by Ralph Pina | Mar 9, 2017 | Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve The hike to Perdeberg Peak (640 m ASL) from near the bridge across the Palmiet River is relatively easy, following a gradual gradient over some 11.8 km there and back. It rewards one with spectacular views: south-west over the Bot River... by Ralph Pina | Apr 19, 2015 | cycling, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Table Mountain National Park
As we prepare for what is becoming an annual, backroad cycle tour through the Baviaanskloof and Karoo, we have been cycling the Cape’s coastal roads, roads of unrivalled beauty. Here are two videos of recent Sunday-morning rides shot with the GoPro... by Ralph Pina | Jan 4, 2015 | cycling, kayaking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, West Coast National Park, windsurfing
None of these recent activities (kayaking, cycling, windsurfing) warranted a blog post in and of itself, so I thought I would aggregate the short video clips into one post. They do give a sense of this beautiful part of the world that I get to call “home”.... by Ralph Pina | Apr 7, 2012 | hiking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, scenic walks, trails
Here’s an easy yet spectacular walk for the family. The 7-and-a-bit km hike takes you through a 400 m rise and fall in elevation, from the Palmiet River valley, through an old indigenous forest to glorious views above Betty’s Bay. Photos and a Google... by Ralph Pina | Jun 12, 2011 | kayaking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
Last Sunday I took the new lime-green Skua out for its maiden paddle around Gordon’s Bay. We ducked into the old harbour, sheltered from a cloud burst under the NSRI station for a while, cruised over to Harbour Island and weaved through the marina, and then... by Ralph Pina | Mar 21, 2011 | conservation, firefighting, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
The latest fire that swept through the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve last week was nothing short of disastrous. Young veld burnt again and all the eleven-year old veld has been destroyed, so that, in the words of a nature conservation official, “everything between...
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