Big Tree and jungle

On the way to the town of Oda we ventured out into the jungle a few hundred yards to see this big tree.   It is the biggest tree in western Africa.  The pictures do not do it justice as to it's size.   It was "huge".  I think it was over 80 feet around and a couple of hundred feet high.   It was discovered over 400 years ago.  There are a lot of rituals and superstitions surrounding this tree.   One of them is that if you run around the tree three times it will change your gender.   Neither one of us wanted to give it a try.    Another one is if you go there and make a wish or request and then leave some wine it will come true.   There were many bottles of wine all around the trunk.  You can see them in the picture behind Elder Nielson (below).   

 This tree has all the roots exposed from the ground.  

 Here is the path going to the Big Tree.    The Lord's handy work in the garden really comes to light in this place.   There is no lack of beautiful and wondrous things to behold here.    

 On the right side of the tree you can see a ring or lump on the trunk,  they said that in the past someone tried to cut the tree down but could not and it healed itself.  More wine bottles and most of them were full.    The rest of the pictures are just of some of the beautiful  things that we see here everyday.