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Solitude by Joel_Santos

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Dead Acacia, against the light, Sossusvlei, Namibia. © Joel Santos – http://www.joelsantos.net

The name “Sossusvlei” means “dead-end marsh”, owing this name to the fact that it was a drainage basin without outflows for the ephemeral Tsauchab River. Most of the sandunes are over 80 meters high and are composed of 5-million-year-old sands, thus making the Namib the oldest desert on Earth.

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Scorching march by Joel_Santos

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Oryx marching at Sossusvlei, Namibia. The name “Sossusvlei” means “dead-end marsh”, owing this name to the fact that it was a drainage basin without outflows for the ephemeral Tsauchab River. Most of the sandunes are over 80 meters high and are composed of 5-million-year-old sands, thus making the Namib the oldest desert on Earth. © Joel Santos – http://www.joelsantos.net

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Trip into the Light by morganpt

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These trees in Deadvlei are so inviting in the morning light! So inviting that it’s worth sleeping in the park overnight in my car, starting the 5am hike to find these hidden salt flats, and overcoming my fear as my headlamp easily spotted animal eyes in the dark and there were cat prints all over the sandy ground. I only wish I left at 5am to catch the stars!!!

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Mia’s tree by FritsHabermann

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On a recent trip to Namibia, we visited Deadvlei and the trees embedded into the salt pan surrounded by the great dunes of the Sossusvlei area. The country is a feast of colors, with burnt-sienna sunsets, glowing dunes, strange “fairy circles” and valleys that glow with pastel colors on velvet. A very special place

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