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SO and myself have been visiting Kruger National Park now for over 21 years. Like many of you, we have accumulated many, many photos, and many hours of video.

We love taking out the videos and having a look at them on a rainy Saturday afternoon - or if couch bound as a result of feeling poorly. Its good medicine

What happens to all these thousands of photos one takes, especially nowadays with us all using digital. How often do you go back and look carefully through your pics taken all those years ago? How often do you dig out your old photo albums

I would like to invite you all to share some of your 'down memory lane' pics and memories here in this topic with me. Lets keep the posts short and the pictures of only our 'pearls'. Add the date of the visit and share a little about the memory the pic evokes.

April 2004:

I LOVE to camp on the fence at Satara ... nothing beats sitting right there, with a mere wire fence between you and the sunset. This visit was before the camping sites were 'demarcated' and the taps, bins and lights built. You can see the l o n g lead to the electric box.

Satara0404 by dinkybird, on Flickr

Again, the fence - this time at Lebata ... I LOVE this site. We have never seen Letaba camping area so green since.

Letaba0404 by dinkybird, on Flickr

One of many photos of this scene that we took over all the years; the Letaba River, from outside the restaurant.

LetabaView0404 by dinkybird, on Flickr

Another scene I have many photos of - near Letaba. A very favourite place in Kruger of mine.

FavPlaceEngelhardDam by dinkybird, on Flickr

Sunset Dam ... I wonder how many photos have been taken at this dam over all the years. We certainly have plenty!! This one I really like. Not sure if it is technically correct, but I go back time and time again in the hope that the storks will again line up like this for me to snap

StorksSunsetDam0404 by dinkybird, on Flickr

Sunset over Sunset Dam ... one of many pics ... its like a addiction to try capture the sunset when at Lower Sabie.

SunsetDam0404 by dinkybird, on Flickr

August 2004:

There is always the customary pic of the gate we enter through - here is Croc Bridge, still the 'old' bridge:

CrocBridgeGate0804 by dinkybird, on Flickr

Skukuza camping ... always fun! Loved our little site we had this particular year.

Skukuzacamp0804 by dinkybird, on Flickr

One of many photos taken of the Sabie River from the high water bridge - it will be interesting to see how things have changed over the years.

SabieRiver by dinkybird, on Flickr

A 'pride and joy' photo taken a long time ago:

MartialEagle0804 by dinkybird, on Flickr

Never again has the Sabie River been quite so golden as it was in this photo taken from the bridge outside Lower Sabie.

LowerSabieHippo by dinkybird, on Flickr


GroundHornbill10804 by dinkybird, on Flickr


GroundHornbill0804 by dinkybird, on Flickr

When leaving the park on this particular trip, we excited via Croc Bridge on a misty morning ... it was lovely.

CrocBridge0804 by dinkybird, on Flickr

Lovely thread, Dinkybird , and one I have been thinking of starting, but just not sure what to call it. Golden oldies sounds just about right (though I suspect, that like me, you listen to 702 on the weekend ) . My initial thinking was to post old photos per season (summer, winter etc) and keep them to about 4 or 6 photos. Leaving it open like this is better.
That photo of the 4 Yellow billed Storks is just plain fabulous, and you should rightly be proud of it too! Beautifully timed !

So many memories to post here, including old prints that will have to be scanned, and which loses somewhat along the way. I'll post some shortly.

DinkyBird

What a special way to start my morning..super thread.

All your pics are stunning... crisp, clear and gorgeous. those scenery pics ...sigh..

Sure this thread is going to attract lots of postings.

Brilliant idea DB! We have a cupboard full of these memories - mostly prints collected over more years than is safe to remember! As Noel says - they will lose something when scanned but let's see what comes out................

This is just wonderful!!!!..........

I love going through memories created over time!!! Please share more!!!!

Wonderful Dink-a-Links

DinkyBird and SO

DB, that last "misty" pic near Croc. Bridge - It just gives one that special Kruger feeling that cannot be explained. Thanks.

Perfect timing to get the 4 storks at Sunset dam!

I am sure many of us have lovely old memories and pics of our visits to Kruger.

Lets share them here in this great thread that DB started