Between Missoula and the Idaho border we were barreling along I-90 when we saw a sign that caused us to brake, exit, and follow signs to a Historic Ranger Station Visitors Center. So glad we made the stop. Ninemile Remount Depot is still an active National Forest Service fire fighting station but has a history that goes back to 1930 when the US Forest Service embarked on a program to provide the livestock needed to pack supplies into remote areas to fight fires.
We were fortunate enough to be here on one of the few days that the mules were in the corral instead of out working. When they are not busy carrying fire fighting supplies into the back country, the mules are employed for a variety of purposes including hauling materials for construction projects in remote areas such as bridges for hiking trails.
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
Today’s safari adventure transported us out into the Dorob National Park to have up close encounters with little creatures that are well adapted to the extreme heat and lack of water in the Namib Desert.
With a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two national parks, dozens of museums, and hundreds of tours offered in the Cape Town area there is more than plenty to do. For our two day visit we opted to concentrate on African wildlife visiting the Aquila Private Game Reserve and the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony for a wonderful chance to these fabulous animals in their own habitat.
We were fortunate enough to be here on one of the few days that the mules were in the corral instead of out working. When they are not busy carrying fire fighting supplies into the back country, the mules are employed for a variety of purposes including hauling materials for construction projects in remote areas such as bridges for hiking trails.
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