Should anyone be planning a safari in Kenya anytime in the future, I encourage you to bring along equipment for the trip. During rainy seasons (typically October/November) the thunderstorms along the Rift Valley were the most awe-inspiring I have ever heard. As you descend from Nairobi, into the Valley, if a storm whips up, the sounds of thunder cracks are broadcast funders of miles around the valley, which is largely uninterrupted by mountains and other noise-refracting geography. The thunderclap volumes and echoes upon echoes create soundscapes that are totally delicious. How people come here to the northwest coast in BC to storm-watch the Pacific winter storms, the Rift Valley is easily as enjoyable sonically.
