weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

This set brings you two quite special locations in Switzerland.

The first one is the RHINE FALLS at the border of the cantons Zurich and Schaffhausen in the very northern part of the country close to Germany, this is a location very well known in the Swiss and International tourist circle. It is Europe's largest waterfall by volume, where the waters of the river Rhine drop 23 m / 75 ft over a width of 150 m / 490 ft. To the left, northern side of the falls are the buildings of the town of Neuhausen in the canton Schaffhausen. At the right side of the falls stands the Castle Laufen in the canton Zurich, dating back to the year 858. This castle has experienced turbulent times over its close to 1200 years of history: in 1449, the besieged inhabitants were even forced to flee by swimming across the river. The island at the center of the falls, called the "Rheinfallfelsen" in German, can be accessed by boat and steps lead to a lookout at the top. Five images below provide impressions from this site, following a leading image from the nearby town of HALLAU, an old market town that is now a premier winemaking village, with its red wine production almost entirely made from Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder in German).

The second location is the CREUX DU VAN, again on cantonal borders, this time of the cantons Neuchâtel and Vaud at the very western edge of Switzerland, close to France, in the gentle southern Jura mountain area. While the Rhine Falls described above garner international attention, this interesting feature in Jura hills is rather unknown. While I have been aware of this scenic location for quite some time, it took us until the year 2022 to finally visit it. It basically is a natural amphitheater-shaped rock formation created starting 140,000 years ago by glacial transformation and surprises the viewers with its sudden drop from the flat, slightly undulating hilly surrounding area. The images 7 - 10 below bring you this interesting area.

A few links to further information, if so desired:
RHINE FALLS - Info from Swiss Tourism - https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/experiences/the-rhine-falls/
CREUX DU VAN - Info from Swiss Tourism - https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/experiences/creux-du-van-natural-spectacle/


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to this series. Please use the link below if you would like to review this intro:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-797460-1.html

2022 TRIP INFO: Set # 19 provides more information on the two trips of the year to Europe
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-798237-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Schaffhausen/Hallau - Large public fountain and bus stop along the main street. with a house displaying the typical style of half-timbered houses in this northern part of Switzerland

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2 - Schaffhausen/Neuhausen - Rhine Falls: Total view of Europe's most powerful waterfall with at left buildings of Neuhausen, at right the Castle Laufen, with the island at the center of the waterfall

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3 - Rhine Falls: This wide view from the northern side presents at left the Castle Laufen, the two islands at the center of the falls and the Schlössli Wörth at the right edge of the image, also set on an island

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4 - Rhine Falls: Detail view of a section of the cascading waters

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5 - Rhine Falls: Head-on view of the right side of the falls

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6 - Rhine Falls: Final view of the falls, at far left the red boat brings visitors to the rocky island in the center of the falls

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7 - Neuchâtel-Vaud/Creux du Van - Here the view is mainly of the relatively flat, slightly hilly expanse at the top of the rock formation

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8 - Creux du Van - Straight vertical substantial rock faces at the western end of the amphitheater, flat expanse above and heavily wooded area below

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9 - Creux du Van - View at the southeastern, very regular bend of the amphitheater

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10 - Creux du Van - A final, a bit wider view at the regular southeastern bend in the rocks

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

Map of Switzerland indicating the location of the places shown in this set: Rhine Falls at the very top, Creux du Van at very left

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kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Another great set, Joe.

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Really enjoying your detailed "slide show" tours of these little hamlets and scenic views. Switzerland is truly a wonderland of gorgeous scenes!!

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great series, Joe.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Wonderful!!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

A gorgeous, eclectic set, Joe!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Ken!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Jim for your kind words, glad you liked these images from my native land.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Earnest.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Barbara!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Mike, glad you enjoyed the images in this set.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Great set!

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Another great set Joe.

Don

BK-ALA

Amazing captures of the beauty of the country!💕 Thanks for sharing!