Base of Mt. Kilimanjaro

Matt and I went to the base of Mount Kilimanjaro on Saturday. It is the tallest mountain in Africa, and we live so close! The house we are staying in is right next to Mount Meru....and right behind Meru is Kilimanjaro! 
 

Unfortunately, it was an overcast day and Kili was hidden in the clouds, but it was still fun to put our feet on the base!

Because Kilimanjaro is so large, there are four vegetation zones.

This is where all the courageous climbers start their trek. Someday we want to come back and be one of them!

Holding a chameleon! It really does change colors.

At the base, we also went through some caves of the CHAGA tribe. They would hide here during war with the MASAI people.

This is a traditional Chaga hut. How would you like to live here?!

We also got to see some waterfalls.

 It was a fun day. I still can't believe we are in Africa! It seems unreal.