You’re a very fit guy so that must have really been quite a tough trail, especially such a short one!
> On 28 Mar 2021, at 13:12, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Crystal Springs has 5 Hiking Trails all about 5Km in length graded from easy > to difficult. They used to have 3 more much longer trails & a dam with a bird > hide but these were lost when the property was subdivided about 5 years ago. > It ruined (halved) the game park too. Yesterday afternoon I decided to tackle > the Bushbuck Trail graded as "medium" on my own. I checked in at reception & > off I went without doing any homework. I took my camera along to try & > produce something a la Dave Brooks. The Trail is essentially a descent of > about 300m to the bottom of the gorge, a long meander along the river with > several wet river crossings and then a climb back to the top. The first part > of the descent was steep but fairly easy. The Trail then became rocky, wet & > slippery from seepage water. Eventually I reached the bottom and found the > route followed the river criss-crossing several times with 4 calf-deep wet > crossings. I soon realised I had been a bit reckless to attempt it on my own > and became ultra-careful since I was out of 'phone contact at the bottom of > the gorge. There were some wooden bridges & concrete steps with rails at > particularly difficult spots. At about 3.Km the ascent began - much like the > descent in reverse but I was now a bit knackered and had to take several > rests. Eventually I reached the stone cairn at the top of the gorge & could > see our Chalet opposite some 500m distant. I 'phoned Ann just to let her know > I was safe. She took a photo with her Fuji Superzoom & 750mm which I have > included at the end of the album. I didn't realise I looked in such bad > shape! Anyway, it wasn't too bad after that & I finished in just over 2 > hours. I had hoped to see more flowers but they were few at this time of the > year. Slept well last night! > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157718800799423 > > Short descriptions under each photo. > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR except the last Fuji S4800 > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
