hiking – rene bauer photography

Autumn – the colorful

There was this occasion of a family reunion in a small valley. As a boy i used to spend our family holidays in these mountains in Northern Italy.

Blue sky invites for a hike in nature. From the top of the mountains shines the first snow of the season, and the colors of autumn burst from the forest.

A good opportunity to grab my Nikon and take some shots of this colorful world in autumn…

November 26, 2022 by Rene Bauer Categories: europe, landscape, nature, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travelTags: alps, autumn, camping, color, europe, forest, hiking, italia, italy, lake, landscape, mountains, nature, tinatortuga, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

The Ancient Mine Of Ngwenya / Eswatini

After paying a small entrance fee, the guard at the gate jumped in my car and joined me up to the mine. We got to a halt in front of a huge dip. That’s all? That’s the mine? I asked myself a bit disappointed. From the oldest mine on earth I was expecting something more exciting.

I was doubting about the age of this mine, till I looked up on Wikipedia about Ngwenya Mine. As my guide told me, the scientist dating back the first use of the hematite, or iron ore, for more than 40,000 years. It was used in the stone age for coloring the skin, probably as protecting from the sun.

But first we stepped into the remains of the former museum, which burned down by wildfire a couple years ago. Just in front of the ruins lies the deep hole from the old commercial mine. There are two more dips, the guide explains me. We drove further and parked at another mine dip, filled with water.

From here we got on our feet and walked up to the highest point, the top of Mount Ngwenya. The last steps are on a steep latter. Stairways to heaven, slipped in my mind and followed me for awhile. From the top, a green wide valley opened up in front of my eyes. The sun rays plays with the clouds, draws pattern in the green landscape. The clouds sprays rain over it, as if it’s in a playful competition with the sun.

Eventually we got to the cave I mentioned earlier. Reddish rocks and ground all around here. Easy to imagine how the early homo sapiens was impressed of that colorful stone. My guide picked up some hematite and rubbed it on the back of my hand to demonstrate how the skin got colored. With the reddish stain on my hand we left the place, still imagining how 40000 years ago people was wandering these beautiful hills.

Januar 22, 2022Januar 23, 2022 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, culture, Eswatini, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tradition, travel, UncategorizedTags: ancient, bushman, hiking, history, homosapiens, iron, landscape, mine, mountain, museum, ngwenya, oldmine, stoneage, swaziland Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

OST-EUROPA-MOTORRADTOUR #45: Matka Schlucht in Mazedonien

Mazedonien hat nicht nur eine sehenswerte Hauptstadt, sondern auch viel Natur zu bieten. Dazu gehört auch die Matka-Schlucht mit der angeblich tiefsten Unterwasserschlucht Europas. Die neugewonnenen Reisefreunde nahmen mich mit ihrem Auto mit. Zusammen wollten wir die Schlucht erwandern und vor allem die besagte Höhle besuchen. Ein Pfad führte über dem Wasser immer tiefer in die Schlucht. Dann plötzlich war Schluss. Unser Ziel, die grosse Tropfsteinhöhle befand sich aber auf der anderen Seite, ohne Brücke oder Steg. Uns blieb nichts anderes übrig als zurück zu gehen und, einen Kaffee später, eine Bootstour mit zu machen. Der Blick vom Boot aus war aber ebenfalls berauschend. Die Höhle selber war dann aber nicht so tief wie erwartet, und es fehlte auch an eindrucksvollen Formen von Stalaktiten und Stalagmiten. Doch schon die Wanderung und die Bootstour waren der Aufwand wert.

Oktober 7, 2017Oktober 7, 2017 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, travel, UncategorizedTags: canyon, cave, easteurope, hiking, macedonia, matka, skopje, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

OST-EUROPA-MOTORRADTOUR #19: Zu Fuss unterwegs

Wandern kann man das wahrscheinlich nicht nennen, aber ich wollte zumindest einen grösseren Spaziergang ins zwei Kilometer entfernt Dorf machen. Eine wackelige Hängebrücke bot sich an, einen Umweg via der anderen Flussseite zu machen. So stapfte ich mit meinen Sportschuhen, die eigentlich für Stadtrundgänge gedacht waren, durch die Felder und kurze Waldabschnitte. Vielerorts war der Boden morastig aufgeweicht, wo schweflige Quellen aus dem Boden rinnen. Hinweisschilder in Kyrillischer Schrift machen auf irgendwas aufmerksam. Vielleicht über die Geschichte, der nahen Tunnels, die während des Krieges gebuddelt wurden. Vielleicht aber auch ein Warnschild oder einfach ein Gruss an allfällige Wanderer.

Ich folgte dem Fluss. Einzelne Pferde weiden frei auf der saftigen Wiese, während andere sich in Koppeln sammeln. Als der waldige Berg bis zum Flussufer kommt ist Schluss. Entweder den Wald hochkraxeln oder durch den Fluss waten. Ich entschied mich für letzteres.

