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I'm running a little behind from catching up at work, but here are some photos from Tanzania. Unlike previous trips, I had a chance to see a bit of the country, and we spent a few days as tourists before the hunt. Steve Kaufman of Tanzania Bundu Safaris and I met in Dallas and flew together from Dallas to Amsterdam and on to Kilimanjaro where Safari Classics' cameraman Andy MacDonald met us. We had planned to spend some time at a couple of Bundu's camps in Maasailand before we started hunting. The line to clear customs at Kilimanjaro ($100 for a visa).  Spent the first nigh at the Impala Hotel in Arusha.  The pool at the Impala Hotel.  Our President seems to be quite popular in Tanzania (as you'll see through the report), and this is one of the many images of him found on the streets of Arusha (and on the backs of cars and buses)  Street scenes in Arusha.   What can I say?.  Before heading out to the Lokasale (sp?) camp, we stopped for some provisions... beer and biscuits (cookies), mostly. The grocery store in Arusha.   Lokasale is in Maasailand (just a couple of hours outside of Arusha) and borders the Tarangire national park. The were so many zebra and wildebeest there that you would have thought you were actually in the park.    We hadn't been on the property for an hour or so when we ran into one of the game scouts who told us where he'd just seen some lions on a kill. There's a female and an adolescent in this photo and one cub that's not visible.  A giraffe in the Tannzania sunset.  The dining area.  Tented quarters.  Early on the second day, we leave Lokasale for the crater. A cloudy sunrise at Lokasale.  The entry is pretty busy with traffic, and the ride up to the rim is a bit unassuming.  But when you actually crest the rim and look down inside, the grandeur of it hits you all at once... WOW! As natural "wonders of the world" rank, it makes Vic Falls look pretty pedestrian. You just can't imagine the scale of it without actually seeing it.  Me, Steve and Andy standing on the crater rim.  Inside the crater.      Afternoon jet-lag setting it...   A view without the heavy cloud cover.   SeriouslY???  | ||
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WOW. Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing these. Phil Massaro President, Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, LLC NRA Life Member B&C Member www.mblammo.com Hunt Reports- Zambia 2011 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1481089261 "Two kinds of people in this world, those of us with loaded guns, and those of us who dig. You dig." | |||
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new_guy, The Crater was one of the highlights of my 35 days in Tanzania in '03. It truly is a MUST see. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Fantastic pictures, thanks for posting them! Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Amazing stuff. Would that bull elephant go over 100 lbs? "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Chris, great trip. When do you start "shootin stuff"??? I see a few candidates already. :-) | |||
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Great pics! ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Stellar! Will J. Parks, III | |||
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Ok, Chris - that was a great tease. More...pleeeze!  Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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WOW !! Great photos DRSS Searcy 470 NE | |||
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Amazing. Thank you for sharing those. | |||
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Those crater buff are unreal. And that elephant is colossal. Fantastic photos. Many thanks.  Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Very nice photos all the way around. Thanks Kidd | |||
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Yes, we do eventually kill some stuff, but I've got about 1100 photos to wade through... Don't worry... I won't post them all! Observation: ALL Massai seem to have cell phones.  We didn't think we could make it from the crater all the way back to Lobo, so we overnighted at a photo lodge (Manyara Ranch) in between. The accommodations were wonderful. Here is the dining tent.  My tent.     Next day we were on the way to Lobo and stopped back by Lokasale for lunch.  Here are a couple of nice buff from the hunt before.  Steve is polishing up on his Swahili at a watering hole, and trying to buy a spear or two.  This is a spring that has been dug (by hand) into a huge pit. Notice the jug in the water? The Massai make a human chain and move water from the spring up to a trough for their cows to drink. The idea being that the steep walls of the pit prevent other animals from drinking here and competing with their cows for water.  Much later that afternoon, we make it to Lobo.    There was a hunter in camp that shot a leopard that same afternoon. I've never shot one, and I thought it would be cheaper to have my photo taken with his...  Here's a 45" buff that the same hunter shot.  We spent the night at Lobo that night and did some Massai shopping the next day. First stop was a meat market in the bush.       Curio shopping in the bush.  | |||
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Some cool pix of Ngorongoro! Both the buff and elephant are bruisers... On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Great pic,Thanks for posting Man I love that place... NRA LIFE MEMBER DU DIAMOND SPONSOR IN PERPETUITY DALLAS SAFARI CLUB LIFE MEMBER SCI FOUNDATION MEMBER | |||
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Is that by chance Mama Juma in the last photo? "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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This is EXCELLENT...I'm looking forward to enjoy all the pics you care to post...  Fantastic images!!! Thanks! | |||
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Chris very nice. Great photos. Mike | |||
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After the meat-market, we made our way to a Massai market. This was Aug 8 (8/8), and it was a local holiday. It was made up of some locals selling goods but mostly vendors and their wares from Arusha that collectively compose a bit of a mobile flee market. Every Massai within a however far walk or ride was there; along with us 3 gringos.  Bicycle repairs  Bicycle parts and tools for sale  Tobacco balls... good thing I quit.  Rope weaver  Fruits of his labor  One of the "aisles" of the event... this puts the size into a little better perspective.  Dried fish.   Lots of Chinese imports        Meat Market     I looked all over for a pair of these, but they are only available in Arusha according to the locals.    An impromptu cock fight.    | |||
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More fantastic photos, thanks again. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Great pics - thanks, Chris! Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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I love this format, long on pictures, short on text. I may model my next report after this one. Great pictures Chris, I look forward to Chapter IV! Mike | |||
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I agree, great entertainment. Thanks. | |||
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Absolutely beautiful photography. Thanks for posting. Bull1 | |||
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The crater is definitely one of my favorite spots on earth, been there twice now and your photos make me want to go back. _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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Chris, You take some truly fantastic photos! Thanks for sharing the experience. I look forward to the next batch. Stay well, Paul NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Fabulous pictures! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Fantastic Pics. I agree with Mike. Love the myriad of photos with short descriptions. | |||
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Good photos, looking forward to update 4! | |||
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Thanks for the great Pics and Sharing your Safari. I was in that KMJ customs line recently. Not that long ago A person could be cleared, get baggage collected, and headed out in around thirty minutes. Thats long gone... | |||
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+1 great report and photos. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Great photos! | |||
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Very enjoyable report. I did not know that Hillary Clinton had a chain of boutiques! Dutch | |||
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What a hell of a fine report and photos!! Thanks so much for sharing! DRSS | |||
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I have apparently lost an SD card and some photos, but I do have the important ones... will try to get those up tomorrow and get you the details of the actual hunt. | |||
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Chris great photos. You think you could trade the real Obama for that elephant?!!! I hunt, not to kill, but in order not to have played golf.... DRSS | |||
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Great photos! Thanks for sharing... Best, Dave | |||
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Where's the rest? I am looking forward to it. | |||
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