It was a cold morning as we left our camp in the Maasai Mara before dawn. We drove a few hours to the bank of the Emboo River where we'd be waiting for the wildebeest to cross the muddy croc-infested water.
The sun came up and the heat of the Kenyan sun started to beat down on our convertible Land Cruiser.
We waited and waited as the wildebeest slowly inched closer to the water, mustering up the courage to cross.
Finally, after almost 12 hours of getting baked in the heat of the Maasai Mara, the animals decided to cross at 5:30pm. Once one animal goes, they all follow. In this case, a family of brave zebras were first, then about 5000 wildebeest followed in a chaotic stampede.
