Between July 5-8, 2005, I had the privilege to work together with Dr. Daniel Diaconu and Dr. Liliana Zaharia, from the Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, with undergraduate students in Geography in the Iron Gates Natural Park. This area is simply fantastic for Geology, Geography and Biology, offering excellent conditions for field studies. The University of Bucharest has a field facility in Orsova, excellently run by the Faculty of Geography, where our students in Geography, Geology and Biology work during summer field trips.
At the Bahna Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), in Ilovita, along the Racovat Creek, together with Dr. Daniel Diaconu from the Faculty of Geography, and undergrads in Geography.
The Danube's Cauldrons, upstream the Dubova gulf.
Sailing through the Danube's Cauldrons, upstream Dubova.
With Dr. Liliana Zaharia, from the Faculty of Geography,
in the Danube's Cauldrons, among happy faces.
The Ponicova Cave, one of the best in the Iron Gates Natural Park, seen from the Danube.
Tabula Traiana.
Along the Mraconia Valley, face to face with Decebalus, a monumental sculpture closer to kitsch than to art, carved in Urgonian limestone.