A large reservoir north of the city of Abuja.
We were lucky to have a staff member offer to escort us to Usuma dam. The drive takes about 45 minutes from our apartment complex, which is far enough out of town to not feel like a city anymore.
After our drive, our escort left us for ourselves, as he was taking pictures of birds. This place really reminds me of a combination of the Mississippi River and the bluffs of the Whitewater valley. We pulled in and drove across the dam, which is a gigantic earthen dike, to a parking lot at the base of a large monolith (big rock). The five of us in the car went for a hike up to the top and around the rock.
Here are a couple of pics from our few hours at the dam. I am sure to go back in the next few weeks, as it is really pretty and a great escape from the HUGE city of Abuja.
Pictures:
Usuma dam sign.
Driving in across the dam.
Climbing up the monolith!
A view from the top of the monolith at a city where kids were playing soccer
The "fab five" new teachers that adventured to the dam.