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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I 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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These are great pics. Sorry about the slide. Hope it didn’t do any damage?
Fortunately not! Thanks, Sadje.
You’re welcome. Take care.
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 👍
My pleasure Steve – thanks for linking.
What a great walk with beautiful views
It was well worth the effort! Thanks, Beth.
Beautiful green lushness in that area! Just the thought of 274 stairs makes me exhausted… phew!
Just imagining what you are about to see makes the effort worthwhile!
Absolutely!!
Spectacular! Perhaps a few earthquakes, too, as the land settled, split some of those rocks? Or have there never been quakes in that area?
There have not been any actually, it’s purely the result of thousands of years of erosion. Thanks, Christine.
Quiet the exercise but the view is worth it. Hope you’re doing okay after that slide.
Worth the climb and the slide thanks, Maria!
Oh the things you do for us, Keith. We thank you for your efforts ☺️
I love your weekly postings. Your photos are like artwork, and I get to see beautiful vistas! Gorge-ous!
Thank you so much for your kind words they are much appreciated.
This looks like a delightful place to visit, thank you for sharing the pictures and I can hardly wait for the rest of them.
Thanks, Mimi. It exceeded my expectations.
Fantastic pix, Keith! Watch your step out there; it looks like quite a ways downhill! Enjoy your adventure!
Thanks, Nancy. The adventure’s over now, and it was wonderful!
Glad to know you had a wonderful time and are now home safe and sound!
Just lovely!!
Thanks, Lydia.
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.
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Have a fabulous day and rest of the week, Keith. 🙂
Thanks, Sandee, it really was!
Lovely views. Were you walking alone? Seems it would be wise to have a companion.
I was but there were plenty of other people around to chat to!
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.
It was a 3-mile walk but not the easiest to navigate! You’d have loved it.
Cheddar Gorge is a great name. Beautiful photos!
Gorge by name, gorgeous by nature! Thanks so much.
What a beautiful name for a very beautiful place. So very lovely. Thanks for sharing it with us.
My pleasure. It’s stunning, pictures hardly do it justice.
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. 🙂
You would love it, I know. Worth every slip and slide!
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!
It was easy to forget how close you are to civilisation! As for the slip, I laughed my head off!
Amazing views! Worth climbing up those 274 steps to the tower. Love the goats. Sorry about your fall, though.
Thanks, Molly. It was, and after the steps, the path carries on climbing.
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
I doubt it’s changed at all! It was hard work, but so worth it.
Views from the trek made it all worthwhile! Beautiful pics! I hope the slip wasn’t too serious.
Thanks, Shiju. The slip was fun, several others suffered the same fate and we all had a good laugh about it!
Spectacular shots, Keith!
The views are certainly worth the climb and slide.
Happy Thursday!
Thanks, Veronica, they certainly are.
Hi Keith – amazing photos – and thanks for the clambering and sliding on our behalf … glad you’re safe – cheers Hilary
That sure does look like it was a gorgeous trek!