The long dusty roads

which took us to the game reserve in the Karoo.

One of the hottest and driest parts of South Africa.

The word Karoo means any of several high arid plateaus in South Africa. It is a rock system equivalent to the period or system extending from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Jurassic.

The physical appearance of the vegetation consists of Montane grassy shrublands, grassy dwarf shrublands, Karoo succulent dwarf shrublands and riparian thicket.

Thirty percent are recognised endemic plant species of the Karoo Biome and conserved within the Karoo National Park.

[Brian]

Splendid POV

[Walks @ 7]

Wonderful openness.

[Bec]

Love your shots - I’m putting South Africa on my list of places to visit!

[Babs]

Looks like they are very dusty roads.

[Chris Cook]

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Yogi Berra

[Desi]

This photo sure does showcase the long and dusty roads of the Karoo, so aptly captioned by you, and so very familiar to me

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oooh very dusty indeed - you'll need a good drink after this

[John]

Such wide-open spaces. Love how the long, straight road extends to the horizon on the right!

[Cordiander]

I like this endless expanse. When I see this, I think also of western films.

[Tia]

Great capture. I like the storytelling aspect of the forked road. Nice contrast between sky and road.

[Christina]

Lovely shot of 2 forks in the road

[Kathy A]

Wow, it sure looks dry out there

[Elisa Smith]

Love the wide open space and the road leading straight out.

[Issi Bannerman]

Such a beautiful shot. So flat, dry and dusty, and yet so scenic. :-)

[John Falconer]

Great shot from this point of view especially. Is there any mining here?

[Renee Salamon]

Great pic to show off the ruggedness of the terrain - we are in for lots of treats

[Peter]

Now that is some leading lines in the scene Diana, beautifully captured:)

[Susan Wakely]

The road on the right looks like the road to nowhere.

[Dianne]

It certainly is dry. A great image.

[katy]

I love the perspective for this photo and the wide angle view that lets us see this part of your country so well

[Jerzy]

This great capture sure took the wide angle to it's limit. Although I don't comment on many of your pictures I do appreciate the experience through your lens. Thank you

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely shot. Which way to go? A mistake could give you a long haul back.

[Mags]

Looks a lot like Arizona. Nice capture!

[Peter Dulis]

Sweet capture :)

[Bucktree]

Love the wide open spaces where you can see for miles and a big and beautiful blue sky.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful photo and information

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Ooh, a fork in the road. Great shot.

[Margaret Brown]

Super dusty landscape and pov!!

[Bobbi C]

I can almost feel breathing in the dust, well done!

[Olwynne]

Looks like the edge of a desert. Excellent capture

[Michelle]

Lovely capture

[Jacqueline]

Wonderful sight lines!

[Corinne C]

What a different scenery from your previous posts. Great info thanks!

[gloria jones]

Cool shot

[haskar]

Great composition and shot. Still, great roads.

[Beverley]

Great scene, and wonderful read

[Judith Johnson]

Great composition, and interesting info

[Pyrrhula]

👍

[Heather]

I really like your pov and composition with this shot, Diana, with the forking road in the foreground and the leading line of the road on the right taking us through this dry and dusty landscape! Super! Fav (Great background info, too!)

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

I'll be on the lookout for some game reserve pics now...

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a beautiful view- I love a wide-open sky like that.

[Leslie]

excellent capture and I love the cactus

[Bill]

Nice leading lines.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Diana]

@briaan @joysabin @walksnaplove @onewing @cdcook48 @seacreature @koalagardens @congaree @cordulaamann @tiaj1402 @christinav @kjarn @nannasgotitgoingon @jamibann @johnfalconer @rensala @pcoulson @wakelys @dide @grammyn @jerzyfotos @sangwann @marlboromaam @pdulis @dkellogg @365projectorgchristine @mittens @craftymeg @bobbic @ollyfran @bigmxx @jacqbb @corinnec @seattlite @haskar @beverley365 @busylady @pyrrhula @365projectorgheatherb @ggshearron @olivetreeann @lesip @cwbill @bkbinthecity Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@congaree @nannasgotitgoingon @wakelys @365projectorgheatherb That long straight road on the right, was another three hour drive to our next destination! We saw some farm houses in the distance, but not 1 single car ;-)

[Diana]

@johnfalconer No John, there is no mining in this part of SA ;-)

[Elisa Smith]

@ludwigsdiana The distances are amazing. Similar here, we had family here from Finland when I still lived in Mt Isa and drove them from our home town to the coast (9hr trip) in one day. Standard run for school holidays. It was equivalent to driving the whole of their country.

[Julie Ryan]

Very interesting