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17.16 Kamberg: Gladstone's Nose: 17.17 Highmoor Park: Aasvoel Cave 17.18 Troutbek Hike 17.19 Shades of the Mountains

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A 'Cavewoman' sits in her home watching the flowing and falling water at Troutbek. These caves are all over the region and used extensively by campers. Dawn at Witsieshoek, a room with a view. Kenmo Lake in the early morning with mist: A privilege to witness. The Dragon Mountains or Drakensberg in Afrikaans, UKhahlamba in Zulu or finally, Maloti Mountains in Lesotho, continue to stun, impress and tire us. If we weren’t so weary, we could easily offer more impressive adjectives. Some might consider we have lost objectivity; some may in fact, be correct. However, we would remind those ‘some’ that we were born and raised in a different province and thus could be considered neutral. Most of the prominent hills in Johannesburg are or were 'mine-dumps'. Cathkin Peak (2nd from left) and Monks Cowl in the early morning, a favorite which we viewed from at least four different positions, many miles apart, during the trip. No doubt this has left a lasting i...