#Nature - 90 posts

In the first week of my #Gauteng52 challenge, Ray and I went hiking on the Hennops Trail north of Joburg. We met several cows and a donkey.

Ray and I spent three days at Stone-Hill, a dog-friendly self-catering resort in Magaliesburg. We had a great time even though we don't have a dog.

There are only a few dozen white jacarandas in Pretoria, South Africa's jacaranda capital. Two weeks ago I went to find them.

I spent the night at Shiluvari Lakeside Lodge in Limpopo, on the shore of Albasini Dam, and caught the most beautiful sunrise ever.

13 photos from Stanford Lake, a beautiful place in the Magoebaskloof region of South Africa's Limpopo Province.

An account of my visit to the Global White Lion Protection Trust, and some thoughts on the conservation of white lions in South Africa.

I spent three days at the Return Africa lodge in the Pafuri Triangle, a corner of the northern Kruger populated by giant elephants and and baobab trees.

I did a quick photoshoot on the Melville Koppies with Wendy Carstens, the Koppies' biggest champion, and her husband David.

A walk through the Wilds, one of Joburg's most beautiful parks, which doesn't deserve its historically negative reputation.

I’ve just returned from a weeklong trip to Reunion Island with six other blogger/writer/photographers, as part of a camapign called #GoToReunion. We …

Read Part 1. After 12 hours of driving, a flat tire, and a minor head injury, Ray and I pass through the gate of the Dwesa Nature Reserve. We would weep for joy …

We round a bend and there it is: a metal gate with a sign for Dwesa/Cwebe Nature Reserve. Finally! I was starting to feel like we’d never make it. Now …