Amphitheatre Hike from Sentinel Peak car park.
Sentinel View of Amphitheatre in the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa
Chain Ladder on Amphitheatre Hike in the Drakensberg in South Africa
Red Desert in Port Edward is (claimed) the smallest desert in the world. It is just 200 meters in diameter, forming a near perfect circle in the middle of a lush, green area of KwaZulu Natal. Very strange indeed! This had lead some to believe that aliens must have landed here, and the pollution from the circular space ship caused instant desertification. Haha!
Locals tell a different story however, of a time long ago when a small village lived on this land, and kept the cattle in a confined space for long periods, thus forcing them to eat everything in sight, and trample the ground, starting the desertification process. Personally I find this quite hard to believe, as when you are there in person its clear to see this is far more than merely compressed soil. This is a REAL desert, tiny that it may be.
Whatever you choose to believe caused the worlds smallest desert, the virtual tour will give you some more insight into this phenomenon. Enjoy!
Click for full screen high quality Panoramic Virtual Tour of Red Desert
