Baatara Gorge – the Waterfall that Drops into a Cave
Image Credit Flicks User FlickrJunkie Only discovered in 1952 the Baatara Waterfall in Lebanon is something more than a little unusual. If waterfalls can be said to have a trick up their sleeve then this one has one of the best. The waterfall drops a staggering 837 feet (255 meters) in to an enormous cave of Jurassic limestone. Image Credit Flickr User heatheronhertravels Situated on the Lebanon Mountain Trail the abyss in to which the waterfall drops is also known as the Three Bridge Chasm. It gets this name because the journey in to the valley below takes in three naturally formed bridges, each rising above the one below. Image Credit Flickr User Serge Melki The waterfall is at its peak when the winter snows begin to melt and the water cascades in to the chasm. Scientists in the eighties dyed the water and showed that it eventually came back in to daylight in the nearby village of Mgharet al-Ghaouaghir. Image Credit Flickr User FlickrJunkie One of the...