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Wildflowers on the Rim; Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia “wildflowers recently blanketed the hillsides like a patchwork blanket of green and gold with purple highlights that had simple been tossed over a lumpy old sofa.” #simienmountains #ethiopia #wildflowers #nationalpark #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4_KqjPvzg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

by jules link

Explore Ethiopia 🇪🇹 — a land of breathtaking highlands, ancient churches carved into stone, and powerful kingdoms lost in time. From the Simien Mountains to the rock-hewn wonders of Lalibela, discover a country steeped in culture, beauty, and legend with Life Travel. ⛰️⛪📜

Small Wonders; Simien Mountains National Park ... Finally, they stopped and grazed on a steep hillside leading down to the rim of the immense green gorge. Thinking it was my last best chance, I crept closer as slowly as I could. Every 4 or 5 paces, the gelatos would simply get up and move equal distance, sit back down and start grazing again. Just as I was developing my theory that gelatas (Bleeding Heart Baboons) seem to have developed a sense of exactly the perfect range from a 70-200mm lens so as to continually entice hope, yet never give you the money shot, this local girl saved my morning session. She caught my eye frolicking through a patch of wildflowers that recently blanketed the hillsides like a patchwork blanket of green and gold with purple highlights that had simple been tossed over a lumpy old sofa. At first, I was shocked at her apparent immunity to the grandeur of the scene. I guess it’s human nature to place value on things we see as rare or fleeting and take for granted. To this day, she serves as a reminder to me to always treat life like wildflowers, rare and fleeting! #simienmountains #ethiopia #flowers #children #wildflowers #travel #travelportrait #unesco #nationalpark #travelphotography #travelphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9mljjv6Qa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Chasing Gelatas; Simien Mountains National Park “The gelada, sometimes called a ‘bleeding heart baboon’, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of 1,800–4,400 m above sea level.” -Wikepidia Apparently they like to keep a 300mm lens distance away from humans. #simienmountains #ethiopia #nationalpark #gelada #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf7hABEPht5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Wildflowers on the Rim; Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia “wildflowers recently blanketed the hillsides like a patchwork blanket of green and gold with purple highlights that had simple been tossed over a lumpy old sofa.” #simienmountains #ethiopia #wildflowers #nationalpark #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4_TvSPzSt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Green Hills of Tigray; Tigray Region, Ethiopia I made this photograph on the side of the road during a brief stop on the long and winding road to Axum. #axum #tigray #simienmountains #ethiopia #greenhills https://www.instagram.com/p/CfdJs7Dr6TZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Walia Ibex (Capra Walie), an endemic endangered species of ibex found exclusively in the mountains of Ethiopia. This giant mountain goat can be spotted on the open grassy plateaus and adjacent steep slopes and cliffs of Simien Mountains National Park. #ethiopia #simienmountains #africa #travel #nature #travelphotography #trekking #mountains #wanderlust #simien #adventure #hiking #wildlife #naturephotography #travelgram #monkey #landscape #instatravel #gelada #natgeo #simienmountainsnationalpark #photography #instagood #backpacking #mountain #landoforigions #bbctravel #geladababoon #waliaibex (at Simien Mountains National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRvw6g9q5vO/?utm_medium=tumblr