33 Waterfalls in Dzhegosh Gorge near SochiOn one of my many trips to Russia, I was taken to an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Shakhe river valley. We travelled by coach through rustic villages, stopping along the way at small wineries and family businesses selling home made crafts and furniture. The river flows through the Dzhegosh Gorge, where the 33 waterfalls are to be found, as well as rapids, 13 cascades and countless streams! In order to get to the gorge you have to walk through a dense forest of ancient Oak, Maple, Alder and Hornbeam trees. There are also some exotic plants as well as mosses and tiny box trees growing wild there.
Once you arrive at the 33 waterfalls there is a steep and rather treacherous climb up a slippery wooden walkway to the top. From there the views are truly breathtaking. It really is a magical place. Once you have braved the rapids and been soaked by the waterfalls on the way down, you can buy the most amazing pastie type food which is prepared by a local Babushka who cooks them expertly in an old oil drum in the forest. It looked, and was, rough and ready and I did not see a Food Hygiene certificate, but her food tasted wonderful!
Cascading river
Fragments and falls, crashing through
Walkways of wonder
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Wow thank you x
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They certainly are spectacular!
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Beautiful
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Thanks Sam, I appreciate your comment. The quality of photos is not brilliant as I scanned a page out of my photo album, but it gives a flavour of the place.
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beautiful
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Thanks! I am so glad you found my blog, I will now search out yours ~ I love meeting new blogs!
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Sounds like an amazing trek and gorgeous view! Lovely haiku.
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It was, I have very fond memories of all the sights and sounds of that incredible country. Don’t travel now so I live on my memories!
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Lovely photos and haiku! I love waterfalls.
Blessings ~ Wendy
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Me too x there are lots of waterfalls in Wales which is about 2 hours drive from here but the ones in Russia were on a totally different scale! I would love to see Victoria falls or Niagara but I guess I never will x
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