What stories do these footprints tell?

Take an exhilerating plunge into the unknown.  

Ponder the heaviest footsteps in the world.

Reflect on the elegance of wildlife in a rapidly changing world.

The 2022 McBride Internship with Ephantus Mugo,
​head of the Lewa Conservancy Education Program. 

THE TEAM

Dominic Karmushu

Dominic is a Maasai guide who at the age of 5 was herding his father's cattle alone on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. He brings the astonishing depth of flora and fauna of Lewa to life through his keen observations, demonstrations and stories.

Kate McBride

Kate is John and Laurie McBride's daughter.  She owns and operates The Other Side Ranch a dairy where she also runs an equine fitness & rehab center. Kate has been overseeing the logistics of the McBride Internship for many years, has traveled to Africa many times and has started the very successful  "at home" version of the internship held every summer on the family's Lost Marbles Ranch in Snowmass.

Nick Penzel

Nick was a McBride intern in 2014 as a Roaring Fork High School sophomore and has since returned to Africa several times, once to do field studies in South Africa and again in 2025 with Molly and Aaron Garland and that year's cohort of interns.  He is currently pursuing a masters degree in applied environmental science as CSU.