Ethiopia is a country of deeply rooted religious history. In July, with my sister we explored the network of ancient Rock Hewn church’s in Lalibela, learning about how each church was carved out of a single rock, taking years to complete the task.
Then on my September Hike we explored a large cave church. Used to hide the church built within, the cave church was amazing to see, and take in the surrounding forest scenery.
The third type of church that was left to explore were those high Mountain church's in the far North of Ethiopia. With a group of us we headed to Mek’ele to explore the Tigray Region. Staying at the Gheralta Lodge and exploring two beautiful mountains, hiking to the summits where the breathtaking church’s have sat for centuries, welcoming thousands each year to celebrate birth, baptism, pray, worship and morn. The priest of the high mountain church was only 25 years old, his youth allowed him to bounce up the mountain to the church multiple times a day.
Hiking through crevasse in the mountains, to reach the sheer cliffs that we scaled bare foot was fun and exciting. These church’s were as breath taking as the views from the door ways.
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