Trio
by Peggy Kahan
Title
Trio
Artist
Peggy Kahan
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Located in the southern part of the Namib Desert of Namibia. The vivid pink to orange colors of these dunes are an indication of a high concentration of iron in the sand and consequent oxidation processes. The oldest dunes have a more reddish color. The area known as Dead Vlei or "dead marsh" (Vlei being Afrikaans for a type of marsh), is found among the tallest dunes in the world -- some reach 1,312 feet high, which is almost as lofty as the Empire State Building. Dead Vlei was once like nearby Sossusvlei, with the river draining into it nourishing desert life and even trees. But no longer. Some 900 years ago the climate dried up, and dunes cut off Dead Vlei from the river.
It became too dry in Dead Vlei for the trees to even decompose. They simply scorched black in the sun, monuments to their own destruction. The trees, now over 1000 years old, form a stark, beautiful and eerie forest.
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July 8th, 2019
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