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Landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho is much more than an idle passing-through place. It is itself a magnificent destination, best enjoyed by hiking, or, alternatively, pony-back riding. Surrounded by stunning mountain ranges, which have been an essential strategic element in warding off invaders, the country (which is comparable in size to Belgium) achieves the somewhat confusing distinction of having the highest lowest point of any country in the world, riding high at over a kilometre above sea level. It's an impressive geography that has had notable impacts on the country's development. While modernity has caught up with Lesotho, traditional life has been maintained effortlessly. Maseru, the capital, has a relaxed setting, though it is rapidly developing into a tight urban centre, much like the nation itself - a picture of laid-back life in the midst of fast modernization.
Sani Pass is home to both the highest mountain road as well as the highest pub in Southern Africa. It is the road that connects South Africa's (KwaZulu Natal) Drakensbergen with Lesotho but a 4wd is advisable especially when it has been raining or snowing! In winter there is even the opportunity to ski 300 metres down the slopes of the Sani pass.
Landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho is much more than an idle passing-through place. It is itself a magnificent destination, best enjoyed by hiking, or, alternatively, pony-back riding. Surrounded by stunning mountain ranges, which have been an essential strategic element in warding off invaders, the country (which is comparable in size to Belgium) achieves the somewhat confusing distinction of having the highest lowest point of any country in the world, riding high at over a kilometre above sea level. It's an impressive geography that has had notable impacts on the country's development. While modernity has caught up with Lesotho, traditional life has been maintained effortlessly. Maseru, the capital, has a relaxed setting, though it is rapidly developing into a tight urban centre, much like the nation itself - a picture of laid-back life in the midst of fast modernization.
Sani Pass is home to both the highest mountain road as well as the highest pub in Southern Africa. It is the road that connects South Africa's (KwaZulu Natal) Drakensbergen with Lesotho but a 4wd is advisable especially when it has been raining or snowing! In winter there is even the opportunity to ski 300 metres down the slopes of the Sani pass.
Landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho is much more than an idle passing-through place. It is itself a magnificent destination, best enjoyed by hiking, or, alternatively, pony-back riding. Surrounded by stunning mountain ranges, which have been an essential strategic element in warding off invaders, the country (which is comparable in size to Belgium) achieves the somewhat confusing distinction of having the highest lowest point of any country in the world, riding high at over a kilometre above sea level. It's an impressive geography that has had notable impacts on the country's development. While modernity has caught up with Lesotho, traditional life has been maintained effortlessly. Maseru, the capital, has a relaxed setting, though it is rapidly developing into a tight urban centre, much like the nation itself - a picture of laid-back life in the midst of fast modernization.
Sani Pass is home to both the highest mountain road as well as the highest pub in Southern Africa. It is the road that connects South Africa's (KwaZulu Natal) Drakensbergen with Lesotho but a 4wd is advisable especially when it has been raining or snowing! In winter there is even the opportunity to ski 300 metres down the slopes of the Sani pass.
22 July 2024 - Starting from Thaba ‘Nchu (Free State, South Africa), the SAR Class 15F 4-8-2 #2976 passes an old water tower.
About Thaba ‘Nchu : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaba_%27Nchu
About the SAR 15F Class : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_15F_4-8-2
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240722-8574
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21 July 2024 – About 40 km east of Bloemfontein, the 4-8-2 SAR Class 15F #2976 has just passed Likhatlong on its way to Modderpoort.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240721-8175
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21 July 2024 – About 40 km east of Bloemfontein, the 4-8-2 SAR Class 15F #2976 has just passed Likhatlong on its way to Modderpoort.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240721-8125
Panorama landscape picture of Maletsunyane Falls, a 192-metre-high (630 ft) waterfall in Lesotho located near the town of Semonkong.
As the mercury plummets below zero, Class 15F No. 2976 and a mixed freight consist simmer peacefully in Thaba Nchu, along the Bloemfontein to Maseru line.
Taken during a Farrail Tour to South Africa and run by the New Cape Central Railway.
Thaba Nchu, Free State
July 2024
El pequeño país del Reino de Lesotho está enclavado en la República de Sudáfrica y se encuentra rodeado de picos de más de 3000 metros de altura. Es un país muy montañoso en el que más del 80% del territorio está situado a más de 1800 metros de altitud, y posee la cota inferior más alta del mundo, con más de 1000 metros en la capital, Maseru. Sus habitantes de la montaña viven en humildes chozas afrontando durísimos inviernos y dedicándose a una economía de subsistencia con base en la lana de oveja que exportan a Sudáfrica. La foto está tomada en uno de los pequeños poblados cercanos a la frontera este con sudáfrica, en el Sani Pass, a más de 2900 metros de altitud.
