Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: gorge

I like to swim in the rivers, but swimming in the Tarn is not easy, as it is very shallow in summer times. But near Les Détroits the river has formed some pools, that are small but really deep. Perfect to jump in in the early morning, before the sun has reached the bottom of the gorge - and no canoe is in sight.

There are many different "cuisines" in France. In Les Détroits life is simple - and food too. But it was not bad, the wine was cool and we could sit outside until nightfall.

We had met a couple that was very experienced in astronomy and looked for a very dark place. So together we booked rooms in "Les Détroits", a kind of simple B+B place in the gorge, with no village around. After we arrived they spotted this vulture.

Down in the gorge, the sporty tourists find their way down. Sometimes the canoes got stuck in the shallow areas.

The Esteron River cut a very deep gorge into the mountain. Just opposites the cave, that hosts an oratory of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, i saw a large group of people canyoning the gorge. They had great fun!

The Esteron river cut a very deep gorge into the mountain. Only a mule track existed, before the road through the gorge was constructed. In 1892, during the roadworks, a cave was discovered and converted into an oratory of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.