It’s been awhile since I’ve done an “…in Pictures” post, so I thought I’d put up some pretty geology pictures today.
Exactly one week from today I fly to Cape Town, South Africa to visit my fiance and have a bit of a vacation after 4 1/2 months of hard work. I’ve only taken a weekend or two off since Christmas, so I’m definitely feeling tired and in need of some rejuvenation. This trip to South Africa is also an exciting one because I’m starting to make plans for my upcoming wedding and move; I plan to move to Cape Town permanently later this year.
I am really looking forward to doing some hiking and spending some time outdoors on my upcoming trip. My fiance and I plan to spend several days hiking in the Cederberg Mountains, which are a couple of hours drive from Cape Town. I’ve been to the Cederberg twice before– once in January 2008 and again in September 2010– but there is much to explore there. You could spend weeks hiking in the Cederberg and not see everything. I find the Cederberg a magical, wonderful, relaxing place. I’m very much looking forward to returning there.
I’ll post some pictures of my upcoming trip to South Africa upon my return. Meanwhile, here are some pictures of my trip to the Cederberg in September 2010. Click on any of the pictures to enlarge.
Mini rock arch.
Hands.
Posing with petroglyphs.
Hill above our cabin 1.
Hill above our cabin 2.
A view of the beautiful cabin we rented from the hill above.
Food (healthy and not-so-healthy) for hungry hikers.
View from the front porch of our cabin.
Stew for hungry hikers.
Large sandstone boulder.
Sandstone boulders.
Pretty biology.
Rock shelter from the rain.
Oasis.
The trail and flowers.
Interesting weathering on a boulder.
Weathering close-up.
The trail to Mordor?
Mordor tree 1.
Mordor tree 2.
Somehow I felt this plant wanted to reach out and grab us…
Typical Mordor landscape.
Cross-bedding on boulders.
Is there where Frodo needs to bring the ring?
A misty trail.
Interesting biology thingy– this is called a “butt plant” or something.
Georneys 