Bootless in Rwanda: Trekking Mountain Gorillas

Losing my boots and finding my step trekking Rwanda’s magnificent mountain gorillas

This mountain gorilla family roams around in the safety of its 23-member group, named for its silverback leader, Agashya. Wild celery, roots, fruit, tree bark, and tree pulp make up the main diet of mountain gorillas. Giannella M. Garrett

I decided it was time to go to Rwanda.

What roused me was the splashy “Visit Rwanda” ad campaign that Britain’s Arsenal Football Club players have been displaying on their uniform sleeves, and the uplifting Kwita Izina baby mountain gorilla-naming ceremony held annually in September.