Jungle Safari ... Day Hike In Chitwan National Park

I have a handful of posts still to post for Nepal, and those will come up over the next week.  Tim and I just celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary ... I look forward to posting photos and narrative about our last few days in Liwa (southeast area of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, bordering the "Empty Quarter" -- a HUGE area of desert), 4x4-ing  on gorgeous red sand dunes and visiting the 7th annual Camel Festival.)

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During our stay in southern Nepal, we did a little half-day trek through part of Chitwan National Park.

I've mentioned the critters of Nepal in another post.

This post is about the beautiful scenery.

And one of the striking things about this walk, was the quiet.

It was just us, until we got to the edge of the river, and ran into Chitwan Park police, explaining to some locals that they could not be harvesting firewood from the Park.

Some of the paths had some wood foot bridges.

They felt sturdier than they looked ... but we didn't linger on them long enough to test our weight against their strength.

In one area, there was an observation tower. Given that it was made of wood, it was a bit wobbly. I wasn't particularly comfortable with every little movement making the tower sway a bit. 

But the view was great.

Lush greenery along the path we walked. Interesting trees and beautiful grasses.

And the intermittent termite mounds.

At the end of our walk, our ride back across the river --