Ketane Falls

A picture is meant to be worth more than words, so I'll leave most of my 3 day backpacking trip to Ketane falls to the photos that follow. Walking out of Semongkong, we made it to Ketane 7 hours later despite precarious river crossings and thunderstorms. The next day we visited a local school and walked to the falls. No roads here, so the isolation and remote feeling is absolute. On our third day we headed out, back to Semongkong town, which really felt like "town" after our short excursion.

Benita, me, Robbie and Craig just outside Semongkong.

A break in the storm on our hike out to Ketane.

Visiting a friend of Craig, we sampled two kinds of home brew that he'd prepared especially for our arrival.

A shepherd's hut at the top of Ketane Falls... with a view like the photo below.

Just above the falls.

Hard to see because of the shape and steep walls of the gorge, Ketane Falls were as difficult to view as it was to reach the day prior.

A local primary school in the Ketane area. This building houses 180 students and it's one room serves all 7 classes (three teachers work there).

From inside the school.

A poor building and few resources yet with an amazing view from the school doorway.

River crossing on the way home... much easier and less stressful than crossing during a thunderstorm in waist-deep water.