Scenes like this are available for the enjoyment of all who drive through mountain passes. The places provided for safe stopping serve to enhance road safety. The rest break is advisable, but also prevents the driver from stealing a fateful glance too many at the beauty around and come to grief.
Upon alighting from the vehicle, the realisation hits that there is much more to see than anticipated while in the moving car. Photos and memories of what grows in places like this develop fondness and understanding of the rich biodiversity that sustains human life. And all life. The moments spent lingering at these natural vista stops remain among the treasured memories of many.
This is a roadside scene that changes only slightly as the succulents and shrubs pass through their largely undisturbed life cycles. It looked like this when the early road builders worked here way back. And your children may see it much like this when you are gone.
The place? The dirt road between Van Wyksdorp and Calitzdorp in the Little Karoo. A place rich in plant diversity, notably endemic succulents.