Autumn in Raa Valley

Information about this gallery (Gallery 1)

Location - Along Raa Creek (down stream) towards Raus' church
Distance - From Gantofta to Gorarp's old mill
Date - October 2000

The gallery

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	Very close to Gantofta the path along the creek passes through a group of trees. Here the valley is quite wide and the path follows the creek very closely (It is just to the left of the path). To the right, on the other side of the trees is a small meadow where, among other plants, the Giant balsmine grows (See gallery in the Plants & Berries-section)
	A little further down stream the meadow ends and the valley gets narrow. Here the path turns away from the creek and starts to climb to higher grounds. Well, it goes a little up and down. The creek is still near by separated from the path by a steep slope.
	This photo is taken at one of the highest points. To the left is the steep slope down to the creek and beyond it is a large field. To the right is an old forest mainly consisting of high and old oak trees. There are other sorts of trees also but the oak trees are really eye- catching.
	A bit further down stream the valley widen again and the path is down to creek level again. In this area there is a table and a couple of benches where one can take a break and rest. I have done that several times. The fallen tree (a casualty of a storm a while ago) was actually left untouched except for a few branches.
	This photo, as well as the next one, was taken at the same place as the photo above. The creek widen here quite considerably and almost assumes the shape of a river. The colours this day was bright and intense.
	A colourful branch and the creek.
	Looking back at the way we came. I took this photo mainly because I liked the combination of colours here. From here on the path follows the creek closely and at about the same level.
	Reaching the half way point. Here is a smaller halting-place with a few tables and a small parking space. This is the only place between Gantofta and Raus where you can reach the creek by car. Not that I think anyone should, but it is possible.