After a conversation with a fellow traveler at the KOA last evening about cool things to do in Flaming Gorge, this morning we headed north on US-191. All along the way are signs indicating which geologic formation is visible and what kinds of fossils are present. Also we saw a lot of mining activity until we actually crossed into the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Our first stop was the Flaming Gorge Dam where we were able to take a dam tour just minutes after we arrived. Built beginning in 1958 in addition to the power generation here this dam’s primary purpose is to hold the waters of the Green River in reserve and to release them as needed to Lake Mead and Lake Powell for their power generators. At 47 stories tall this concrete dam looks quite impressive! It’s equipped with diversion gates to regulate the temperature of the river for the fish and we visitors are encouraged to feed the fish that congregate near the fish deck. Tossing a handful of fish feed into the water creates quite a frenzy of activity!
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.
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