Hiking in the Yaeda valley with the Hazabe, looking for honey and tubers. Even though the valley is particulalry dry this year, and many of the neighboring pastoralist and agricultural peoples are now relying on external aid, the Hadzabe have not had any troubles in maintaing their food security. Becuase of a naturally low population density, and a knowleged of the local environment's food resources, the Hadzabe are able to keep themselves sufficently nourished in a sustainable manner that does not deplete the valley's natural resources. In fact, unlike all other people in the surrounding area, the Hadzabe have never experienced famine.
Harry, Bob, and Mike resting with a Hadza man who is preparing his morning cigarette. The Hadzabe smoked a lot of tobacco, which our guides brought as a gift to each community we visited.
Sunrise over the Yaeda valley. In an effort to experience the Hadzabe lifestyle as fully as possible our group spent the night sleeping on top of a large, elevated expanse of rock.
En route to the Yaeda valley from Mbulu. While the roads were incredibly rough, the Dorobo drivers had no trouble maneuvering the comany's World War II-Era Mercedes Unimogs around the Tanzanian steppe.
Dan, here is your Defender pic...note the Zebra's in the background.
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