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TR October Day 22

Paul Saunders · 2004-01-15T23:21:16+00:00

It was a cold, frosty morning, but I chose to go out later instead. Missing the bright blue skies, by the time I went out it had started raining, so a waterfall was the obvious choice. Although I'd grabbed my waterproof jacket, I foolishly forgot to bring my brolly-pod, and I only had my digital camera with me. Luckily I found a plastic bag in the boot of my car and so I managed to rig up a makeshift waterproof cover for my G3. Although the end of October is approaching, most of the leaves on the trees are still green, in spite of the large numbers of fallen leaves that litter the valley floor. These are making the riverbeds very interesting at the moment, although there's still very little water in them after the long dry spell. The Melincourt Fall is located in a small gorge half way up the Neath Valley, near Resolven. It's not far from the Ystradfellte Falls but is quite separate, both physically and geologically. It's only a short stroll from the road though, so is easily accessible. Unfortunately it's looking pretty pathetic at the moment with so little water in the river, but the surroundings are atmospheric anyway, so it's still a nice place to visit. The plastic bag was fiddly to use but did it's job keeping the rain off. The overcast, rainy light gave good results, and I took an eight shot 180 degree panorama of the scene. The fall is eighty foot high and very impressive in full spate, unlike the sad spectacle on the web page. I'll return after the rains have arrived. Distance: 1.1km - Ascent: 30m - Effort Rating: 1.4 - Duration: 37 minutes http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk/october/october22.html Paul -- The October Project 2003 http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk/october/october.html http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk http://www.photosig.com/go/users/userphotos?id=118749

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Paul Saunders
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15 January 2004, 23:21 UTC #1

It was a cold, frosty morning, but I chose to go out later instead. Missing the bright blue skies,
by the time I went out it had started raining, so a waterfall was the obvious choice. Although I'd
grabbed my waterproof jacket, I foolishly forgot to bring my brolly-pod, and I only had my digital
camera with me. Luckily I found a plastic bag in the boot of my car and so I managed to rig up a
makeshift waterproof cover for my
G3.
Although the end of October is approaching, most of the leaves on the trees are still green, in
spite of the large numbers of fallen leaves that litter the valley floor. These are making the
riverbeds very interesting at the moment, although there's still very little water in them after the
long dry spell.
The Melincourt Fall is located in a small gorge half way up the Neath Valley, near Resolven. It's
not far from the Ystradfellte Falls but is quite separate, both physically and geologically. It's
only a short stroll from the road though, so is easily accessible. Unfortunately it's looking pretty
pathetic at the moment with so little water in the river, but the surroundings are atmospheric
anyway, so it's still a nice place to visit.
The plastic bag was fiddly to use but did it's job keeping the rain off. The overcast, rainy light
gave good results, and I took an eight shot 180 degree panorama of the scene. The fall is eighty
foot high and very impressive in full spate, unlike the sad spectacle on the web page. I'll return
after the rains have arrived.
Distance: 1.1km - Ascent: 30m - Effort Rating: 1.4 - Duration: 37 minutes
wildwales.fsnet.co.ukoctober22.html
Paul
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Ste ©
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15 January 2004, 23:22 UTC #2

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| It was a cold, frosty morning, but I chose to go out later instead. Missing the bright blue skies,
| by the time I went out it had started raining, so a waterfall was the obvious choice. Although I'd
| grabbed my waterproof jacket, I foolishly forgot to bring my brolly-pod, and I only had my digital
| camera with me. Luckily I found a plastic bag in the boot of my car and so I managed to rig up a
| makeshift waterproof cover for my
| G3.
|
| Although the end of October is approaching, most of the leaves on the trees are still green, in
| spite of the large numbers of fallen leaves that litter the valley floor. These are making the
| riverbeds very interesting at the moment, although there's still very little water in them after
| the long dry spell.
|
| The Melincourt Fall is located in a small gorge half way up the Neath Valley, near Resolven. It's
| not far from the Ystradfellte Falls but is quite separate, both physically and geologically. It's
| only a short stroll from the road though, so is easily accessible. Unfortunately it's looking
| pretty pathetic at the moment with so little water in the river, but the surroundings are
| atmospheric anyway, so it's still a nice place to visit.
|
| The plastic bag was fiddly to use but did it's job keeping the rain off. The overcast, rainy light
| gave good results, and I took an eight shot 180 degree panorama of the scene. The fall is eighty
| foot high and very impressive in full spate, unlike the sad spectacle on the web page. I'll return
| after the rains have arrived.
|
| Distance: 1.1km - Ascent: 30m - Effort Rating: 1.4 - Duration: 37 minutes
|
| wildwales.fsnet.co.ukoctober22.html
|
| Paul
Nice shot Paul, but after seeing your film image of this place in all its glory, I look forward to
when you return with your G3 when the water levels rise!
Ste

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Phil Cook
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15 January 2004, 23:22 UTC #3

Paul Saunders said:
The fall is eighty foot high
I thought you had gone metric :-)
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W. D. Grey
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15 January 2004, 23:22 UTC #4

In article <[email hidden]>, Phil Cook <urwalk@p-t-
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Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
The fall is eighty foot high
I thought you had gone metric :-)
If it was lying down it'd be about 24m long see :-)
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Paul Saunders
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15 January 2004, 23:23 UTC #5

ste © said:
Nice shot Paul, but after seeing your film image of this place in all its glory, I look forward to
when you return with your G3 when the water levels rise!
It's not the same place, this is Melincourt Fall, the other is Sgwd Einion Gam. You may have
confused them since I mentioned they are about the same height. Because of that, the Einion Gam shot
does give an idea of what Melincourt might look like in similar conditions.
Paul
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Ste ©
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15 January 2004, 23:23 UTC #6

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| ste © wrote:
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| > Nice shot Paul, but after seeing your film image of this place in all its glory, I look forward
| > to when you return with your G3 when the water levels rise!
|
| It's not the same place, this is Melincourt Fall, the other is Sgwd Einion Gam. You may have
| confused them since I mentioned they are about the same height. Because of that, the Einion Gam
| shot does give an idea of what Melincourt might look like in similar conditions.
|
| Paul
Ahhh, I see. I misread your what you said in another post: "Sgwd Einion Gam in it's full glory -
a far cry from the pathetic little trickles that are currently masquerading as waterfalls in
these parts." I just thought you were on about the same waterfall, but you were on about the same
parts! D'OH! :o)
Ste

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Paul Saunders
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15 January 2004, 23:24 UTC #7

ste © said:

Ahhh, I see. I misread your what you said in another post: "Sgwd Einion Gam in it's full glory - a
far cry from the pathetic little trickles that are currently masquerading as waterfalls in these
parts." I just thought you were on about the same waterfall, but you were on about the same parts!
D'OH! :o)
Yeah, the same local area is what I meant.
Paul
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Paul Saunders
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16 January 2004, 01:28 UTC #8

Phil Cook said:
Quoted message said:
The fall is eighty foot high
I thought you had gone metric :-)
I have, but I could only find a reference to the height in imperial and couldn't be bothered to
change it.
Paul
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Kro
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16 January 2004, 01:28 UTC #9

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Phil Cook said:
Quoted message said:
The fall is eighty foot high
I thought you had gone metric :-)
I have, but I could only find a reference to the height in imperial and couldn't be bothered to
change it.
Paul
LOL!
KRO

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