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This is the Middle Drakensberg in South Africa. I am afraid I have no idea whereabouts on a map, because I pulled over on the side of the road to take this picture. Heading towards Cathedral Peak, perhaps.
Film footage from 1998, and long before I knew about panoramas and how to take good footage. I swear I did not pump the colors.
The Drakensberg mountains are about 100 miles inland from Durban. The range extends about 100 miles, in three distinctive sections: North, Middle, South. If you've seen the movie Zulu, you've seen this part of the world. Every other winter, there will be a light dusting of snow that lasts a couple of days. Many of the bushmen caves are to be found here. The hiking is tremendous and varied, with dozens of resorts to stay at. This area is mainly populated by rural Zulus. Each year in late winter, early spring, they burn the grass. The reason is that this area is very dry. If the grass were long, it would lay flat and the water would run off. By burning the grass, the water is held, the land rejuvenates, and the grass returns.
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