31982. Totem with the devil and five waterfalls at the gorge entrance
Most images are approximately 683 x 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files.
All pictures photo and copyright (c) Primož Jakopin 2016.
31982. Totem with the devil and five waterfalls at the gorge entrance
32044. It all starts as an innocent brook, the Borovniščica, in a wide-enough valley ...
31983. ... but soon the side hills get closer and a wall such as this on the western side ...
31984. ... forces the brook into rapids ...
31985. ... and the first waterfall.
31997 - 31999. Panoramic view of Waterfall No. 1 and its cavern on the left (eastern) side
32000. View of the cavern, hollow space between large boulders, and the waterfall
31986. View out from inside the cavern
31989. Side view out of the pebble beach and part of the stream
31990. View of the boulders, laid one atop the other, inside the cavern
31993. Picture taking on the trail past the waterfall, as seen from the cavern
31994. Another view from inside out
31995. Part of the stream trickles down inside, at the top of the cavern
31996. The deepest part of the rock indentation
32001. Waterfall No. 2
32003. In places the trail transforms into via ferata
32004. Waterfall No. 3
32005. Above Waterfall No. 3 the trail is partly cut into the steep slope and narrow iron staircase with wooden steps make the ascent easier.
32007. In two shorter sections there are metal ladders.
32008. View against the sun through the green canopy above the trail
32010. Small waterfalls en route to Waterfall No. 4
32011. A water wheel out of three sticks rotates in the small stream.
32012. Above the trail there is another cavern made of everlaid boulders. In the picture - upstream view out, through the entrance
32013. Downstream view out, across a small pool
32015. Small waterfalls above the cavern
32016. In several places the stream is crossed over a simple suspension bridge with wires that support it from below.
32017. Another view against the sun through the green canopy, left of the trail
32018. Waterfall No. 4 is the most beautiful of the 5, even when the water level is low, as depicted here.
32019 - 32021. Vertical panoramic view of the Waterfall No. 5
32022. Waterfall beginning on top of the wall
32023. Brook stream with cascades, against the sun
32024. Another suspension bridge above a deep gorge
32025. View of the stream, hurrying down in water foam
32026. A small pool with in-flowing waterfall
32027. Maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes (rjavi sršaj in Slovenian), up close
32028. Cascades and pools, against the light
32029. Ox-eye, Buphthalmum salicifolium (primožek in Slovenian), bloom
32030. A natural staircase of tree roots
32031. Somewhat ambiguous trail sign at the Waterfall No. 5
32032. Waterfall No. 5, full view
32033. The snack: maize bread, low-fat curd, garlic, oatmeal cookies, diluted aronia juice
32034. Small lake at the bottom of the waterfall
32035. Above the waterfall there is a deep pool deeply indented in the rock, filled by another small waterfall
32036. Viewing platform on top of the gorge, with partly ruined staircase
32037. The beach above the torrential barrier, view south
32038. Willow gentian, Gentiana asclepiadea (svečnik in Slovenian)
32040. Hudičev zob / Devil's Tooth, a rock outcrop to the west of the gorge top
32043. View of Pristava hamlet above the western side of the gorge entrance, from the top of Hudičev zob
Radošca / Radoshitza Cave 10, September 1
Radošca / Radoshitza Cave 11, September 7
This page and most of the photos by Primož Jakopin;
send inquiries and comments to
primoz jakopin guest arnes si (insert dots and at sign as appropriate).
Page initiated on September 5, 2016; date of last change September 24.
URL: http://www.jakopin.net/primoz/slike/2016/PJ20160904_en.php
1965