Hiking through the fields to Volcanoes Nat. Pk. to find Mountain Gorilla Group-13, Rwanda, 1/14/09
Guard shack and noise maker to scare away night feeding creatures, Rwanda, 1/14/09
Locals hired as day porters for $10 a day carrying our day packs for our Silverback Gorilla trekking. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Jungle fruit ???, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Into the Volcanoes Nat. Pk. jungle foilage looking for Mountain Gorilla Group-13, Rwanda, 1/14/09
After almost 2 hours our first Mountain Gorilla sighting, a member of Group-13, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/1/4/09
After almost 2 hours our first gorilla sighting, a member of Mountain Gorilla Group-13, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/1/4/09
Descending through the jungle in pursuit of Mountain Gorilla group 13
We had to climb uphill for almost 2 hours to locate Mountain Gorilla Group-13 and now they are headed down, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Gorilla tracker helping Susan as the ground is very muddy & slippery, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Muddy and slippery downhill gorilla trekking, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwandaa, 1/14/09
A group-13 Mountain Gorilla family member, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Group-13 Mountain Gorilla family member, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Our first sighting of Agashya, the Silverback of Mountain Gorilla Group-13, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Boss man Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla group-13, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 posing for the camera, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silerback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla group 13 sits up, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 lays down while planning his next move, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla group-13 making his move toward us, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 diverts from me to avoid confrontation, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 about four feet away, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 two feet away from Susan (he wants her but doesn't want to fight me for her), Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 going past Susan, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Mountain Gorilla Group-13 member watching the action, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 looking back at Susan and thinking what might have been, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 pondering his loss, Volcanoes nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 mooning us on his departure, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Silverback Agashya of Mountain Gorilla Group-13 slipping into the dense jungle vegetation, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Mountain Gorilla Group-13 member, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Dueling picture takers, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
Group-13 gorilla poop, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
A Mountain Gorilla Group-13 youngster, Volcanoes Nat. Pk. Rwanda, 1/14/09
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