It took about 6 hours to drive from Eldoret to the park entrance.
We arrived at our first campsite on Friday just in time to set up and make dinner. We brought along some homemade chili so it made for an easy and delicious meal.
The next day, we hiked 17 km to see Karuru and Gura falls. Both of these have been claimed to be the tallest waterfalls in Kenya. Karuru had 3 drops: 383 feet, 84 feet and 427 feet. We were only able to see the first drop from our lookout point since the other two drop deep into the valley.
Karuru Falls
hiking
After the hike, we packed up to go to another campsite. Our guide told us that this site would be completely 'in the bush' and he was not lying!
A video that my friend made of the campsite...
Our campsite and our campfire
On Sunday, we hiked Satima peak which is the third highest peak in Kenya (after Mt. Elgon). It took us about 7 hours to hike the 20 km. We definitely slowed down closer to the peak because of the 13, 144 feet altitude!
On our way
Beautiful Scenery
Satima Peak...If you look closely you can see one of my friends already at the top. She is one of the most fit individuals I have ever met (she has two ironman triathlons under her belt!). She ran up to the top because apparently altitude doesn't affect her. :)
Almost there!
At the peak...
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