They named it Sesriem ‘six rawhide straps’ because that’s how far settlers had to lower their buckets to steal water from the canyon’s grip 🏜️
Here, time moves differently. The Tsauchab River spent 2 million years carving this labyrinth, while humans counted survival in leather lengths. The rock walls 15 million years in the making still trap monsoon rains in hidden pools, just as they did for Dorsland Trekkers’ oxen in the 1800s. This canyon remembers every thirst.
