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53.20 Arizona: Tonto National Forest: Another Approach to the Vineyard. 53:21 The Tule Trail, alone and comfortable.

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The Tonto National Forest, particularly the region surrounding Roosevelt Lake, is quite spectacular. The colors stand out, the shapes are wonderful, the lighting creates much variation and the views have differed at every hiking path. It's another location where a person can hunker down for a while, mixing one's days with exploration and a fulfilling a hobby back at the chalet.  The silence of the desert follows...quietly: Heading into the wilderness via the Tule Trail "Yes? Who are you looking at?" Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey

54.19 KwaZulu-Natal: Mpumalanga Traverse and into the storm. 54.22 George taking us on a hike.

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Order has its own beauty.  Something about this scene is special...still thinking about it. Sugarloaf from another position. Sun lights up a peak before the storm. Jen heads down after the storm passes. Who are you looking at, fella? This is a second cousin to the couple that we photographed a few weeks back. We think the relationship is on the mother's side. It's about the light. And that's Camel Hump from another angle as well. If we hadn't stopped for breakfast, I was told, we might have missed the storm. Had we not had breakfast, the fall-out might have been greater. Heads you lose, tails you... Jen rushes for her poncho...the rain has arrived in the left corner. I don't know whether I have to pitch or get wacked. Lightning storms bring out a strange part of Jenni. And on a freeway, too?   This was an unusual hike, shorter than usual, as we were rather tired after a tough set of previous outings. We decided to ke...