Welwitchia Plains Route - Swakopmund
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Crossing the Swakop River before the start of the Welwitchia Plains Route.
The start of the Welwitchia Plains Drive
Beacon 2 The Dollar Bush
Beacon 2 - Some Lichens in the early morning mist showing the green sides and giving the lichen fields a green tinge. Once the sun breaks through it will curl up and change to black.
Succulent vegetation surviving in the desert
Beacon 4 - The Moon Landscape with the Rossing Mountain in the background.
Goanikontes Turn Off - Optional (red) route
Scenery on the Optional drive towards Goanikontes (See the red route)
The moon landscape up close on the optional drive to Goanikontes.
More scenery that makes this detour worthwhile
Goanikontes Oasis - Optional Route
Vegetation in the Swakop River
Vegetation in the Swakop River
Beacon 5 - Lichen Fields
Beacon 6 - The moon landscape showing erosion furrows
Beacon 6 - The moon landscape showing erosion furrows
Desert scene with the early morning mist bringing life giving moisture to the plants. Visible are some Ink Bush.
Beacon 7 - World War 1 remnants in the Namib
Beacon 8 - The dolorite ridge on the top of the hills
Dolorite ridges
Dolorite spilling down the sides of the ridge.
Beacon 9 - The dolorite ridge on the top of the hills
Beacon 10 Acacia erioloba (Camelthorn)
Welwitchia plains scenery
Welwitchia Plant
A large Welwitchia
Probergrothius sexpunctatus an insect living and feeding primarily on Welwitchia plants but it is not a role-player during the polination process.
The male Welwitchia Mirabilis cone
The female Welwitchia Mirabilis flower/cone
When joining the C28 this white mountain can be seen in the distance.