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Caption: SOSSUSVLEI Walking the ancient sands of Namibia
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Caption: With vibrant orange peaks against cobalt skies, Sossusvlei has a striking beauty about it.
The sand of these sweeping dunes form the oldest desert in the world.
A desolate and otherworldly place that makes you feel indescribably small and insignificant.
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Caption: Dwarfed by the soaring dunes, we begin the steep climb for sunrise.
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Caption: On the crest of the dune we are struck by an immense silence.
A moment of solitude and a chance to reflect.
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Caption: With eyes cast downwards we gaze over eerie Deadvlei. It's easy to see why this has become Namibia's most iconic destination.
These ash-coloured trees remain as skeletons, frozen in time against the parched clay pan.
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Caption: Hours were lost walking between the hundred-year-old trees.
We explored until our memory cards were full and the stifling desert heat became unbearable.
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Caption: We weren't the only ones that suffered from the harsh environments.
Lonesome trees struggle for survival in the dry landscapes and antelope roam the plains in search of water.
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Caption: Desolate and unforgiving, these landscapes have been forming and reforming for millions of years.
Tomorrow our trail of footprints will be wiped away and forgotten with the ebb and flow of the wind.
Our brief presence forgotten between the shifting grains sands.
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Caption: Our visit to Sossusvlei was an incredible one marked by ribbons of orange against the rising sun, empty silences between a sea of dead trees and a backpack laced with desert sand to remember it by.
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