| Bale Mountains National Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Bale Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia  Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest city | Addis Ababa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2220 km² | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governing body | Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scenic overlook on the Sanetti Plateau |
Bale Mountains National Park (Link)
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| Giant Mole Rat Teeth |
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| Ethiopian Wolves! they are more like big red foxes, but there are only 450 of them in existence and we saw 6! |
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| Huge hail storm that we almost got stuck in. (Or maybe it was some snow, too) |
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| Not sure what this big palm-looking plant is called? |
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| Windchill cold is bitter at this elevation! |
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| Jill by a lake. |
Wow! 2 distinct tectonic plates are rifting where you stand. If you feel your legs spreading apart get ready for either an orogenic event or orgasmic event! Geo Jim.
ReplyDeleteI've just decided that Oliver is going to be an Ethiopian Wolf for Halloween. He was going to be a fox, but Ethiopian Wolf seems more appropriate, since he spent last Halloween in Ethiopia! Thanks for the update, hope all is going well!
ReplyDeleteThose were awesome wolves but Jill's the real fox! Thanks for posting photos they take us there w/you all.Looks so barren and cold up at that elevation and breath-taking. Hope Bale is rocking for you! Oliver was at the Grand Canyon today. We'll eat some of the abundance of maters in your honor. love and hugs to y'all!
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