Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Gorge

Actually the fifth water event on this trail, Baxenghyll Gorge is a dramatic steep-sided gorge on the River Doe, The gorge contains a number of waterfalls, none of which seem to be named. My view here taken looking up-river from the high bridge that is suspended across this gorge, approx 60ft (18 m) above the river. PiPs = downriver (adjacent photo) and four of the previous waterfalls. Enjoy full screen

The entrance of the 18km long Samaria Gorge taken from Xyloskalo on the Omalos plateau. In the distance you can see the high peaks of the White Mountains. The plateau is particularly beautiful in the winter, when it is frequently covered by snow. Just out of shot, a slow line of back-packers make there way down the torturous path to start there long hike which is very hot and dry without any refreshment stops, each showing a special pass to guarding wardens. In the past, the plateau of Omalos was the shelter of the locals and the base of rebels during the two and a half centuries of the Turkish occupation, but also during all other wars against invaders.