KOPPELQUESTS - Photo Gallery 5/31/2004

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Near the beginning of our hike from Acacia to Lake Natron. Much of the walk was on sand and lava rock.	We started off walking in clouds, but the weather cleared as the day went on. We were happy for some cloud cover, as this hike can often be extremely hot.	This flower is called a lion's paw	Lake Natron is visible in the distance. We walked down to a spot where the the river is visible at the bottom of the valley.
This is a Maasai warrior who passed us on the trail. He had been sent from Naiyobi to Lake Natron to deliver a message regarding a meeting to be held next month. This walk takes 8 hours.			Hiking on the sandy rocks was often very slippery.
These Maasai women had dug a hole in the dry riverbed to collect water that was bubbling up.		The Oldonyo Lengai volcano as seen from Lake Natron.	Walking on the dry lake bed of Lake Natron