Die eiskalten Füsse steckte ich drüben wieder in Socken. Nun ist’s nicht mehr weit bis zum Dorf Kolochava. Die ersten Bewohner, vier Männer in unterschiedlichem Alter, sitzen auf Holzbrettern am Fluss und trinken Bier. Sie verstummen als ich näher kam und beäugen mich. Ich grüsse. Fast scheu grüssen sie zurück. Im Dorf begegne ich dieselbe Zurückhaltung. Entweder man geht mit starren Blick geradeaus an mir vorbei, oder ich ernte skeptische Blicke. Dabei sollten sich die Einwohner Touristen gewohnt sein. Viele Tschechen, Polen und Rumäne, aber auch Deutsche verirren sich gerne in dieses schöne Wandergebiet. Ich trinke Kaffee auf dem Dorfplatz und lasse das beschauliche Leben auf mich einwirken. Später finde ich ein Restaurant, in dem mich die Deutschlehrerin über die Geschichte der Gegend informiert und mir sogar Touren anbietet. Leider habe dazu keine Zeit, erwidere ich, zu eng ist mein Zeitplan gesteckt. Immerhin reicht die Zeit und das Tageslicht vor meiner Unterkunft noch, um einige Seiten zu lesen.

September 11, 2017 by Rene Bauer Categories: europe, nature, portrait, reportage, travel, Uncategorized, waterTags: easteurope, europe, forest, hiking, nature, transkarpatia, Travel, ukraine Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Rwanda – Nyungwe Forest

A dense jungle on both side of the road. A few times a steep slope gives the view free over the green, lush forest. Morning mist crawls up. Despite my early start this morning, i was too late for the chimpanzee tracking. A canopy walk would be an option, but too pricey. I decided to go for a guided hike instead. With only my guide, i walked trough the huge green. He explained about the plants, spotted some smaller animals, as frogs, birds and also mountain monkeys. A bat flew off when we approached its hide too close and some squirrel crossing in high speed our path. Not quite an adventure, but nice hike after cities and long road drives.

Februar 14, 2017Februar 14, 2017 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, flower, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, landscape, nature, portrait, reportage, rwanda, travel, Uncategorized, wildlifeTags: Africa, animal, eastafrica, flower, fog, forest, frog, green, hike, hiking, jungle, landscape, mist, monkeys, morning, mountain, nationalpark, nature, nyungwe, renebauerphotography, rwanda, Travel, trees, walk, wildlife Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Kenya; Ngong Hills

Just out of the city of Nairobi are the Ngong Hills covered with windmills, satellite antennas and communication towers. Can’t cost anything to hike there around, i thought. In the village on the way to the hills were children playing. Some hide shyly, other ones showed up curiously about the stranger passing trough. Just a few adults were around, as curious as the young ones. A father peeks over the fence and ask me to take a photo from him with the kids. Over the village circling the blades of the massive windmills, making a sonorous, deep sound. You get used on it, the villager told me.

Despite the forest is almost gone, replaced by a wide access road and the wind generators, it’s called still a conservation park and a fee is to pay. With Ruth, a new friend and model, i entered the park and hiked around the huge generators. Some women and children followed along a trickling creek. Near the source of it they scooped water into buckets and carried them back to the huts.Three siblings got curious about the white/black couple doing a photo shooting. The youngest got scared, start to cry out loud, but got then overwhelmed by his own curiosity. With the support of the older sister he dared to get closer and play with the cam and the looked at the photos i made of him. At the end we all had a laughter about funny pictures.

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November 2, 2016 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, flower, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, kenya, landscape, nature, portrait, reportage, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlife, water, wildlifeTags: action, Africa, children, culture, daily life, electricity, family, friends, fun, generator, hiking, hills, kenya, kids, model, nairobi, nature, ngong, ngonghills, people, photography, photoshooting, Travel, windgenerators, windmills, work 2 Kommentare

Fun Group Hiking At Mt.Longonot

Mount Longonot a quite volcano about two hours drive out of Nairobi, is the destination for a group of friends for a hike. I got invited and joined it with pleasure. Too long time i didn’t hike, and with that funny, open minded and nice people it’s pure pleasure too.

There’s many photos in purpose of giving the people of the group the chance to see them and download it. Have fun along the „photo story“ …and many thanks for the group letting me join in for that day!

Oktober 22, 2016 by Rene Bauer Categories: Africa, flower, food, gastronomy, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, kenya, landscape, nature, portrait, reportage, tradition, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlife, wildlifeTags: action, Africa, food, friends, fun, group, hike, hiking, holiday, kenya, longonot, mountain, nationalpark, nature, party, people, photography, safari, sport, sun, Travel, volcano Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Kookerboom Forest and Giant’s Playground

There’s not many places on earth where those weird quiver trees are growing so dense to each other. Near Keetmanshoop is a farm which offers a campsite just next to a quiver tree forest. A perfect spot for viewing the sunset in amazing landscape.

Before that, or next morning, it’s a good advice to stroll trough „Giant’s Playground“. Big rocks laying around as merely thrown by playing giant’s.

Words hardly can describe the atmosphere, but photos can maybe give some impressions.