Wuppertal, Eselbank & leopards

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growweblaar

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Did a Cederberg loop on Monday & Tuesday, overnighting at Mertonhof farm in the Biedouw valley.  Very nice, secluded camping spot. Beautiful weather. Flowers are starting to appear...
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From Somerset West via Porterville, hit the dirt track along the Olifants river from Citrusdal to Clanwilliam, then Biedouw (Mertonhof). Next day Wuppertal, Eselbank, Oasis, back via Ceres.

Saw fresh leopard spoor on top of Eselbank. A 4x4 passed me oncoming about 30 mins earlier, and the spoor was on top of the bakkie tracks, so I must have just missed the cat. Prints are almost as big as my hand, so presume it must be a big male. Just strolled down the road; tried to follow it down a sandy track, but lost it in the bushes.

Eselbank track quite gnarly, with a few sand traps. Water level at Matjiesrivier was fine, just flowing over the low-water bridge.
 

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