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Welcome.The website was first launched in the late Autumn of 1999 as a light
hearted non technical Weather Photography website.This is the third change
of face the website has undertaken.
Ian
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.....Ian
Sunday 17 th feb 2002
This weeks update is from a walk around the Claerwen
Dam in the Elan Valley near Rhayader , Powys. Saturday gave us hours of sunshine
making a very pleasant day for walking a nice change from the last few weeks
here in the U.K. The deep black water providing some good reflection opportunities
for Photographing - all pics can be clicked on to view
at 1024 x 768.
The
main Dam wall shown below right , built between september 1946 and october 1952
and forms the Reservoir over 4 miles long with a top water area of 650 acres
.The Dam wall stands 240 feet high.( well that's what it says on the info plate
anyway ! ) The Elan Valley Dams can be found on Ordnance Survey Landranger Map
147 and the Path start at Grid SN872636. If you are ever visiting the Mid wales
area a drive around the network of roads the Elan Valley has is a must !
For
those who like to venture off the main paths it's worth pointing out that the
area is relatively featureless from a map reading point and can make 'difficult'
walking with many Peat bogs - it's not too uncommon to sink in up to the waist-
or is that just me !!!!!!!
My
last contribution from earlier the same morning with the Mist burning off from
the Cwmchwefru Valley near Llanafan Fawr , Powys.
