frozen river

frozen waterfall

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January 5th 2009
Today dawned as chilly as the last 10 or so! And we decided to visit one of the seven wonders of Wales, a waterfall fairly nearby, which I'm told is as high as Niagara, but obviously not as wide! Anyway, always spectacular, especially when festooned with icicles. The road up the valley was covered in ice and required careful driving, but we arrived safely, and walked round the hill to the top of t ... read more

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