54.08 KwaZulu-Natal: Sugarloaf 1, a stunning hike and some 'human drama' in the vicinity.
Nature does not provide different degrees of luxury for man to enjoy, levels of danger to suffer or predictable outcomes. Rather, it confronts one with an environment, sometimes benign other times hostile. It’s for man to adapt to the dynamic circumstances as they evolve and change. It is essential to recognize we can’t choose the ideal circumstances; we need to adapt to the conditions. (JCL) A perspective from the side of the Amphitheatre above the Tugela Falls. All photographs besides this and the following one are taken from the other side of Royal Natal National Park, below. Further above the Tugela Falls. A view of Cathkin Peak from Sugarloaf side. (1 above shows Cathkin from another angle). It had to happen, we suppose. We remember traveling in Oregon years ago and heading for a hike near Mount Hood. Along the way, we noticed two strapping but dirty looking guys carrying rifles. Their car blocked the road partially. We rode around it and a short while...