The Semliki River Valley, Virunga National Park, Congo (Democratic Republic)

"The Semliki River is part of the upper drainage of the Albert Nile, in the Western Rift Valley. It issues from the northwestern end of Lake Edward in Congo (Kinshasa) and meanders for 143 miles (230 km) north-northeast along the western foot of the Ruwenzori Range to Lake Albert. For part of its course, it forms the boundary between Semliki National Park and Virunga National Park. Wildlife, including elephants, hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and antelope, is abundant. The river's delta, choked with ambatch (a fast-growing thorny tree) and papyrus, is steadily encroaching on Lake Albert." This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.