On a clear day there is a mountain that dominates the horizonal skyline from our lounge window. Not as tall or majestic as some of the peaks in the nearby Drakensberg range it still somehow makes its presence felt from almost any location within a fairly large radius of our home. A quick visit to the nearby Hilton College - and there it is. From the Karkloof hills - it is present again. From Curry's Post and of course throughout the drive to Dargle this peak is the dominant landform in the valley. It is iNhlosane, the Maiden's Breast, named for its resemblance, as it rises to its rock-clad nipple-like crest to just such a shape. For a somewhat more fanciful explanation of the name you can read the legend of iNhlosane here. Many scholars at the well known Michaelhouse College in the Midlands will be familiar with the mountain - for it is a right of passage for many new entrants to the school to take a day's hike the twenty five or so kilometers from the school precincts to iNhlosane's peak.
I wanted to capture a clean and simple shot of the mountain, not over exaggerating it's height or scale, and yet still showing how it manages to make its presence felt. So here it is - the Maiden's Breast.
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