Reaching the heights
There are some trails on the Peninsula that have become almost completely overgrown over the last two years, one being
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beauty
Kanonkop in the mist
The strong Southeaster is draping the high peaks of the Peninsula with bright white clouds, and clings wraith-like to the
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River trail a popular one
Today we joined the throngs enjoying the Silvermine River Trail – I say that because more people passed us in
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The simple things
The beauty of walking the same trail over different seasons is that there is always something new to see. The
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Back in my stride
One of the best trails to hike after a few weeks’ inactivity has to be the jeep track from Constantia
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A summer’s day in winter
‘Twas a blistering late winter’s day… Yes! You read that right. Bang in the middle of two cold fronts appears
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Educating the young and old
The hike on Friday took us along the coastal stretch from The Kom in Kommetjie to the Soetwater Campsite and
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Scaling the heights
One of our hiking group’s most strenuous trails is the infamous Vlakkenberg – dubbed Vlakkenberg with an L by one
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Top of the world
The hike from Black Hill Expressway above Glencairn up to the Rooikrans ridge overlooking the Noordhoek Valley rates as one
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Faces and footprints
A bit of birdwatching by my son in the Olifantsbos pentad today meant an opportunity to make up for Friday’s
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