Mount Kilimanjaro, Part 1: the journey, not the destination - a blog, in 1000 Words or Less
It’s 7:25 AM on September 8th. I’m sitting on a large rock below a sign that reads: Mount Kilimanjaro. Congratulations. You are now at Uhuru Peak. Tanzania. 5895 M / 19341 Ft AMSL. The perfectly cloudless sky surrounds me in a blinding blue dome. The view is epic, possibly inspiring, certainly too monumental for a camera to adequately capture. My niece sits beside me, a young lady I barely knew a week ago but with whom I have a real connection today. Ten months of careful pla