Hikers Heaven

10/01/2025

Tranquility ❤️

04/01/2025

M

04/01/2025

Elephant hill we ❤️💖💕😍❤️💖💕 hiking you to bits 😍

31/12/2024

The Gura River in Nyeri 🇰🇪

Up in the Ranges of Aberdare, originates what is assumed to be one of the “Fastest Rivers in Africa”

Upstream the river is nearly crystal clear, and its bed is all rocky making the water appear black and foamy as once described Wangari Maathai.

Originating nearly 3,300 meters (about 10,826 feet) above sea level, Gura River loses nearly 1,300 meters (about 4,260 feet) in just under 30 KMs; which is an average of 43 meters (or 141 feet) per kilometer

This sharp and rapid descent in a relatively short-distance has made the potamologists (those who study rivers) argue that the River might be the fastest in Africa.

Of course there are other parameters which determine the speed of a river, which includes the gradient (described above), volume of water the river carries, and also the friction it encounters (friction can lower or increases) (for friction its mainly rocks)

River Gura as described above loses a huge attitude in a short distance, and has a very rocky bed; coupled with multiple tributaries both upstream and downstream.

However and over the years; Gura River has faced the wrath the Climate Change and the once mighty River has been fluctuating in size, volume and speed in recent years.

Such was a strong River that those who come from the hood especially from Munyange like Wahome Thuku or Henry Scott Kianduma or those who are from Tetu especially along the Mukarara-Gathuthu-Ihithe-Hubu-ini stretch; can vividly remember how the river would carry with it uprooted trees and carcasses of wild animals (like buffalos) as the river sneaked away from the Aberdare Forest.

Though its current state may not mirror its past might, the river still roar loud in the Nyeri highlands.

The river mainly form the boundary between Othaya and Tetu in the upstream, and Tetu and Mukurwei-ini in the downstream

The river is home to the Gura Hydro Power which generates about 6 MW and supplies power to four Tea Factories in Othaya and Tetu saving the tea farmers nearly 40 Million annually.

The river empties its water into the Thagana River, about 10 KMs from Karatina Town from the Mukurwe-ini side

Make a date and visit this mighty place

30/12/2024

30/12/2024

Prosperous & fruitful 2025 👏🫡🙌🖐️👍

30/12/2024

Mwaka ndio ni wako maliza vile unataka sawa, lakini hakuna "sorry" uuma k**a ya daktari 😔
M

30/12/2024

“I was waiting for you to text first 🤔🙄😔"

29/12/2024

Prosperous & fruitful 2025 🙏 M

27/12/2024

Happy & prosperous 2025
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25/12/2024

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