Gordo's photos from the Western Cape Mountains
All photos and text Copyright © 1998-2008 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com


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Hawekwas Mountains with rainbow from Paarl Rock - Jan '08

Hawekwas Mountains with rainbow from Paarl Rock


Snow capped mountains above Gydo Pass - Jul '01

snow capped mountain and trees above Gydo Pass snow capped mountains from Gydo Pass


Road to snowy Cedarberg peaks north of Gydo Pass - Jul '01

road to snowy Cedarberg peaks


Hex River valley with vines and snowy peaks - Jun/Jul '01

Hex River valley with vines and snowy peaks


Municpial dam and snowy peaks (near Ceres) - Aug/Sep '00

municpial dam and snowy peaks near Ceres


Snowy Drakenstein peaks outside Franshoek - late Jul '00

snow peak near Drakenstein


Snowy peaks and river valley above Franshoek Pass - late Jul '00

snow peak and valley above Franshoek Pass


Hottentots Holland from Somerset West - late Jul '00
Heavy winter snow is rare on this peak

snow peak from Somerset West


Snowy peaks west of Franshoek - September '99

snowy peaks west of Franshoek


Snow on minor summit north of Worcester - August '99

snow on diagonal sloping peak north of Worcester


Snow on minor summit south of Michell's Pass - August '99

Snow on minor summit south of Michell's Pass


Snow on smooth shaped summit near Matroosberg - August '99

Snow on smooth shaped summit near Matroosberg


Cliffs above Du Toits Kloof pass - Winter '88

Du Toits Kloof pass with summer clouds sun splashed cliffs above Du Toits Kloof pass


Franshoek Valley from Franshoek pass and Simonsberg closeup - Spring '88

Franshoek Valley from Franshoek pass Simonsberg from Boschendal


Stettynskloof peak and reservoir near Villiersdorp - Spring '88

Stettynskloof peak and reservoir near Villiersdorp


Peaks behind Wolsley - July '90

snow on peaks behind Wolsley


Snow capped peaks above Bain's Kloof pass - Winter '91

snow capped peak near Wellington sunset on snow covered peak near Wellington


Panorama of snow covered peaks from Rhodes Memorial - Winter '94
The highest point in this view is Du Toits peak (2000m elevation)

snow north of Tygerberg Hills snow south of Tygerberg Hills snow on Du Toits Peak Range snow on Hottentots Holland range







Wide angle view of snow covered peaks at sunset - Winter '94

wide angle view of some of the snow covered peaks


Summer cloud behind Helderberg - late Spring '94

summer cloud behind Helderberg


Snow covered peak near Villiersdorp, and in High Noon valley - Winter '95

snow capped peak near Villiersdorp snow covered peak in High Noon valley


Paarl Rock (granite outcrops) - December '95

Paarl Rock (granite outcrops)


Jonkershoek mountains from Helderberg - Autumn '96

Jonkershoek mountains


Peaks near Franshoek - Autumn '96

peaks near Franshoek



Winter 1996

Snowy peaks behind Berg river in flood, and behind Worcester Botanical Garden

snowy peaks behind Berg river in flood snow covered peaks behind Worcester botanical garden


Snow on De Doorns mountains

snow covered peaks behind vineyards snow on De Doorns mountains snow covered peak behind water


Snow capped Koue Bokkeveld from Ceres

snow extravaganza north of Ceres


Snow from airplane near Ceres - August '96

close up snow from plane



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Silhouttes of the mountains can be seen in many of my sunrise photos


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27 Mar 2008 updated
24 May 1998 created