Table Mountain: Check the Webcam First

1,085 meters with a three-kilometer flat summit. The cableway rotates 360 degrees. The Platteklip Gorge hike is 2-3 hours. The fynbos on the summit supports more plant species per square meter than any other ecosystem on Earth. The dassies (rock hyraxes) lounging on the rocks are the closest living relatives of the elephant, which is exactly the kind of fact that makes biology seem drunk.

Morning, before the southeaster sends the cloud "tablecloth" across the summit. Check the webcam at tablemountain.net. The cableway closes in high wind, which is frequent.