It is very interesting, educational and humbling to observe how one extraordinary place has changed in the span of three years exactly.
The Devil's Canyon, or "Sheytan Dere", as we call it in Bulgarian, and here I have to note these are actually Turkish words, is a natural stone formations phenomenon on river Arda, one of the biggest and curviest rivers in South Bulgaria, at the end of the beautiful "Studen Kladenets" dam and that, translated into English would be "Cold Well", that sounds pretty cool in the hot summer, doesn't it? :)
An interesting aspect is also the fact that on my second travel there I noticed many new things. Some, great, but others I found quite irritating.
Most of the dams in Bulgaria have been built decades ago to harness the power of the water and turn it into electricity with the help of water power plants. Some say this is one of the cleanest and eco-friendliest ways to "harvest" electrical energy. As I have Masters in that field, I tend to disagree. There are so many negative impacts on Nature, like cutting the paths of the water fauna, the noise, the vibrations. I could continue but that's not the focus of my story today. My first visit of Devil's Canyon - I had limited time then and I was stunned by the creation of Mother Nature and thus, the huge electrical poles, the wires and the human footprint didn't annoy me so much back then.
Three years later, they do. A lot! I wonder what sick minded person had decided to "plant" those huge poles so close to that divine place. Actually, there is barely a perspective where a pole, or a wire, or a service building could be avoided... And the dam wall, it's huge. You see for yourself and imagine what the impact on Nature could be.
Here are two panoramic views to illustrate my thoughts:
You could see how the river bed is almost empty. The lower water level had given space to some algae and moss to "blacken" even more than before the beautiful rocks along the stream of the river.
These black "layers" were not there the previous time. Unfortunately I have noticed other traces of human activity - a lot of garbage. That's another thing I totally don't understand. Why throw garbage here? I can't find any other reason apart from stupidity and short-sightedness. Pardon my negativism!
Anyway... Let me put now few more beautiful pictures and observations.
Probably due to earthquakes, there were some new stone formations making the volcanic nature of the place even more obvious. I love those sci-fi, "nuclear" shapes :)
Some new and bigger trees, bushes, blooming herbs. It's lovely how Mother Nature wins back its territory :)
I would say that if it wasn't for the human footprints here, this place could easily be put under the "extraterrestrial" category! It is definitely a potential scene for a sci-fi movie :)
I am more than sure I will check this destination out again...
I also strongly hope that we, people, will become more reasonable and pay more respect to our environment. At least, let's not cut the tree branch we sit on :) Hope dies last, as we use to say...
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Thanks so much, @choogirl! Such a lovely surprise, I am so glad you enjoyed my point of view about this amazing place!
I can confirm that the Devil's Canyon is an extraordinary place and absolutely worth a visit. And you, with your amazing photographic skills, have managed to capture it in a very beautiful way.
I would say that I am extremely impressed by the so many places in Bulgaria with impressive, magical, mystical and beautiful rock formations. And they can compete with many iconic such formations in Spain, for example.
Thank you :) Please don't flatter me :P
Indeed, Bulgaria is an amazing piece of land, from the perspective of nature - always, from a cultural perspective... well, sometimes :D
Gosh...that's not flattering! Look at your pictures! Since through them you can make a person want to go somewhere he/she never thought he/she would go before ... isn't that professionalism, talent, skills? I don't know what else to call it. 🙄🤔
LMAO :) OK then :P
It's always upsetting and frustrating to see human intrusion and unnecessary damage done in natural environment... So, it's a little comforting to know that Mother Nature always wins with time...
Oh, yes. I love to see how Mother Nature manages to, sometimes so quickly, repair what we have done!
Thanks a lot to you and the @qurator team for the great support!
Very interesting.
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Thank you :)
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these rocks look very cool,
this is an amazing documentary...
nice one
i love the landscapes and the top view.
what gear do you use?
Thank you :)
I am a fan of Canon DSLRs :)
me too...
Lucky to use the EOS AND MARK 5D
Spectacular view, these mountains, everything looks so fantastic. Thanks for sharing. I write about my travels too, do drop by when you are free.
Thank you! Hopefully I have more time soon, your posts look full of interesting and colorful places and moments ;)
Wow amazing place 🥰
Thank you :) It's not so popular in Bulgaria, but going to it is totally worth it!
It’s sad to see the destruction short-sighted people did to nature. No wonder the stones and river oil rather sad and ill. They should have replanted their forest and heal the land.
True, true...