Babianas at Kloof Corner

Date: 2 October 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Dorothy and Helen

For other walks up Kloof Corner see the archive here.



The days are getting longer and - yay -- it is possible to do walks after work again. This afternoon Dorothy and I went up the steps at Kloof Corner.

Flowers spotted on the way up: Wachendorfia paniculata.

The white scabiosa, S. columbaria.

Another white one. I think it's Dischisma ciliatum.

And one more white one, Adenandra uniflora.

The fragrant crassula, Crassula fascicularis.

And the common Lachenalia fistulosa.

At the top of the steps we found lots and lots babiana, Babiana villosula, in various shades of light blue. So, so pretty!

 

Late Afternoon Walk on Table Mountain Contour

Date: 9 September 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Dorothy, Michele & Helen

Archive of walks along Table Mountain Contour Path here.

We followed our favourite route up Kloof Corner steps, along the contour, down under the Cableway path and back on the road.

 

 Some of the flowers spotted along the way: baby blue Lobostemon.

A yellow Hermannia.

 

Pelargonium triste.

And a delicate Trachyandra.

Kloof Corner: Up and Down

Date: 5 September 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Michele & Helen

Kloof Corner archive here.

Michele and I did a quick exercise walk up the Kloof Corner steps.




We weren't really there to look at flowers, but we did notice the red proteas.




And there was trachyandra growing alongside the path.



And higher up the slope: beautiful blue babiana.

Short Walk on Tafelberg Road

Date: 4 September 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Helen & Michele

Archive of all walks along Tafelberg Road here.

Michele joined me for a short walk after work. A birthday walk!



We started at Platteklip and walked on to the closed section of the road.



It was very busy with other walkers and cyclists. We continued on to the corner, and then walked back again, enjoying the golden late afternoon light.

Table Mountain: Climbing Up Under the Cableway

Date: 30 August 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Michele & Helen

*** Route plotted here ***

Archive of other walks along the Table Mountain Contour here.

 

We started at Kloof Corner like we usually do but decided to do this favourite walk the other way around for a change. We walked on Tafelberg Road to the Lower Cable Station and followed the path up under the trees.

We climbed the stone stairs, stopping to admire the flowers. There were so many... it looked like a garden!

The late afternoon light was looking moody direction Lion's Head.

Flowers! White adenandra in full bloom.

 

Crassula fascicularis just opening up.

And what looks like buds of serruria.

As we neared the contour path we got great views of Lion's Head.

In the other direction: Devil's Peak, the city and mountains in the distance.



Every so often the cable car travelled overhead.

We walked along the contour path towards Kloof Corner. There is just the one large tree up here, and it was beautifully silhouetted against the sky.

Looking behind us again we saw the moon had risen above Devil's Peak. Hello full moon!

We walked quickly down the Kloof Corner path, enjoying  the beautiful sunset. It was almost dark by the time we got down!

 

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Late Afternoon Stroll Along Tafelberg Rd

Date: 24 August 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Helen & Brenda

Archive of all walks along Tafelberg Road here.

We started our walk at the Kloof Corner parking area. From here I like to look down to the hairpin bend below.

We walked on along the road, past the lower cable way station and onwards towards Platteklip. I also love the view down to the harbour.

We saw some flowers seen on the way: sweet-smelling freesia.

Also sweet-smelling... Cape Sweetpea, Podalyria calyptrata.

And we also saw Zaluzainskya. Thus is the mystery bud I saw on my last walk. Great to see it open. What a cute flower!

Tafelberg Road on a Sunny Day

Date: 29 July 2012

Location: Table Mountain

Walkers: Michele & Helen

Archive of all walks along Tafelberg Road here.

Michele and I started our walk near Kloof Corner. It was a beautiful sunny morning and by the number of cars in the parking area we weren't the only people heading out onto the mountain.



The city was looking good down below us...




while the lower slopes of the mountain were green and lush.



Things were fairly quiet around the lower cable station.



We walked on, long strides along the road. The metalasia in full bloom....




... and the purple muraltia too .



And the proteas also!



We continued our walk up the Saddle path, all the way along the contour path and down Kloof Corner. No photos though, as my silly camera was not cooperating. Very frustrating!
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