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A few shots from my summer holiday at Wood Nook campsite near Skirethorns in the Yorkshire Dales .
Nice campsite , clean and tidy , and very quite as its just off a road to nowhere .
These were taken around a disused quarry ( Threshfield Quarry ) with a Minolta 500mm f/8 Reflex mirror lens .
Looking downwards from the viewing area to the foot of the the cliffs.
On the upper left of the photo are the nesting birds for which Bempton Cliffs are famous.
Last night's wonderful sunset at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, in Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA. I had arrived later than I would have liked and had almost given up trying to find a spot that felt right. As I was walking back to the Vespa, I turned around and saw this view.
Lens: Tokina 11-16 mm f/2.8
Focal Length: 11 mm
Exposure: 20.0 sec at f/13
ISO: 320
Filters: 4x6 Reverse Grad ND4 over the sky; 4x6 Soft Grad ND4 angled over the sky and water.
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True to the name, Echo Cliffs really do make pretty good echoes. Which meant a lot of hooting and yelling by the kids.
The coast,the Indian Ocean meets the Great Southern Ocean,large cliffs and pounding seas.Scan from slide 1998.
Cliff Cottage in the Little Boar's Head Historic District, North Hampton, NH (c. 1880). It was owned by the Bell-White family and rented out to tenants, including Charles Bradley Isham, the son-in-law of Robert Todd Lincoln.
Redcliffe, QLD, AU.
Reposting the photo now in sRGB color space.
This is a vertical panorama composed of two frames.
Le Scogliere di Moher (Aillte an Mhothair, che significa "scogliere della rovina", in gaelico irlandese e, spesso non tradotto, Cliffs of Moher in inglese) sono impressionanti e suggestive scogliere a picco sul mare situate vicino al villaggio di Doolin sulla costa occidentale del Clare, contea della Repubblica d'Irlanda. Meta turistica celebre in tutto il mondo, è uno dei luoghi più visitati dell'isola d'Irlanda. Il punto più alto delle scogliere, che sono lunghe circa otto chilometri, raggiunge i 214 metri d'altezza sull'Oceano Atlantico, mentre la propaggine più meridionale, Hag's Head ("Capo Hag") scende a 120 metri.
Nonostante siano un luogo altamente turistico e ben attrezzato con centro visitatori e parcheggio gestito dalla Shannon Heritage (che gestisce anche la torre O'Brien, un piccolo edificio su una parte della scogliera), ci sono numerosi sentieri non chiusi che entrano in proprietà private e che passano spesso sul precipizio, regolarmente battuti dai visitatori nonostante sia formalmente vietato.
Le scogliere sono situate sulla parte nord-occidentale della costa del Clare, in piena Irlanda occidentale. Possono essere raggiunte via automobile da Galway percorrendo la strada del Burren che passa per Lisdoonvarna fino a Doolin e di lì la stradina panoramica, dato che il villaggio è poco prima delle falesie, oppure dalla strada proveniente da Liscannor (da cui arrivano le strade principali da Ennis e Kilkee).
low cliffs at widemouth bay in north cornwall,the sedimentary layers were deposited 300 million years ago and have over time been folded into various inclines by movement of the earths tectonic plates.
Went out for a drive, ended up having fish n chips on Southend sea front.
After lots of walking in the very hot sun we couldn't climb the many stairs back up to the car so took the lift.
Also around Makawehi Bluff (a 10 mins hike from Shipwreck Beach), this was the rocky cliff formation that faced the ocean.
Cliff of lithified, well-sorted, cross-bedded, (see photo with Steve as scale) calcareous (shell fragments) sand with red unconformities.
=> indurated aeolianite (lithified coastal dune), induration by precipitation and ground water dissolving of shell clasts.
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Red unconformities: Terra Rossa palaeosoils that developed in times of dune stability (moister climate, vegetation cover - interstadials or interglacials?) burried by advances of aeolian sands. Red colour (mostly haematite) formed by in-situ weathering of the carbonates (see underlying root-like features in section)
The view from a lookout point on the trail between Govett's Leap and Pulpit Rock - near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, Australia.
Cliffs in "The Narrows"
Information about "The Narrows" and "Lover's Leap":
The Cumberland Narrows is a compact notched valley, or water gap, that Wills Creek has carved into Wills and Haystack mountains in western Maryland in the United States. The National Highway (Route 40) and numerous railroad lines pass through this steep, narrow, and rocky river valley on the edge of Cumberland, Maryland.
On the northeast side of Wills Mountain, sits a rocky outcropping known as Lover's Leap. The name comes from a Native American Romeo and Juliet legend. The tale tells how a jilted lover met his end by jumping off this ledge. Today, the rocks high above the water provide one of the most breathtaking views in the Allegheny Mountains. Lover's leap has been frequently romanticized by postcard pictures of this valley. The most famous post cards were taken by George Steward in 1950 and published in the 1953 book, U.S. 40.
Lover's leap is 1,652 feet (504 m) above sea level and made up of oddly squared projectories of rock, from its top, all the way down to the National Highway (U.S. Rte. 40) below. The City of Cumberland and the surrounding states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia may be seen from this point. Further, it is known that the air currents whipping up and around are so strong, that a climber cannot be heard from the top once over the lip, nor can be easily seen due to the projected rock angles.
Information obtained at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Narrows
If time permits, then any trip to the Basque Country should include a visit to Gaztelugatxe. It's a 'must-see' destination. Gaztelugatxe - which means 'Castle Rock' in the Basque language (“gaztelu” = castle + “aitz” = rock) - is an island located just off the shore along the Bay of Biscay, 35 km east of the provincial capital, Bilbao. The island is cone-shaped and is connected to the mainland by a man-made bridge. On top of the island stands a hermitage (named Gaztelugatxeko Doniene in Basque; San Juan de Gaztelugatxe in Spanish), dedicated to John the Baptist dating from the 10th century, although discoveries indicate that the date might even be the 9th century.
The hermitage/church is by no means original; having been burnt down and rebuilt several times over the centuries. In the 12th century, it became a convent. However, two centuries later, the friars abandoned it taking with them everything of value.
The main starting point for the walk to Gaztelugaxe is a large restaurant/parking/picnic area on top of the cliffs overlooking the island. There are two paths down to the shoreline, which both provide spectacular views. Once at the man-made bridge, the route transitions into a narrow path made up of 241 steps zigzagging their way back and forth up to the hermitage at the summit. According to legend, after completing the climb, visitors should ring the bell, hanging on the outside of the building, three times and make a wish. The walk back up the hill beckons but - no matter - the round-trip will have been quite exhilarating!
There are plenty more photos of Gaztelugatxe and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.