We went up to the Drakensberg this weekend. It was pretty cold, dropping below zero at night. While there, we went on an epic four hour hike and I took some photographs of the flora that survives under these harsh conditions.
Drakensberg mountains.
Icy car window.
Wind-swept grass.
Lone tree.
Mountain pool - Mol-d jumped in!
A protea this high up?
Strange furry plant.
Water falling.
looks like fun, i’m jealous
Mod-D jumped in – he’s crazy!!! Where in the berg is this Smile – that pool looks amazing…
its in the uKhahlamba World Heritage – near Drakensberg Gardens. the peak you see in the first photograph is Rhino Horn 🙂
wow it does look beautiful. that pool with the little waterfall is so clear, i’d be tempted to jump in myself but i’d never be mad enough to actually do it!
yesh, he was crying like a baby afterwards. a smaller pool upstream was frozen over!
Beautiful photos… The Berg always surprises me with how stunning it is – you’d think we’d be used to it by now.
Oh, the Berg! I love it so! The windswept grass is magical. Mold-D is crazy. Maybe this comment is a potential haiku.
haiku commenting … how 2011!