{"id":7603,"date":"2015-12-20T09:03:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T07:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/?p=7603"},"modified":"2015-12-20T09:03:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-20T07:03:32","slug":"table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge\/","title":{"rendered":"Table Mountain, Maclear&#8217;s Beacon via Skeleton Gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hiked to\u00c2\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tablemountain.net\/blog\/entry\/maclears_beacon_more_than_just_a_mound_of_rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maclear&#8217;s Beacon<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>on top of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tablemountainnationalpark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Table Mountain<\/a><\/em> via <em><a href=\"http:\/\/walkthecape.blogspot.co.za\/2011\/01\/skeleton-gorge-nursery-ravine.html\" target=\"_blank\">Skeleton Gorge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was a nice sunny day when we started at the bottom at <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanbi.org\/gardens\/kirstenbosch\" target=\"_blank\">Kirstenboch Botanic Gardens<\/a><\/em> but when we arrived at <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tablemountain.net\/blog\/entry\/maclears_beacon_more_than_just_a_mound_of_rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maclear&#8217;s Beacon<\/a><\/em>, the miss has come in and we could hardly see in front of us. \u00c2\u00a0Just show how dangerous hikes up Table Mountain can be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1997.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1997\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1997.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1997-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1997-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1997-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1997-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1998.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1998\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1998.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1998-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1998-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1998-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1998-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before the miss set in we had some great views from atop of the Mountain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7628\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1976-PANO-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1976-PANO\" width=\"4169\" height=\"1666\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1976-PANO-1.jpg 4169w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1976-PANO-1-300x120.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1976-PANO-1-768x307.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1976-PANO-1-1024x409.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1976-PANO-1-900x360.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4169px) 100vw, 4169px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7629\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1982-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1982\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1982-1.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1982-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1982-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1982-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1982-1-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7623\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1991.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1991\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1991.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1991-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1991-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1991-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1991-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1980\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1980-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1980-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1980-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1980-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1961.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1961\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1961.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1961-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1961-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1961-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1961-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1974.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1974\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1974.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1974-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1974-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1974-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1974-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flowers on top of the mountain is always beautifull. \u00c2\u00a0Unfortunately the Disa is not flowering yet and Proteas neither. \u00c2\u00a0However saw some beautifull flowers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7603 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge\/img_1983\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1983-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1983-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1983-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1983-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1983.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge\/img_1984\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1984-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1984-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1984-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1984-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1984.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge\/img_1993\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1993-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1993-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1993-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1993-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1993-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge\/img_1994\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1994-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1994-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1994-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1994-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1994-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiked to\u00c2\u00a0Maclear&#8217;s Beacon\u00c2\u00a0on top of Table Mountain via Skeleton Gorge. It was a nice sunny day when we started at the bottom at Kirstenboch Botanic Gardens but when we arrived at Maclear&#8217;s Beacon, the miss has come in and we <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/table-mountain-maclears-beacon-via-skeleton-gorge\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Table Mountain, Maclear&#8217;s Beacon via Skeleton Gorge<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"amazonpipp_noncename":"","amazon-product-isactive":"","amazon-product-single-asin":"","amazon-product-content-location":"","amazon-product-content-hook-override":"","amazon-product-excerpt-hook-override":"","amazon-product-singular-only":"","amazon-product-amazon-desc":"","amazon-product-show-gallery":"","amazon-product-show-features":"","amazon-product-newwindow":"","amazon-product-show-list-price":"","amazon-product-show-used-price":"","amazon-product-show-saved-amt":"","amazon-product-timestamp":"","amazon-product-new-title":"","amazon-product-use-cartURL":"","amazon_featured_post_meta_key":"","_amazon_featured_alt":"","amazon-product-template":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,573,101,195],"tags":[575,574,184],"class_list":["post-7603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cape-town","category-hike","category-nature","category-photography","tag-maclears-beacon","tag-skeleton-gorge","tag-table-mountain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7603"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7640,"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7603\/revisions\/7640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}