Deadvlei, Namibia
This place is striking in its lifeless beauty. It’s difficult to imagine that it was ever underwater; now the earth of Deadvlei is cracked and bleached a stark white by the sun. There is little to suggest that life ever flourished there. Even its name — Deadvlei, which means “dead marsh” or “dead valley”— conveys an o ominous sense of the absence of life.
This is my favourite place in the world. I had the opportunity to go there many years ago. It was December, hottest time of the year and we hiked across and part way up the dune in midday. If you've ever been there, you'll know just how insane that is. No shade, the dead trees little shade already being spoken for by some Gemsbok. There is nothing to reference scale there so what seems like a short hike turns into a very looong hike and the dunes become insurmountably high. Anyone out there ever gets the chance to go there....do it
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