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I FINALLY DID IT!!! 🦍🇺🇬

GORILLA TREKKING IN UGANDA

Easily one of the very best experiences of my entire life.

But I didn't do the regular gorilla trek. I chose the Gorilla Habituation Experience, which made this shit even crazier. 😂

These gorillas are still going through the process of becoming accustomed to the presence of humans. They're gradually getting used to humans being around them while researchers and trackers study their behavior, so the entire experience feels a lot more raw and unpredictable than a traditional trek.

And let me tell you...

Being deep in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, standing just feet away from a massive silverback that isn't completely accustomed to humans yet is a DIFFERENT type of feeling. 😭🦍

There were moments when every survival instinct in my body was telling me, "Yeah dread... we probably shouldn't be this fucking close." 😂😂😂

It was terrifying yet absolutely FUCKING INCREDIBLE at the same time.

And the HIKE to actually find them?! 😩😂

FUCKING INSANE.

Up and down mountains, through thick ass jungle, mud, vegetation, uneven terrain and no damn trails... all while knowing there's no guarantee these fuckers are just gonna be sitting somewhere conveniently waiting for you. 😂 You have to go FIND THEM.

By the time we reached them, I already felt like I had accomplished something.

Then you finally see that first gorilla...

Man. Worth every fucking step. 🦍❤️

Watching them interact, eat, play, and move around in their natural environment, knowing you're basically a visitor in THEIR world, is something I'll never forget.

No zoo.
No cages.
No glass.
No barriers.

Just us... and them.

One of the greatest experiences of my life. PERIOD. 🦍❤️🇺🇬

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