One gets a good taste of the Karoo landscape whilst driving through the Karoo National Park. The environment there is so arid that it is difficult to believe that millions of years ago it was covered by a shallow sea. Look at these beautiful hills and carved out valleys.
The sky is beautifully clear and ‘big’; the air is crisp.
The rock-strewn valley floors are sparsely covered with typical Karoo vegetation.
This flock of ostriches seem to have an endless vista through which to explore.
Mountains and hills provide a worthy backdrop to the flattish valley floor.
I leave you with a closer look at the rocky layer that forms the top of one of the many hills.
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Thank you. The sense of space there is wonderful to experience.
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Looks similar to our American Southwest (minus the ostriches!).
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Thank you for this comparison.
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This could be anywhere. Australia, North or South America, even Asia, but of course the ostriches give it away. 🙂
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The ostriches certainly root this landscape in South Africa 🙂
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I love the beautiful rock farmations there!
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formations
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I do too 🙂
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The landscape is beautiful. Well captured!
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Thank you very much, Belinda.
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Those mountains look ancient, probably once under a sea. Wonderful geology and desert flora!
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It is a wonderful place to visit.
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Lovely clearly lit images
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Thank you very much, Derrick.
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That is an amzing place – so vast and open.
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It is both vast and open … one can feel the peace stealing over one as well as awe at the ability of plants and animals to survive in such an arid environment.
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Die Karoo is my siels-wêreld. Dit maak jou rustig, maak jou gesond, plant vrede in jou gemoed…
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Wat ‘n mooi beskrywing van die Karoo! Dankie hiervoor Elsabe 🙂
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I love it when you take us places with you. Gorgeous scenery.
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I am glad you like the armchair tours I give now and then 🙂
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The coloring of the rocks is similar to what you see in our southwestern states. I traveled through some as a youngster but would like to go back someday and explore. I would stop dead in my tracks if I were lucky enough to see an ostrich.
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Seeing so many ostriches at once was great fun.
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I would imagine so – I mentioned before what a stir that emu on the loose caused. That was just one – imagine a group as big as your ostriches.
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