Great pics! Always njoy seeing your world.
> On Mar 28, 2021, at 11:09 AM, Bob Pdml <pdm...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > 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. -- %(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.
