{"id":698,"date":"2018-08-21T18:25:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T18:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/?p=698"},"modified":"2018-08-21T18:27:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T18:27:06","slug":"quintessential-lesotho-in-one-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/quintessential-lesotho-in-one-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Quintessential Lesotho in one photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been to Lesotho, you&#8217;ll recognize every silhouette in this photo. A peach tree, a couple of rondavels, a man wrapped in a blanket, the leaf blade of an agave (or aloe, as Basotho call it), mountains, more mountains, and an expansive sky.<\/p>\n<p>The scene is quintessential Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p>I took this photo in 2004 on a hike from Malealea to Semonkong.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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