Young gorilla hanging from the branches

Chapter 03 · Trek · Rwanda

Into the emerald bush

Mud to the knees, mist in the canopy, and one astonishing hour with mountain gorillas.

Rwanda asked us to slow down. We climbed through bamboo and rain, following trackers into a green so dense it seemed to glow. Then the forest shifted and there they were: a family of mountain gorillas, close enough to hear every leaf tear. For one hour, nobody needed to say much. Even the camera shutter felt loud.

From the camera roll

Proof it happened.