On the outskirts of Tweespruit, a man and his loyal dog tend to a herd of cows grazing contentedly along the lush banks of the Lesotho mainline. The serene countryside scene is alive with the gentle lowing of the cows and the rhythmic rustling of the grass.
Suddenly, the tranquillity is momentarily broken as a lone Class 34 locomotive, returning from Maseru, whizzes by with a thunderous roar, its presence a stark contrast to the peaceful pastoral setting.
Tweespruit, Free State
July 2024
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over northwest Lesotho – a small, land-locked country surrounded entirely by South Africa.
Known for its tall mountains and narrow valleys, Lesotho is the only nation in the world that lies completely above 1000 m in elevation. Lesotho has an area of just 30 000 sq km, around the same size as Belgium, and has a population of around two million.
Around 80% of the country’s population lives in rural areas and more than three quarters of these people are engaged in agriculture – mostly traditional, rainfed cereal production and extensive animal grazing. The country’s agricultural system faces a growing number of issues, including a small portion of the land deemed arable, as well as other climate-related vulnerabilities such as drought, floods and extreme temperatures occurring more frequently.
This composite image was created by combining three separate images from the near-infrared channel from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission over a period of nine months.
The first image, captured on 27 November 2020, is assigned to the red channel and represents the onset of the wet summer season; the second from 12 March 2021, represents green, and was captured towards the end of the wet season; and the third from 19 August 2021 covers the blue part of the spectrum, captured during the short, dry season.
All other colours visible in the image are different mixtures of red, green and blue, and vary according to the stage of vegetation growth. A distinct pattern emerges due to topographical differences in this mountainous landscape, such as altitude and slope, which influence local water availability.
Maseru, the capital and largest urban centre of Lesotho, lies directly on the Lesotho— South Africa border. The city is located on the left bank of the Caledon River, also known as the Mohokare River, visible in black.
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission is designed to provide images that can be used to distinguish between different crop types as well as data on numerous plant indices, such as leaf area, leaf chlorophyll and leaf water. The mission’s revisit time of just five days, along with the mission’s range of spectral bands, mean that changes in plant health and growth can be more easily monitored.
This image is also featured on the Earth from Space video programme.
Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020-21), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Definitely the most exotic airliner on which I have flown, this F27 is seen at its home base of Maseru after arrival from Johannesburg. Lesotho Airways was the national airline of Lesotho. It was wholly owned by the country's government and operated both international and domestic passenger services to 16 destinations across 4 countries. Its main base was the Moshoeshoe International Airport. On 1 October 1996, Lesotho Airways had to suspend its international flights due to inability to satisfy the minimum requirements specified by the Department of Civil Aviation. In 1997 Rossair Contracts Private Ltd acquired the assets of Lesotho Airways but operations did not resume.
7P-LAJ was later registered as ZS-EDY and then sold in 1998 as ST-SSD with Sudan Airways. Damaged beyond repair at Khartoum 11 June 2002.
So called ‘real’ steam is all but extinct so this is probably as close as you’ll get……
Former South African Railways 25 NC - 3437 ‘Sianni’ - departs Kloofeind on 18/7/24 with Bloemfontein to Kimberley ‘goods’ consisting of chartered box wagons and a rake of revenue earning cement wagons en route from Maseru, in Lesotho, to Kimberley Yard.
A smiling young man on Main North 1 Road outside Our Lady of Victories Cathedral in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. We didn't have a common language, but he was most insistent that I take his photo.
21 July 2024 – Approaching Thaba 'Nchu, the 4-8-2 SAR Class 15F #2976 is on its way to Modderpoort on the Bloemfontein – Marseilles – Modderpoort line.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240721-8292
22 July 2024 - Thaba ‘Nchu (Free State, South Africa), SAR Class 15F 4-8-2 #2976
Photo © JM Frybourg – 240722-8726
Photographed in May 2006 by Steve Simon, stevesimon1@yahoo.com
Children persevere against the wind and through a rainstorm after school, near Maseru, Lesotho.
The official visitor's centre in Lesotho's capital, Maseru, is built in the shape of the country's national hat – this can still be seen being worn regularly, especially in rural areas, and it features on the national flag.
Much of the building is taken up with the products of a local arts and crafts collective.