerenuk. A leopard strolling through low-lying shrubs, pausing only at her destination: a leap onto a comfortable limb in the shade of a large Acacia tree; a sight many visitors only dream of seeing. At 7,300 ft. on Mt. Kenya, The Mountain Lodge offers close encounters with Cape buffalo, waterbuck, Maribou Stork, elephant herds, and the inquisitive Sykes monkey. Shrieking hyenas and bush babies will keep you up at night.

Perhaps the best way to describe this land is to simply allow the "Images of Kenya" to tell their own story.