KTP Seasons and Weather

[Mel]

So beautiful! And still more than 3 weeks to wait. (0)

[Mel]

Following nan's post - The park was still lust and green in April 2011
in / after an extraordinarily productive rain season 2010-2011:

[Mel]

The rainy season of 2009-2010 had been equally productive:

March 2010:

[Mel]

The vegetation grew high enough to disguise a stalking leopard:

[Mel]

Thunderstorms move in quickly and can be fierce.

[Mel]

But once they have passed and the sun peeks through again,
the park is painted in the most surreal colours.

[Mel]

October is close to the end of the dry season.
However, it's amazing how differently the park can look in the same month in consecutive years.

October 2011 (left) and October 2012 (right) on the dune roads:

[Mel]

The Aoub riverbed at Urikaruus (slightly different angle)

in March 2010


and

in October 2012

[Mel]

Sandstorms are quite normal in October, I have yet to experience one in late summer.

[Mel]

Also, due to the lack of rain in October(usually) the colours in KTP
are not as bright and captivating as they are in the rainy season.
They are still beautiful, mind you, but not as mind blowing.