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Thank you for visiting my outdoor blog. RalphPina.com documents my experiences over many years of appreciating, and adventuring in, Nature. It celebrates visual beauty, advocates minimal impact, reflects on humans’ relationship with our ecosphere, spans the planet but focuses on the wild diversity of southern Africa. Photos, videos and GPS maps of hiking, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, canoeing and windsurfing..

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Impressions of The Great Walk in Tsavo

by Ralph Pina | Jun 30, 2007 | Kenya, safari travel, trails, Tsavo National Park, walking safaris

A 153km walking safari following the courses of the Tsavo and Galana rivers through Tsavo National Park, Kenya: June 2007. [HTML1] Download the Google Earth track of this walk and view in Google Earth Ghosts Tsavo. A place of ghosts. The ghosts of thousands of...

Walking in Fernkloof

by Ralph Pina | May 1, 2007 | Fernkloof Nature Reserve, hiking, scenic walks, trails

Fernkloof is a gem of a botanical reserve above the coastal town of Hermanus. Barely 1800 ha in area, it harbours upwards of 1474 botanical species. There are many paths and spectacular lookouts for all manner of fitness levels. The sensory returns are high for...

Helderberg hike

by Ralph Pina | Apr 7, 2007 | hiking

With Clarissa, a fellow mega-hiker, and Patrick I once more headed for Helderberg's Dome. This autumn Saturday was hot and windless. On previous occasions over the years I have not climbed all the way to the top of The Dome and I was determined do it this time. But...

Sea kayaking and hiking around Robberg

by Ralph Pina | Dec 20, 2006 | hiking, kayaking, scenic walks, trails

Plettenberg Bay: 17 & 19 December 2006: The Robberg peninsula is a nature reserve and marine protected area at the southern extremity of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (the Eden to Addo Mega-hike jump-off point is close by). Humans have occupied the rocky...