14 Feb 2015
Haghier mountains, Socotra
If it weren't for the Dragon blood trees (Dracaena cinnabari) this could easily be taken for a high-altitude location perhaps in Eurasia. Judging by the…
14 Feb 2015
Haghier mountains, Socotra
A Dragon blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) surrounded by diverse, dense and lush vegetation. These mountains rise to above 1500 meters above sea level and are…
14 Feb 2015
Haghier mountains, Socotra
The vegetation in the Haghier mountains is dense and very diverse, with many species existing only on Socotra. All of this is possible because these mountains…
13 Feb 2015
Haghier mountains, Socotra
Socotra is a geologially diverse island, with coastal plains and sand dunes, limestone plateau with deep caves and gorges and the granite Haghier mountains.…
13 Feb 2015
Socotra’s montane forest
Socotra is known for its hot and dry climate with sand dunes and dragon blood trees, but the island also has a forest! The Haghier mountains of the interior…
13 Feb 2015
Skand dawn, Socotra
In this panorama you can see a clearing, which is an old structure of unknown origin. For generations this structure has been used by Socotris, and I too have…
12 Feb 2015
Skand twilight, Socotra
What can I say - Socotra has touched me like few places on Earth - I'm spellbound! On this island you'll experience diversity and uniqueness on so many levels!…
12 Feb 2015
Top of Socotra
Before I came to Socotra I didn't know much about the mountains of the interior of the island, and thus made a mistake in assigning one day here. First and…