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"Life's an Adventure" Reader Photo Album
 Coming of Age: While visiting friends in the Peace Corps, reader Whitney Warren trekked through Gabon's coastal jungle in Petit Loango National Park.
"After a six-hour hike through Gabon's dense mangrove forest while tracking elephant footprints in Petit Loango National Park, we emerged at this beautiful, untouched beach. Walking through the grass to see the sand and rapier palms of the most pristine beach, I felt like I had entered into Lord of the Flies.
"Our month-long trip was an amazing experiment in independent travel and pushing boundaries. At the time, my best friend was in the Peace Corps in Cameroon, while my boyfriend, Nate, had a good friend stationed in Gabon. We just had to go visit them. Although I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie—I like backcountry skiing and ice climbing—there's no rush like trekking elephant trails, hoping that your tracker is paying attention because you don't want to run into an elephant. If you do, the dense forest restricts your movement, so you'd likely be unable to escape."
—Whitney Warren, 28
Youth Development Coordinator
Missoula, Montana
DIY: There are a few ecotourism outfitters serving Petit Loango National Park ( www.gabonnationalparks.com), such as Mistral Voyages out of Libreville ( www.ecotourisme-gabon.com/en). Indy traveler Warren stayed at the European Union's Case de Passage and then took a boat from Setté Cama up the river through Lagune Ndogo. In Petit Loango, the water abuts tropical forest, and animals such as hippos wander in and out of the waves. For information on traveling to Gabon, read Contributing Editor Tom Clynes's September 2003 Adventure article. >>
Photograph courtesy of Whitney Warren
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Additional Excerpts
From the print edition, June/July 2005
• Great Parks 2005: Super Tours, Spectacular Lodges
• **Win a Safari: Find out how you could win a safari for two by participating in the Muddy Buddy race or attending the screenings of Emmanuel's Gift. • Steroids on Everest: Some climbers are using them to cope with altitude sickness, but at what price? • Guns 'n' Butter: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Caputo talks about his new novel, Acts of Faith.• Pelton's World: Our man on the scene tells when to fight or take flight. • Croatia By Sea: Contributing Editor Jon Bowermaster's dispatches from sea kayaking along the Dalmatian Coast. • "Life's an Adventure" Reader Photo Album: See readers' photos and submit your own.
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