Rivers, streams and canals

The second waterfall that one encounters on this walk. Hollybush Spout is a waterfall on the River Twiss and is situated between Pecca Falls and Thornton Force on the Ingleton Waterfall Walk. The waterfall is well named with the surrounding rock squeezing the river above a steep drop to create the water spout. The yellow tint in this water is caused by peat picked up whilst flowing down from the higher hills. Enjoy full screen

Almost at the half way point in the Ingleton waterfalls trail we have a section a little further away from the noisy rushing river. As you can see, this is a popular walk indeed and more fine scenery greets us shortly before the next set of waterfalls.

The third waterfall encountered on this incredible trail: Thornton Force is arguably the most spectacular of the waterfalls seen on the impressive Waterfalls Walk at Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales. This is a textbook case of geological unconformity, the river plunging over a cliff of horizontal strata Great Scar Limestone which overlays much older Ordovician Ingleton slates, and is a direct result of the Craven Fault which dominates the scenery of the western dales. Pip of the adjacent page close up. Very nice full screen. Enjoy

A spectacular look at this waterfall in flood. This is the river Twiss in the Yorkshire Dales and is seen by taking the 'Ingleton Waterfall trail'. Another to be enjoyed full screen.

Perhaps a last look at this river and valley as we climb out of the waterfall section before taking another valley and river back to the beginning of this Ingleton Waterfall Trail walk. A lovely scenic section of wild Yorkshire Dales landscape to come before we do that though. Enjoy full size.

The fourth waterfall on this great walk. Again, in reality not a single fall but a series of them. Beezley Falls on the River Doe are the first to be found on the downward (return) leg of this walk. Situated in the 'Kingsdale Valley' which is another impressive steep way with narrow twisty paths. Enjoy full size.

The 4th waterfall on this walk 'Ingleton Waterfall Trail', this time in the Kingsdale valley with the River Doe. Nice full screen

The fifth and last waterfall on this great walk. Again, in reality not a single fall but a series of them. The Snow Falls on the River Doe are the second real falls to be found on the downward (return) leg of this splendid walk just after the impressive Baxenghyll Gorge (yet to come on here). These falls are often said to be the prettiest falls on this route as the water often looks like white snow locked in the river. The adjacent photo is taken from just a few more metres further down the river. As usual, enjoy full size.

Just a hundred metres further down from the main snow falls (See next photo) . Here it joined by yet more water from another small falling stream. The river Doe from here on will now take a more sedate route after just a mile or so of smaller tumbles. Enjoy full screen.

A tranquil view of the river here quite high before its steep decent to Ingleton village via numerous waterfalls. In the background we can just see the peak of Ingleborough with its White Scar outcrops. The distant buildings is the White Scar Cave complex car-park and cafe. These caves burrow their way for miles underneath all this limestone. An adventure that I undertook years ago too. Enjoy full size.

These residential back-gardens are locked in by fences, a little like our lives by this C19 virus. On a brighter note, we see here a favourite reflection subject along this stretch of the ‘Peak Forest Canal’ in Greater Manchester. HFF, enjoy the weekend.

Another look at these falls, this time showing part of the narrow trail that edges the river at so many points. As you can see a fence is sorely needed here. This trail runs up one river valley before returning via another and all along the path meanders, sometimes quite steeply up and down, Best viewed full screen. PiPs HFF, enjoy the weekend.

Put here to accompany the adjacent photo of the same scene taken a few days back (May 2020). This taken a few years back in Jan 2014, experimenting in long exposures (see exif here).

A view here of this, what we used to call 'The waterfall' in the country park of Park Bridge. Always a pleasant sight, especially in this lighting. many times I have seen people taking a quick picnic sat on the rocks on the left here. On our return trip today, we passed some boys taking a quick dip in here in their underclothes. Not a thing that I would do, as in years passed, this was one of the most polluted rivers in this area. See too, my alternative views and times here. (ps -this is my second posting as I accidentally deleted this from here some minutes back.)

A much smaller river Avon than its more famous namesake at Bristol. This in Devon near Kingsbridge and Salcombe. We are actually taking a coastal walk from Thurleston Sands to Burge Island (pip) and in doing that we must cross the river here just a mile or so up the estuary. We were told that one could wade across in low tide just a few hundred metres higher up from here but that would have entailed waiting another four hours. So a small motorised boat across with the ferryman to be repeated in the opposite direction some 6-7 hours later. Our journey carries on by foot down river and over hills to the right before dropping down to the sea again to the Island. Enjoy full screen.

Pisa, as we continue our stroll towards the city centre and the fabled leaning tower we spy this wonderful church here on the River Arno. "Santa Maria della Spina is a small church in the Italian city of Pisa. The church, erected around 1230 in the Pisan Gothic style, and enlarged after 1325, was originally known as Santa Maria di Pontenovo for the newer bridge that existed nearby, collapsed in the 15th century, and was never rebuilt." Wiki Enjoy full size

Pisa on the River Arno is known to everybody. Not really for this beautiful view of its striking buildings on the river but for its famous leaning tower. – That will come later for us but in the meantime, stroll slowly with my wife and I, over its majestic bridges, and soak in the sights and colours on our way to it. Enjoy full screen.