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The trees of Deadvlei died when the river changed course. The climate is so dry that they never decomposed.
Jun 2026 · 5 min read · by the SUNDRIFT crew
Around the time the dunes blocked the Tsauchab river, the camel thorn trees of Deadvlei lost their water. They did not fall. They simply stopped.
“The sun burned them black, the clay around them baked white, and the dunes behind turned the deepest orange on the planet.”
The sun burned them black, the clay around them baked white, and the dunes behind turned the deepest orange on the planet.
We arrive at first light, before the heat and before the crowds. Walk slowly, touch nothing, and bring a wide lens.
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