Following the path in my previous image leads to Hear.
Glacial meltwater that flowed over it cut down through faults in the rock. Successive Ice Ages have carved it deeper and deeper over thousands of years to create the deep gorge you see here.
If you look closely you can see a rock climber, dressed in red.
Took me ages to find that rock climber, and then I spotted all the other little people. Now I see just how big the gorge is A fine example of glacial landscape and a really lovely landscape with the route of the gorge winding its way down hill. Great handling of the light (mine wouldn't have been this well balanced). Do you use a filter?
@vignouse There has been large scale tree planting by the national trust in the area over the last two years due to a disease affecting some trees, so maybe they are dead. Thanks.
Loving this shot…
You know, I never thought about it until recently, we have the same word - ‘skar’ in Norwegian, with the same meaning. (Scar as in a result of a wound is ‘arr’.) Turns out the word comes form the Old Nors ‘sker’, which meant ‘isolated rock’ or ‘reef’. For the latter we still have the Norwegian ‘skjær’. Languages are fascinating… ;-p
Ahhh yes, took me ages to find the rock-climber, but once my eyes were in that mode I found all the others too. Love this shot and the explanation makes the photo much more meaningful.
You know, I never thought about it until recently, we have the same word - ‘skar’ in Norwegian, with the same meaning. (Scar as in a result of a wound is ‘arr’.) Turns out the word comes form the Old Nors ‘sker’, which meant ‘isolated rock’ or ‘reef’. For the latter we still have the Norwegian ‘skjær’. Languages are fascinating… ;-p