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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

 

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.  Brants’ Whistling Rat. They are only 25cm long and live in sandy areas with shrubs. They eat leaves and other plant material.

 

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop. While watching the Gemsbok something caught my eye. I first thought it was ground squirrels but it was Brants’ Whistling Rat. They are only 25cm long and live in sandy areas with shrubs. They eat leaves and other plant material. Some more photo’s of this little ones in my next post.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/99

10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/98

10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

 

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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Some background information that I got from the brochure we got at the main gate. Continue…

 

Animal Life

The 94 Bird species which have been recorded include among others, Ostrich, Cape Eagle Owl, Black Eagle, the Spotted Dikkop and die Pied Barbet….

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/96

10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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Animal Life

The most important game species in the reserve is the Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra, the Gemsbok, Springbok, Klipspringer, Duiker and Steenbok.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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Animal Life

The 45 Mammal, 25 Reptile and 3 amphibian species which are found in the reserve are an important component of the animal life in this arid region.

 

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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Vegetation

In the reserve a wide and interesting variety of plant species can be seen. Perennial plants are mostly summer deciduous or evergreen dwarf shrubs of which many have succulent leaves. Five hundred and eighty one plant species have been recorded in the reserve.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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Vegetation

The typical Namaqualand vegetation which occurs in the Goegap Nature Reserve consists mainly of a large component of plants with a short life-span. These plants change the weld to a multicolored carpet of flowers for a few weeks each year. Where a mass of flowers occur in only one or two colors it usually indicates that the veld was disturbed.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/92

10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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In 1990 this area was proclaimed as the Goegap Nature Reserve. The name “Goegap” is derived from the Nama word for Waterhole.

The reserve incompasses the typical granite koppies and sandy plains of Namaqualand. This semi-desert area has an erratic and uncertain winter rainfall of between 80 and 160mm per annum. Day-time temperatures vary from a minimum of below 10 degrees to a moderate 25 degrees with summer temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees with a maximum of 48 degrees.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/91

10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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Some background information that I got from the brochure we got at the main gate.

Goegap Nature Reserve is situated about 15 km south-east of Springbok in the Namaqualand and covers approximately 15 000 ha.

The Reserve was established in 1960 when the O’kiep Copper Mining Company donated 4 600 ha agricultural land to the Cape Provincial Administration for the development of a wild flower reserve. In 1966 the Hester Malan Wild Flower garden was opened by the Administrator of the Cape, Dr Nico Malan, in honor of his wife.  The reserve was later enlarged when the farm Goegap was bought by the Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation and added to the reserve.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

On the tourist route round Ribbokkop.

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

Some more photo’s as we entered the park.

 

 

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10  September 2013:  Goegap Nature Reserve

We visited Goegap Nature Reserve 12km outside Springbok en route to Upington…. We could only do the circle route because we don’t have a 4×4 vehicle. Next time I am going in a 4×4. They were busy upgrading the parks reception area and everything was closed.  Not that it mattered we were there to take in nature not to shop…

The lady at the gate told us that the route will take about 40 minutes… Fat chance that is going to happen with me and my dad in the car. We made this 40 min drive a 2 hour drive. Stopping and taking landscape photos and don’t forget every flower that we find interesting or beautiful.

These photo’s was taken when we just entered the park.

 

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10  September 2013:  Springbok

In the middle of the main road of Sprinbok there is a big traffic circle. The space in this circle was used to make a garden and they build a memorial in commemoration of all the heroes and heroines of the Namaqualand uprising from 1798 to 1799. It is a beautiful garden with all of the flowers, trees and succulents that are indigenous to Namaqualand.  Here are some more of the beautiful trees and flowers in the garden. We left Springbok to go to the Goegap Nature Reserve 12km outside Springbok…

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/86

10  September 2013:  Springbok

In the middle of the main road of Sprinbok there is a big traffic circle. The space in this circle was used to make a garden and they build a memorial in commemoration of all the heroes and heroines of the Namaqualand uprising from 1798 to 1799. It is a beautiful garden with all of the flowers, trees and succulents that are indigenous to Namaqualand.  Here are some more of the beautiful trees and flowers in the garden.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/85

10  September 2013:  Springbok

In the middle of the main road of Sprinbok there is a big traffic circle. The space in this circle was used to make a garden and they build a memorial in commemoration of all the heroes and heroines of the Namaqualand uprising from 1798 to 1799. It is a beautiful garden with all of the flowers, trees and succulents that are indigenous to Namaqualand.

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10  September 2013:  Springbok

The morning of the 10th we went to the Wimpy for breakfast and then I wanted to take some photographs of the buildings in Sprinbok before we leave for Upington. All the buildings opposite the Klipkerk in Church Street was painted White and the trimmings was yellow. I especially liked this white and yellow guesthouse with it’s boat theme…

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10  September 2013:  Springbok

The morning of the 10th we went to the Wimpy for breakfast and then I wanted to take some photographs of the Church in Sprinbok before we leave for Upington

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9  September 2013:  Springbok

When we arrived at our overnight destination in Springbok we did some exploring and took some more photo’s of flowers and our surroundings. After our walk I went to our host and ordered some coffee and Mom and Dad was looking at the photo’s taken by Dad on the day… Later that evening we went into Springbok for Dinner and after dinner we sat and talked about the day and all the beautiful flowers we saw. We also checked the weather to see what the following day was going to look like.  We were heading to Upington on the 10th but first we wanted to visit Goegap Nature Reserve just outside of Springbok.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/81

9  September 2013:  Springbok

When we arrived at our overnight destination in Springbok we did some exploring and took some more photo’s of flowers and our surroundings. When we got to our location my mom slipped and fell on the stairs on our way up to the little cottage. Luckily she did not hurt herself. Even after the fall she still came exploring with us.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/80

9  September 2013:  Springbok

When we arrived at our overnight destination in Springbok we did some exploring and took some more photo’s of flowers and our surroundings. Project 365 80a Project 365 80b Project 365 80c Project 365 80d

 

 

 

 

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/79

9  September 2013:  Springbok

When we arrived at our overnight destination in Springbok we did some exploring and took some more photo’s of flowers and our surroundings.

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/78

9  September 2013:  Springbok

When we arrived at our overnight destination in Springbok we did some exploring and took some more photo’s of flowers and our surroundings.

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/77

9  September 2013:  Springbok

When we arrived at our overnight destination in Springbok we did some exploring and took some more photo’s of flowers and our surroundings.

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/76

9  September 2013:  On Route back to Kamieskroon

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/75

9  September 2013:  On Route back to Kamieskroon

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/74

9  September 2013:  On Route back to Kamieskroon

Just in case you are wondering. No I will never get enough of capturing flowers. I love it and this whole holiday was about the flowers and visiting Sanparks along the way…

 

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9  September 2013:  On Route back to Kamieskroon

 

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9  September 2013:  On Route back to Kamieskroon

 

On our way back to Kamieskroon I spotted this herd of goats. A few meters further I found this pool of water with flowers in it…

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9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

On our way out of the park I came across these caterpillars on a bush. Just look at them eating….

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9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/69

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

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9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/67

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/66

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/65

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

 

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/64

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

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A Blast from the past… Project 365/63

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

Some of the yellow Beauties in the park. I am trying to identify the flowers as I post.

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Grielum humifusum, Desert Primrose., Pietsnot
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Grielum humifusum, Desert Primrose., Pietsnot
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Celeretum
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A Blast from the past… Project 365/62

9  September 2013:  Namaqua National park

A view from one of the lookout points in the park.  My mom  even posed for a photo. The wind was freezing but the beautiful view made up for the cold….

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