Kings Canyon
Postcard aerial view to give you an overview of Kings Canyon. Our walking tour started,
roughly speaking, on the upper right corner of the picture, went to the lower left, and then
back again (making a circle).
On the edge... some people already lost their lives because they underestimated the
danger - it is safer to lie down at the edge to have a look down. The picture taken while
standing close to the edge may be your last one if the wind starts to blow in the wrong
direction. Really steep!
Gerhard at Kings Canyon.
Another view of the edge of Kings Canyon. To give you an idea of where we are at the
moment: The spot would be a little up from the centre of the aerial overview picture.
The Germans of the tour group together in one photo!
Gerhard on a funny rock formation at Kings Canyon.
View over the rock formation called Lost City at Kings Canyon.
Let us go down to the area called Garden Eden at Kings Canyon.
Normally, the Garden Eden is full of waterholes and even a small river is running
through, so that subtropical plants can survive here. Unfortunately, it had not rained
for a long time so that it was unusually dry even out here, and there was not much water
in the waterholes.
Strange birds living out here...
...near a waterhole, looking if the tourists are leaving some food behind for them.
The place where we were before, seen from the other side of the canyon.
Sabine at Kings Canyon.
The group in front of the Kings Canyon.
Thank God, the strenous walk up and down and up and down again is over... on the picture
you can see the last part of the walk that we just came down. Mind your step, it is quite
steep! Only 10 am but hot like hell. We needed 2-3 litres of water each in the 2-3 hours
that we spent exploring the canyon. Incredible that there are still people starting the walking tour now! Crazy.
