We left for the weekend to visit the Northern part of the Drakensberg (which roughly means Dragon Mountain). It is the highest mountain range in South Africa (just over 11,000 ft), and we were set to go to the Royal Natal National Park to do some hiking.
Here are some of the first images of various mountain ranges within the Kwa Zulu-Natal province.
The views were simply stunning, and these pictures don't do it justice!
The ride was pretty smooth for most of it (total time there was 4 hrs & 30 min), but the last 20 miles was pretty rough. We came to a large back-up on the road ....
and then realized that the main road to get into the park is under construction. Only one lane is available, and even this one lane was pretty bad (pot holes, ditches, etc.). I suppose not as bad as parts of old Lower Wacker Drive or even certain parts you would now find on the west side of Chicago. Bad nonetheless, this took about 1 hour to get through.
We were getting close and saw what appeared to be a lake but was in fact a resevoir of a dam.
These views from the road were magnificent! We were getting excited because we had finished off the bad part of the road and were picking up the pace.
As we kept driving, we realized how massive the area was. It's not as big as the Grand Canyon, but it is similar.
Here are some of the first images of various mountain ranges within the Kwa Zulu-Natal province.
The views were simply stunning, and these pictures don't do it justice!
The ride was pretty smooth for most of it (total time there was 4 hrs & 30 min), but the last 20 miles was pretty rough. We came to a large back-up on the road ....
and then realized that the main road to get into the park is under construction. Only one lane is available, and even this one lane was pretty bad (pot holes, ditches, etc.). I suppose not as bad as parts of old Lower Wacker Drive or even certain parts you would now find on the west side of Chicago. Bad nonetheless, this took about 1 hour to get through.
We were getting close and saw what appeared to be a lake but was in fact a resevoir of a dam.These views from the road were magnificent! We were getting excited because we had finished off the bad part of the road and were picking up the pace.
As we kept driving, we realized how massive the area was. It's not as big as the Grand Canyon, but it is similar.
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