Close to Sossusvlei the desert scene continues as we are heading towards Deadvlei.
After a brief stop, with ladies to the left and gentlemen to the right, we continued to the parking lot and a 1km walk to the vlei.
Vlei means marsh in Afrikaans and had once been by the Tsauchab River.
The Tsauchab River flooded and formed a pan and with the abundance of water the camel thorn tree flourished.
Due to natural climate change and sand dunes encroaching on the pan blocking the flow of the river.
The trees are approximately 900 years old and have not decomposed due to the dry climate.
Scored by the African sun it has taken the colour of burned wood.
We left the Mars-like scenery and walked the 1 km back to the truck
An uninvited guest was waiting for us with the hopes of finding some orts.
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