Saturday, April 6, 2013

Want To Take A Hike...?

I found a place that none of us really want to go walking in, I believe.

There are some very bad places in this old world, but the trouble is that they are very pretty to look at. They don't look scary, but can be deadly if you aren't careful.

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park



The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar is one of the strangest places you’ll ever see. The entire park is composed of a forest of needle-like rock spires up to 120 meters high in some areas. The rock, formed by water eroding away the limestone, is razor sharp and provides a home to hundreds of species that aren’t found anywhere else on earth.

Visually the place is eerie enough, but it’s also very under-researched. In fact, few scientists ever travel deep into the forest, and only a handful have ever done it more than once.

A journalist for National Geographic describes how difficult it is to travel through the park: “We squeezed through passages, our pack straps catching on fingers of stone. We stemmed narrow ravines and nervously straddled fins that were like fences topped with broken class. The rock pierced our boots, leaving holes in the rubber. Usually we came over needle-sharp rises only to descend onto mats of thin soil covering yet more serrated rock. We’d carefully find our balance, then try to figure out what to do next.”

I think that this is one more place I'm staying out of...thanks just the same!

Coffee on the patio this morning. How about some strawberry cream cake?

8 comments:

Phyllis (N/W Jersey) said...

Had to do a search on this Mr. Hermit! What a strange place. Like you said, beautiful but deadly. On some of the pics they showed just one tree growing from the top of these rocks. Thanks for the geography lesson. Strawberries? Cream? Cake? Be right there!

Sixbears said...

Actually, the place sounds like an interesting challenge. Imagine, you could see things no one else has seen before.

Momlady said...

Hmmm, Mother Nature saying "Stay out." perhaps.

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

HJ, like you said, this is one place that is best left alone in its beauty....ouch!

JO said...

I think Mother Nature is smart to keep this all to her self. To much exploring has taken its toll on many beautiful places.

Coffee on the patio sounds wonderful. Banana Cream cake sounds absolutely yummy.

HermitJim said...

Hey Phyllis...
So many strange and beautiful places on this world!

Thanks so much for dropping by today!



Hey Sixbears...
If nothing else, it would keep you on your toes!

Thanks for coming over today!



Hey Momlady...
Sounds like that's what she is saying, for sure! Don't have to tell me twice!

Thanks for stopping by this morning!



Hey Beatrice...
Maybe we should put up a sign saying "best if viewed from afar!"

Thanks so much for coming by today!



Hey Jo...
Probably doing a good job of keeping folks out, that's for sure!

Thanks, sweetie, for the visit this morning!

Dizzy-Dick said...

Makes appreciate Texas a lot more, doesn't it?

HermitJim said...

Hey Dizzy...
That is for sure, buddy!

Thanks for coming over today!