Saklikent Gorge

A little more driving, and one of Tom Tom's more interesting short-cuts, took us up to the mountains and the Saklikent Gorge, a huge gorge that cuts up into 9,895 foot Gombe Akgai. Access to the gorge is only by foot.

A boardwalk leads a few hundred feet into the

gorge; after that, you walk in the stream...

Gorges are really tough on cameras and

photographers--no perspective to lend the

3rd dimension, very difficult lighting

Plus, we did not want to get our feet wet, nor risk any more

debilitating injuries; so we stopped here



Looking up; I would guess it's 300 feet deep at this point,

deeper further in

Bolder explorers can rent head and foot gear from the

concessions



Or dine in platforms in the creek (somehow, farm-raised

Turkish trout didn't quite appeal)

The creek, which is actually quite a gusher

even in this dry part of the year

At the mouth of the canyon



The creek, from above; this is how harbors get silted-up!

We drove on in the direction Fethiye, stopping for a couple days' rest on the beach in a campground in Olu Deniz.