Narrated by The ChroniclerFocus: Where Humans Began91 km · about 126 min · 19 stories
Down the wall of the Rift Valley through the deep human past: the Leakey excavations, the toolmakers of Olorgesailie, the handaxes at Kariandusi, and the beads of Twilight Cave — plus the tea gardens of Limuru and the flash floods of Mai Mahiu on the way.
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Nairobi
The Founding of Nairobi
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Nairobi
The Leakey Family Excavations Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Nairobi
The Leakey Family Excavations Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Nairobi
The Leakey Family Excavations Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Kiambu
The Ancient Genetic Clines of East Africa
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Kikuyu, Kiambu
The Stone Tool Industry
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Sigona, Kiambu
The Kamirithu Community Theater
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Sigona, Kiambu
The Dawn of Hominid Tools
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Limuru, Kiambu
The Rise of Limuru Tea
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Limuru, Kiambu
The Discovery of Proconsul
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Lari, Kiambu
The Toolmakers of Olorgesailie
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Lari, Kiambu
The Flash Flood at Mai Mahiu
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Kijabe, Kiambu
Founding the Rift Valley Academy
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Kinale, Kiambu
The Rise and Fall of Kinangop Wind Park
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Naivasha, Nakuru
The Great Rift Valley's Geological Birth Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Naivasha, Nakuru
The Great Rift Valley's Geological Birth Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Naivasha, Nakuru
The Great Rift Valley's Geological Birth Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
Amman → PetraDown the King's Highway to the rose-red city
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.