All photos and text Copyright © 2000-2003 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com
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While not particularly scenic itself, Constantiaberg and the greater
Silvermine Nature Reserve forms the key peak in the central Cape Peninsula
and is part of the Cape Peninsual National Park
Silvermine towards False Bay from Constantiaberg - Jun '03
Constantiaberg with Elephant's Eye from farm slopes - Mar '03
Constantiaberg and Tokai Forest from Ou Kaapse Weg - Apr '02
This area is recovering after the major fire in Jan 2000
Panoramic view from Helderberg Mountain
Note: Almost the entire Constantiaberg was badly burned
in a series of fires from 16 to 19 January 2000
Table Mountain towards Constantiaberg with Hout Bay - Oct '01
Tokai Forest and Constantiaberg - Jan '01
A year after the big fires
Closeup of burned hillside around Elephant's Eye - Feb '00
Burned area on Constantiaberg with Elephant's Eye - early-Jan '00
View south over Kirstenbosch to burned Constantiaberg - mid Jan '00
Contantiaberg with vineyards - Sep '97
Constantiaberg with Elephant's Eye from Ou Kaapse Weg - Autumn '87
Wide view of Constantiaberg from Tokai - Autumn '87
The foreground area is now a built up housing estate...
Hout Bay from Constantiaberg - Jul '82
photo by Leon Beytenbach
Constantiaberg from Hout Bay - Autumn '95
Evidence of a previous fire is clearly visible on the right.
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