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A visitor enjoys the soil formations in this water made gorge . The gorge stretches back about 300 metres and is part of a 9hr hiking trail.
Interesting watching how life has adopted to this new feature with butterflies and birds making it home!!
This trail is also famous for it’s farm fresh mangoes and oranges.
The challenge – Plant trees at ANY Time Of The Year and ensure 100% success rate growth through commitment to see them grow.
This was not the first primary school to take up the challenge in makueni..
The last primary school has achieved a 100% tree growth success rate, the challenge for others is to meet this standard set by their colleague’s in kilome.We hear a lot of..” this is the wrong type of tree to grow here” or ” how can you plant trees at this time of the year”? Well for the children – some other child has done it, therefore failure is the adult near them Not giving them a chance to prove that they can do it too..And as a bonus, this tree planting included a special guest ‘ Africa’s First blind African to Climb the world tallest free standing mountain , as well as Africa’s tallest – Mt. Kilimanjaro – Blind!! Mr Douglas..This event was supported by Community adventure guides Partners – summit seekers, kenya environmental network, kithangathini youth tree nursary, parents, teacher’s, the board and the ever enthusiastic pupils at kituiuni primary!!
Over time weirder and interesting things turn up in Kilome like this spider with a mischievous looking ‘bunny face’
Nature has its Ways of surprises irrespective of season as some young explorers were to find out while on an expedition in kilome recently. Young, youthful and Adventurous Kenyan s from almost all parts of kenya were at it again, exploring their country as they experienced nature at its best in its natural environments. An opportunity to breath Nature’s fresh air while stretching their bodies and experiencing new scenery, kilome was ready to give these guest’s a few surprises. From wild tortoises peeing on them to – ‘Oop’s’, almost sat on a basking snake! 🙂 With the community provided guides they stretched themselves hill after hill, valley after valley finally ending their adventure with an evening view of their starting point and with memories of Ukambani fruit. From kilome community, ‘asanda’ come again.. To engage your youthfulness this holiday season +254780891689
Kilimanjaro from kilome ©muokikioko 2017
Hallo! ©muokikioko2016
Talking/communicating with friends while enjoying such majestic views all around you can be an experience to behold. with phone network all around these scenic spots communication can sometimes be a breeze off peak hours while on 2G or 3G setting.
communication viewing kilimanjaro ©muokikioko2016
…what would it be like for you to explain to your friends that you are speaking to them with such a view infront of you barely 2hrs from an African city? there are such splendid views all round here in Kilome within communities..no matter time of the day especially if you are willing to slow and explore!
how bright moon was today 14th Nov – 8:00pm ©muoki kioko 2016
supermoon in kilome, today it was at its largest (14 Nov 2016)
“The most spectacular supermoon since 1948 will light up the sky, appearing 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual.
The event on Monday November 14 – described as “undeniably beautiful” by American space agency Nasa – is the result of the moon coming closer to Earth than it has done for 69 years.
Nothing will match it until the moon makes a similar approach on November 25 2034.” – Daily Telegraph
Super moon lighting up the landscapes 8:30Pm ©muoki kioko 2016
Making the skies of kilome in Africa resemble an early morning sunrise photo of the sky. (*no images have been edited)
souring over us probably looking out for ‘hyrax’ which we had just seen sunbathing, it soon attracts the attention of other birds of prey(raptors) in the vicinity. An alarm call is sounded by one and they all come together – buzzards and falcons.
The Black Eagle quickly makes a turn, flapping its wide wings (about 2 meters wide) and heads straight into its adversaries. They quickly scatter as it takes advantage to disappear over the hills with the other raptors in hot pursuit…
*watch a 3 minute BBC clip how this birds hunt:
Wild primates Life Kilome ©muokikioko 2016
This is a view from standing position of an adult. The bat is the black spot on left side of image (thats how small it is).
Growing to about 7 grams, this is an adult
..this you can tell by the well developed teeth you see in the above image
See actual life size vs blades of grass /pebbles on ground as found in kilome on first image above.
Thank you Risky for the ID – as a ‘pipistrielle Bat’
Risky is one of Africa’s finest bat Experts
While on a walk with friends one pointed out how a section on the roadside looked like it had snow.
In a short while people were lying down taking selfies against this grass that looked like tiny snow drops.
I’ve captured the scene the best I could without manipulation to show how nature beautifully arranges and displays itself in kilome. Hope you like it.
I was talking to a friend the other day and something caught my attention from behind them:
“a strangely shaped solo cloud”
or so I thought, but it had a flat top. Appearing above mature 30-40 year old eucalyptus trees my eyes kept shifting between my friend and this “cloud” until they turned, looked and asked..
“kwani u’ve never seen Kilimanjaro”?
I was looking at “the worlds highest free standing snow”
Then I remembered the description ‘worlds highest free standing mountain’. It’s height makes the top stick out somewhere in the middle of the skies especially when the slopes are not visible.
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©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
..from the curious from a distance
Attacked © muoki kioko 2016
..to the attacked
Low ©muoki Kioko 2016
Feeling low
The supervisor
to ‘the supervisor’
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©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
Mauritian Tomb Bat Kilome ©muokikioko'16
Mauritian Tomb Bat (Taphozous
mauritianus) that hangs upside down on surfaces seemingly ever alert and awake during the day suggesting it has a good eyesight.
Avoiding dark areas and instead opting for open spaces that allow it easy take-off, it can now be seen in Kilome.
Thought to exist only below 1000m, it’s resident above 1200m above sea level here.
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©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
Swimming in kilome ©muokikioko 2016
Swimming lessons now offered in Kilome!
As you can see the pool area has a view which on clear days faces Kilimanjaro. Come relax with family or friends swimming as you have buffet. Accommodation is available for those wishing for a weekend outing as you explore climbing Mt.Kalembwani or visit Ilovoto waterfalls or get a guide to search for the rare Plantanna frogs.
Should you have forgotten shopping at a supermarket, ‘No Problem’ as there’s a convenience store just 10-15minutes from here.
Located on the Mombasa highway about 80kms on your right hand from Nairobi as you begin descending the 1st section with a climbing lane. Sign board marked ACK.
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©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
Happy New Year 2016.
Imagine flying like a bird, taking in ALL the views below you – letting the winds aid you in travelling.
Have you been to ‘The Sky Diving Point’ in Kilome!? A 2hour hike from the base or 3hr drive from Nairobi the capital of kenya using a vehicle with good ground clearance.
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©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
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©muoki kioko
2009-2015
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
I was out with some outdoor friends and as we viewed some young boys viewing us from a cliff above there was a desire to have the same view. Now to get to that view we had to climb the hill then descend down the only visible “route” through a cliff edge.
A female colleague had made friends with some local girls who zoomed down the cliff edge in slippers. Mmm, we trodded down on ALL fours.
Getting to the cliff edge where the boys were viewing us from I looked backwards towards another rock cliff
and I see this boy running midway across the cliff wall (how did he get there). Then I notice the left edge of the wall that’s basically vertical had brown marking like a place that’s stepped on, but it didn’t make sense as its almost flat vertically!
In a short while the other boys get up and join the first on that rock cliff and head straight where the brown path is
Up up up
and they choose a higher spot/cliff to view us from..
As outdoor people we would 1st set up a belay (anchor point) above, then secure ourselves with harnesses as we met out all the rock climbing jargon – on belay, belay – climbing, climb.. before even
My thoughts are cut short by the local young girls guiding us who say lets go up the same way as the boys
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©muoki kioko
2009-2015
email:muokikioko@gmail.com
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