Ten years of de Wets Wild!

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Today marks the tenth anniversary of de Wets Wild‘s “birth”.

We’re grateful for the very many friends we made along the way and for all your kindness and encouragement. Thank you.

What better way to celebrate this milestone than taking a quick tour through the wild places of the beautiful country that inspired this blog to begin with!?

Addo scenery
Sunrise over the lagoon at the main camp in Agulhas National Park
Sunrise over Augrabies Falls
Yellow-billed Duck at Austin Roberts Memorial Bird Sanctuary
Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
Breede River at sunrise
Camdeboo’s Valley of Desolation
Ntshingwayo sunrise
Dinokeng Scenery
View of the forest from the Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk
Joubert the fly fisherman
Joubert with Daphne, the Spotted Eagle Owl
Ezemvelo Nature Reserve
Boardwalk through the forest at Diepwalle
The “golden hour” at Nature’s Valley
Suspension Bridges at Storms River Mouth
Ebb-and-Flow North Camp seen from the Half-collared Kingfisher Trail
Brandwag Buttress in Golden Gate
Sunrise over the Black Mfolozi River
Sunrise on the Eastern Shores, iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Rainbow over Nsumo Pan
Kwelamadoda Pan on the Western Shores
Ithala Game Reserve
Karkloof
Accommodation in the Karoo National Park
Lion on a dune in the Kgalagadi
The scenic route through Kgaswane Mountain Reserve
Sunset over Pioneer Dam near Mopani, in the Kruger National Park
Easter Sunday Sunset over Loskop Dam
Mapungubwe National Park scenery
Marakele Scenery
Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Midmar Dam Nature Reserve scenery
Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Mokala landscape, with a lone blesbok
Moreletakloof scenery
Scenery at Mountain Zebra National Park
One of the hides at Vogelfontein in Nylsvley Nature Reserve, with waterbuck in the foreground
View over the Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve from Oribi Gorge Hotel
Lenong Viewpoint in the Pilanesberg National Park
Forest patch in Queen Elizabeth Park
Rietvlei Spruit in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
Swartberg Pass
Majestic Cape Point
3 Years old: May 2013. Following an elephant at Tembe
Scenic vistas along the Bushmans River
Kamberg Nature Reserve
The Amphitheatre from the Tugela River
Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve
The lazy Mlalazi
Witpoortjie Falls

 

51 thoughts on “Ten years of de Wets Wild!”

  1. naturebackin's avatarnaturebackin

    What a fabulous overview – such incredible diversity all in one country! Your gallery of stunning photos does it proud. And congratulations on ten years of blogging and on promoting our wonderful conservation areas and sharing your joy and appreciation of all of nature from the smallest to the largest.

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  6. Playamart - Zeebra Designs's avatarPlayamart - Zeebra Designs

    Seems like yesterday at times; you have shown us lovely facets of the best of your world. The bonus has been watching Joubert as his boots get a bit bigger each year, and he steps into his own destiny. The owl, fly fishing – so many amazing moments and travels.
    Here in Ecuador we have the Yellow-billed Pintail, quite rare on ‘my’ side of the country, but a few managed to drop in to be counted last year.
    As far as unique species, I think that you win hands down! We don’t have lions.. or zebras.. or giraffes, etc etc….
    May we still be swapping stories in another ten years! Joubert will probably be a top photographer for National Geographic!

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  8. H.J. for avian101's avatarH.J. for avian101

    Congratulations! I wish you the best, my friend. You are doing all the right thing to help Mother Nature and I’m proud of it. Today, you are showing so many wonderful places to demonstrate how vast is the African territory and how beautiful it is. Let’s keep it that way, forever! Thank you. 🙂

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  15. Valerie Myburgh's avatarValerie Myburgh

    Congratulations. May you be around for a few more decades. Your blog brings much joy to this old lady.

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  19. wetanddustyroads's avatarwetanddustyroads

    🎉 … Ek wil sommer die post 10 x like!! Baie geluk, ek sien ek sal ‘n bietjie moet teruggaan in julle argiewe – hier is soveel mooi foto’s! ‘n Paar bekende plekke waar ons ook al was … dis net mooi ‘n jaar gelede wat ons die Swartbergpas vir die eerste keer gery het (in reen weer 👀).
    Ek hoop ons gaan sommer nog saam met julle op baie toere gaan – dankie dat julle my soveel leer van my eie land en sy diere!

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    1. DeWetsWild's avatarde Wets Wild Post author

      Baie dankie, Corna. Ek dink nie ons sal ooit by al die land se mooi plekke uitkom nie, maar ons gaan ons bes probeer! Swartbergpas is n pragtige pad, maar ek dink my senuwees sou aan nerwe gewees het in reenweer!

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  20. Anne's avatarAnne

    I don’t know how long I have journeyed with you, but I am enjoying every step of the way! Well done to you all – after all, even such wonderful photographers need to be fed and nurtured along the way 🙂

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