A Visual Ride into the Orange River Separating South Africa and Namibia

On Friday Morning, April 5th, we left Springbok, South Africa to head for Keetmanshoop.  As you approach the Orange River which is heading for the Atlantic Ocean (It is the border between the 2 countries along Namibia’s southern border), you drop through some beautiful sedimentary rock formations that look much like you’d see in the Grand Canyon of the United States.  You will notice however that the stone is varying shades of brown as opposed to the varying shades of red/orange that you see in the canyon (which is caused by varying amounts of iron in the rock).  I just began taking a series of pictures to attempt to capture the beauty of this part of the creation of God.  Below are the pictures in the order in which they were taken.  I hope you enjoy the “ride.”

Notice on the picture below the “bending” near the top in the middle of the picture.  This is “metamorphosis”. Pressure or heat causes sedimentary rocks to change - form, shape and crystalline structure.  Limestone becomes Marble; Sandstone becomes quartzite