After visiting the U.S., I had to board a plane that took me to Kenya - one of the closest places to the rift valley.
Before visiting it, I also took in the view of the rolling grasslands of Masai Mara and angelic sight of the shores of the Jade Sea. Oh yes... and a shopping spree. ; 0
Information broken down into digestible pieces by me finding out from the locals:
- The East African Rift Valley is an active continental rift zone in Eastern Africa (in other words, it's ALIVE)
- it was considered part of a larger Greater Rift Valley which extended all the way to TURKEY!
- it was formed from the divergence of 2 continental crusts - > the African Plate & Arabian Plate
The Journey
- I passed many lakes and when I glance into them, countless schools of fishes were swimming in them! Oh, it made me, more than glance, moments later. ;)
- INTERESTING FACT --> the fishes have evolved in such a way that they are able to live together without being in direct competition with each other (Could humans do the same? Frankly speaking? I don't think so...)
- Crabs, shrimps, copepods and ostracods were found there too! (One problem - HUMANS. overfishing + shifting agriculture + pollution have threatened the existence of their species many times.)
source: www.wikipedia.org
Formation of the Rift Valley.
Flag of Kenya.
MAR-VE-LOUS.
What is happening... in picture.
Sunset at Masai Mara.
Masai Mara in the day. I had to drive off quickly after that... :p
The Jade Sea with one of its islands. Notice the different shades? You can literally see through the water!
IT'S THAT CLEAN AND PURE!
At one of the lakes.
One of the many streams...
THIS IS WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY I'M GOING CANOEING!
This is Lake Malawi - the most southern lake of the East African Rift Valley.
A lasting impression that lasts for life.
Kenya 2012.
peacee.
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