Gorgeous!

Keith's Ramblings

Some pictures for Wordless Wednesday (on a Tuesday), and bloghops various!

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Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, UK began forming about one million years ago during the Ice Age. Water from melting glaciers formed a river, which, over time carved into the limestone rock creating the steep cliffs. It seems there’s nothing new about climate change as what we see today was caused by global cooling!

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0I started by clambering up the 274 steps known as Jacobs Ladder. At the top, there’s a lookout tower.

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From there, I continued along the path and climbed over rocks until reaching the top, about 400 feet from ground level.

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After a couple of hours of walking and stopping to take in the view, I began the descent, partly on my bum having slipped on a muddy slope and slithered for quite a distance!

I then walked along the road back to Cheddar Village, not the safest of treks as there was no footpath, just occasional grassy verges on which to wait every time a car came along!

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Spot the goats!.

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That’s more than enough for today. Next week I’ll take you into the caves beneath the gorge, and the following Tuesday, we’ll visit the little city of Wells followed by my visit to Stourhead’s beautiful garden!

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48 thoughts on “Gorgeous!”

  1. Sadje Jul 25, 2023 / 09:02

    These are great pics. Sorry about the slide. Hope it didn’t do any damage?

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  2. stevebethere Jul 25, 2023 / 10:09

    What lovely shots and scenery I never get to see anything like this in person so enjoyed them thanks for sharing 🙂

    Have a slithertastic week Keith 👍 I added you to my linky 👍

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  4. Suzette Benjamin Jul 25, 2023 / 11:01

    Beautiful green lushness in that area! Just the thought of 274 stairs makes me exhausted… phew!

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  5. Christine Goodnough Jul 25, 2023 / 13:07

    Spectacular! Perhaps a few earthquakes, too, as the land settled, split some of those rocks? Or have there never been quakes in that area?

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    • Keith's Ramblings Jul 25, 2023 / 17:37

      There have not been any actually, it’s purely the result of thousands of years of erosion. Thanks, Christine.

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  7. Mitch A Chaitin Jul 25, 2023 / 14:26

    I love your weekly postings. Your photos are like artwork, and I get to see beautiful vistas! Gorge-ous!

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  11. Sandee Jul 25, 2023 / 23:20

    A trek worth the effort. The views are amazing. Wow. I would have loved to do this too. Not the bum part, but the rest.

    Thank you for hosting the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous day and rest of the week, Keith. 🙂

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  12. Patricia Jul 25, 2023 / 23:22

    Lovely views. Were you walking alone? Seems it would be wise to have a companion.

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  13. My GBGV Life Jul 26, 2023 / 12:05

    It is a beautiful area, but probably not really designed for walking a lot. It is the kind of place we would go walking and probably fall and slide like you did.

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    • Keith's Ramblings Jul 27, 2023 / 17:21

      It was a 3-mile walk but not the easiest to navigate! You’d have loved it.

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  15. csuhpat1 Jul 26, 2023 / 13:51

    What a beautiful name for a very beautiful place. So very lovely. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  16. Natasha Jul 26, 2023 / 14:06

    Breathtaking trek, indeed. Thank god the slipping and sliding was nothing catastrophic.

    I’d love to walk alone here too.:)

    Been away for a while. So posted an old one which I love, with some edits. 🙂

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  17. amandacatsynth Jul 26, 2023 / 17:39

    Beautiful! I like dramatic geological formations like this. It looks so remote (even tropical with the lush green) until you zoomed out to show the nearby town.

    Glad the slip wasn’t too serious!

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    • Keith's Ramblings Jul 27, 2023 / 17:32

      It was easy to forget how close you are to civilisation! As for the slip, I laughed my head off!

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  19. Jackie's Photo Blog Jul 26, 2023 / 20:11

    Beautiful photos. It is very many years since I saw the view from the top, and your photos are the only way I can see it now. I will be interested to see the photos in the caverns as it is also many years since I have been in there

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  20. Shiju Sugunan Jul 27, 2023 / 07:36

    Views from the trek made it all worthwhile! Beautiful pics! I hope the slip wasn’t too serious.

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    • Keith's Ramblings Jul 27, 2023 / 17:38

      Thanks, Shiju. The slip was fun, several others suffered the same fate and we all had a good laugh about it!

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  21. Veronica Lee Jul 27, 2023 / 09:13

    Spectacular shots, Keith!
    The views are certainly worth the climb and slide.

    Happy Thursday!

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  22. hilarymb Aug 2, 2023 / 17:51

    Hi Keith – amazing photos – and thanks for the clambering and sliding on our behalf … glad you’re safe – cheers Hilary

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  23. Susi Bocks Aug 11, 2023 / 22:07

    That sure does look like it was a gorgeous trek!

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