E: 27/06 GorillaPod flexible camera tripod (help needed!)

flamingice

Found this in the latest Explore! Horizons magazine. I've had a look but I don't know the place they're talking about, does anyone else have any idea?

Masai Reflections

The place is ideal for birds
But you won't encounter the herds
Freshwater, Born Free
The Rift Valley you'll see
And the name, don't forget, has two words

The mirror's the highest you'll find
It dazzles the eye of the mind
Your reflection will ripple
As you sip your cool tipple
And who cares to return to the grind

A valley you'll see running deep
Green, picturesque and so steep
Gurling H20
Lapping waves to an' fro
But naive you'd be if you leap!

Piara Strange


Where in Kenya?
Email your entry to [EMAIL="horizons@explore.co.uk"]horizons@explore.co.uk[/EMAIL] by Friday 27th June. First 5 correct entries out of the hat win a grippy GorillaPd, the flexi and practical camera tripod for all hairy adventures.

cistolic

Dont know if this helps or even if its right but Lake Naivasha is worth looking up. It is the highest lake in Kenya, Freshwater and loads of birds there. Also word naive in the last line ?? I cant use this prize so not entering.

Miss_Cinnabon

hi i think its Loroghi Hills, anyone confirm that?

debsy42

I would go with Lake Vaivasha too

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi, outside the town of Naivasha. It is part of the Great Rift Valley.
The name derives from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water" because of the sudden storms which can arise. The lake has a surface area of 139 km², [1] and is surrounded by a swamp which covers an area of 64 square km, but this can vary largely depending on rainfall. It is situated at an altitude of 1,884 metres (6,180 feet).[1] The lake has an average depth of 6 m (20 feet), with the deepest area being at Crescent Island, at a maximum depth of 30 m (100 ft).[1]
Njorowa Gorge used to form the lake's outlet, but it is now high above the lake and forms the entrance to Hell's Gate National Park.
The lake is home to a variety of wildlife; over 400 different species of bird have been reported. There is a sizeable population of hippos in the lake. There are two smaller lakes in the vicinity of Lake Naivasaha: Lake Oloiden and Lake Sonachi (a green crater lake). The Crater Lake Game Sanctuary lies nearby, while the lake shore is known for its population of European immigrants and settlers.
Between 1937 and 1950 the lake was used as a landing place for flying boats on the Imperial Airways passenger and mail route from Southampton in Britain to South Africa. It linked Kisumu and Nairobi.
Joy Adamson, the author of Born Free, lived on the shores of the lake in the mid-1960s.