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Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Cheddar Gorge, including the caves and other attractions, has become a tourist destination. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, following its appearance on the 2005 television programme Seven Natural Wonders, Cheddar Gorge was named as the second greatest natural wonder in Britain, surpassed only by Dan yr Ogof caves. The gorge attracts about 500,000 visitors per year.
I took this photo in Maui, Hawaii..there is a cliff rock from where divers jump during the sunset every evening. Read more about it - hawaiihideaways.com/hawaiitravelblog/2011/03/sunset-cliff...
Sea Cliff bridge, on the northern Illawarra coast. Above the bridge in the distance, a stone train is passing! (I was unaware when taking the photo.)
View from the Dingli Cliffs on the South coast of Malta with the small island of Filfla in the distance
Hornstrandir nature reserve was established in 1975. It covers around 58.000 ha of the northernmost part of the Westfjord peninsula, a diverse landscape with fjords, mountains and abandoned settlements.
The area was inhabited from the 9th century, when the first settlers arrived in Iceland and was originally valued for easily accessible fishbanks with abundant amounts of fish. Later, excursions were also made to the area from other parts of the country to collect some of the driftwood that characterizes the shores of Hornstrandir and to hunt for the seabirds that nest there in large colonies.
During the centuries the population of the area fluctuated according to climatic conditions and it seems that the traditional subsistence farming and fishing on small boats was on the verge of supporting the settlements. The farms were small, 5-10 sheep and a cow. Unimproved grassland and wetland was used for haymaking, a necessity in the harsh winter conditions.
The area was abandoned between the 1930's and 1952 when the last inhabitants decided to move from the area. It has since been one of the tourist attractions of Iceland, equally visited by Icelandic and foreign tourists. There are no roads in the area and it is only accessible by boat or by traditional trekking routes.
The vegetation of the area has changed dramatically during the last 50 years, grassland has turned into flower meadows or in some cases a monoculture of Angelica archangelica. Heavy snowcover during the winter and an intensive, if short, growing season with 24 hrs sunlight create special conditions for rare species and the absence of grazing ruminants gives a new perspective on the capacity of many common species in these harsh conditions.
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I returned to Iceland after five years for a 10-days hike in the abandoned, awesome and exceptional area of Hornstandir. This is a place where the toughest of mankind finally failed to permanently dominate the nature.
Fjords, mountains, lonely houses, lost graveyards; no villages, no roads, no shops, nothing. Just an unspoiled nature, beautiful flowers, arctic foxes giving good night and seals peacefully playing close to the coastline.
(For those who are interested – the itinerary was as follows: Fljótavík -> Hlöðuvík -> Hornvík -> Hornbjargsvíti -> Bolungarvík -> Reykjafjörður -> Hrafnfjörður -> Grunnavík.)
This is a shot taken during our 3rd day in the area - we camped in the peaceful Hornvík bay and continued hiking in the eastern direction, visiting spectacular Hornbjarg cliffs.
Cliffs of Moher in North Western Ireland. Looking North along the coast. Someday I'm going to rescan this one, there seems to be an error along the top edge.
Saw this out my coach window and thought the contrast with the clouds and the waterfalls on the cliffs looked quite funky.
ARRIVA Buses Wales DAF DB250 / Alexander 4140 - S280 JUA has just tackled the climb out of Old Colwyn and is pictured at Penmaenhead with Colwyn Bay & Rhos-on-Sea in the background as it works a route 12 journey to Rhyl Bus Station.
Class33 D6596 at Cliff Marinex sidingson the Isle of Grain branch with the 09:10 Purley service on 17th October 1973.