Ovaltine Jenkins
Mosi-oa-Tunya (Lozi for “The Smoke That Thunders”), or Shungu Namutitima (Tongan for “Boiling Water”), but to most of the world, Victoria Falls. P4074370_ps0_wm
In this view during high water season, looking northwest from an orbiting chopper, the Zambezi river flows atop a flat basalt sheet before encountering a transverse fracture zone and spilling into the gorge below, creating a mile-wide curtain of water over 100 yards/meters high. Visitors are treated to amazing views of the falls from the perpetually-wet national parks along the opposite rim of the gorge, where they are guaranteed to get a proper soaking. In the foreground, famous Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the international border between Zimbabwe to the left and Zambia to the right. Boat cruises among the islands upstream of the falls commonly afford views of hippos, elephants, and birds galore. Below the falls, white water rafting through the downstream canyon system is de rigueur, or perhaps a bungee jump from the bridge.
Mosi-oa-Tunya (Lozi for “The Smoke That Thunders”), or Shungu Namutitima (Tongan for “Boiling Water”), but to most of the world, Victoria Falls. P4074370_ps0_wm
In this view during high water season, looking northwest from an orbiting chopper, the Zambezi river flows atop a flat basalt sheet before encountering a transverse fracture zone and spilling into the gorge below, creating a mile-wide curtain of water over 100 yards/meters high. Visitors are treated to amazing views of the falls from the perpetually-wet national parks along the opposite rim of the gorge, where they are guaranteed to get a proper soaking. In the foreground, famous Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the international border between Zimbabwe to the left and Zambia to the right. Boat cruises among the islands upstream of the falls commonly afford views of hippos, elephants, and birds galore. Below the falls, white water rafting through the downstream canyon system is de rigueur, or perhaps a bungee jump from the bridge.