When i was a child there was nothing i found more aluring than a stream of water. I would always end up exploring upstream, i can fully understand why man spent so much time and effort "finding the source of the nile"
I grew up on an isolated farm along the Orange River in that region. As you're walking through the landscape, childhood memories came flooding back. The silence of the desert and the feeling like you're the first person walking across the clean, pure sand; the fresh scent of the wet earth, preferable to any perfume and the sound of water across the ancient rocks - so beautiful and peaceful. When you leave that desert region along the Orange River, it makes a wound in your heart that never heals. So many memories. Now we have waterfalls of tears. 😭 Thanks soooo much for sharing.
Very eloquently put. I was there walking along with Jors too. Out in the American west I've found many places where you hang your feet over a ledge, or soak in isolated hot srpring. I just love being out where you can't find a radio station on the FM dial and let the belt off your head and let your mind expand to fill up the vast (goo) emptiness.
What a magnificent video. sight and sound transported me to walking beside you Jors. The rock formations, seeing water flow in desert sand and hearing the waterfalls was fantastic therapeutic stuff. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it, it is a pity that people do not get to do things like this anymore. As kids we spent so much time exploring the local rivers and streams, nowadays kids do not do it.
Awesome, thank you for sharing. I live in New Mexico, White Sands Missile Range. High desert about 1450 meters, highest mountain peaks north of 5000 meters. We have had some wonderful extreme rains. Wish I could post pictures of some of the dry creeks/streams and water falls flowing. We have a large number of oryx, some large herds, imported in the 1960s. Anyway, thanks for sharing and the adventure. Miss South Africa, awesome country, I lived and worked some 6 years in South Africa and 2 years in Namibia. My wonderful lady is Afrikaans from Paarl. Cheers Jors
Wow it sounds like you should get soem footage of that. I was planning a trip to the US for June 2020 , had the VISA and tickets in hand then Covid happened. I really want to see the Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico areas. Cheers
This brought tears to my eyes. It is truly a miracle to see this clear water flowing so strongly over those ancient rocks. I just want to get a bucket and water all those trees that wait so patiently for just a tiny sip. Thank you so much for sharing this, you are absolutely right to be excited about this wonderful sight. Regards Val
Thanks for sharing Jors. I had two thoughts. 1. Wonderful sights and sounds for us that appreciate and enjoy God’s creation. 2. And our municipality’s lack of maintenance makes us see that amount of water gushing out of the ground regularly. This past week there were two burst pipes in our suburb alone mere kilometres from my home.. 😎
Thanks. While going down again i filmed it better , better, more flowing, but it did not seem as exciting as going up. Maybe I should edit that one as well.
Thanks for sharing your one of your favourite happenings, it's easy to just think Orange river if one doesn't wander the area like you to find gems. Sterkte en mooi loop
Thanks for the hike. The water sounds almost reminded one of another part in the world and not those areas. That is proof of the 50mm report. Good one.
The falls get pretty big at peak flow, this time there was less above the falls, but enough to get it flowing. In 1998 that waterfall was a torrent of water about 50m wide.
Hi Jors - Ek kan nie anders as om te te sê (i) ek mal oor jou videos, (ii) Het 2020 daar deur jou geweste gery saam klomp vriende - van Pella al teen rivier af tot in Richtersveld, (iii) gaan versker by Doring kamp kom slaap. Dankie vir hierdie water storie - so besonders. Dankie x 1000.
Dankie vir die komentaar 2020 was n baie moeilike tyd met die groot C , ek het baie minder te doen gekry met toerisme as gewoonlik. Ja ek is mal oor water stroompies en kan net dink dat ander dit ook moet geniet.
Ja dit is iets besonders om water so te sien daar. na die ergste sand en springbok mis eers weggespoel is raak die water mooi skoon, die water poele sak ook later mooi skoon uit.
I did not swim this time , no time. It takes the springbok some time to dsicover it as they have a regular water source, but we see their track there after a while.
@@JorsMalan They don't take any petrol or batteries.... We don't need much to stay entertained. Simple kids cars. But it's about the creative story that makes the fun ;)
Hello hy loop seker weer na die reen wat julle gehad het, ek is n karoo kind maak my ook opgewonde om sulke stroompies te sien. lekker man. Maak ook oneindig bankdaar vir water...
Ja, maar nou gaan dit net soos 'n woestyn lyk. Die drone video help baie om die prentjie beter te skets, maar dit alleen sal nie vir my genoeg wees nie, ek sal tog voete daar op die sand wil sit.
