Scenery at Sandstone Cosmos & Steam Weekend.
9th & 10th April 2005


Sandstone Estates is set in the Eastern Free State of South Africa a few kilometres outside Ficksburg and on the border of Lesotho. This area boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in South Africa with rugged sandstone mountains rising above fertile valleys and plains.
These are a few photographs taken on the farm itself.


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Cosmos
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Sunrise at Sandstone
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Cosmos through the trees at Sandstone
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Mountains at dawn
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Sunrise at Sandstone
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Road 'n Rail - Early morning
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Sandstone farm
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Cosmos
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More Cosmos
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And more Cosmos
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And still more Cosmos
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And yet more Cosmos
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Tranquility (and still more Cosmos)
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Cosmos & Steam
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Even more Cosmos
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Sandstone Heritage Trust.Pictures of Vintage stationary engines at the Sandstone Little Train, Cosmos & Steam Weekend held on the 9th & 10th April 2005 at Sandstone Estates, Ficksburg, Eastern Free State, South Africa
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Sandstone Heritage Trust.Pictures of Vintage stationary engines at the Sandstone Little Train, Cosmos & Steam Weekend held on the 9th & 10th April 2005 at Sandstone Estates, Ficksburg, Eastern Free State, South Africa