It's Just Life

  • Home
  • About
  • Comments for a Cause
  • Tea and Teapots
  • Books
  • Travel
  • Writing
  • Recipes
  • Products
September 20, 2017

Waterfall Wednesday – Skradinske Buk at Krka National Park

19 Comments/ 64/ 1

Waterfall Wednesday is back today and today’s waterfall feature is located at Krka National Park in Croatia.  Yes, my Mr. Diamond found me a waterfall on our trip to Croatia and what a waterfall it is.  My pictures can not do it justice.

I took a lot of pictures from a lot of different locations so bear with me.

You can read all about Krka National Park by clicking here  and I kindly selected the English version of the website for you to check out instead of the Croatian.  I figure most of my readers would understand that version better.

There was swimming allowed in the water below the falls and since it was a hot day there were a lot of people taking advantage of that.

I had a little trouble figuring out this sign.  It looked like a lot of “don’ts” to me.

A few facts are included about the National Park that  I gleaned from the brochure we received upon entry.

In 1985 an area of 109 kilometers of the Krka River and basin was proclaimed The Krka National Park.

Kirk National Park lies within Sibenik-Krin county and includes the Krka River.

Travertine, a limestone that has settled out of the water, is a common appearance all over the park.

The Skradinske buk is the longest and most commonly visited waterfall on the Krka River.   The waterfalls were created by travertine barriers, islands and lakes.

The remnants of the Krka Hydropower Plant are also located at the Skradinski bur.  It became operations in 1895 just days after Tesla’s hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls.

We hiked down to the falls and opted for the return bus ride back to the top.  I think we were pretty smart to do it that way.

Waterfalls are pretty amazing and I have to admit that this one is probably the most impressive one I have ever visited.  The beauty of the park and hike sealed the day for us and even though we kept saying what we would remember was how hot we were those memories have faded a bit and the beauty of Skradinske buk is what we remember.

Thank you for joining me on another Waterfall Wednesday.  Need more waterfall pictures?  Just click on the little magnifying glass at the top left, type in  “waterfall” and hit search and all of my waterfall posts will pop up.  Any and all comments are appreciated and remember that our cause this month is Hurricane Harvey Relief through UMCOR. Any comment means a $1 donation during the month of September.

SaveSave

Share:
Tags:
Croatia Krka Hydropower Plant Krka National park Krka River massive waterfall Sibenik-Krin county Skradinske but travertine waterfall
← Previous Teapot Tuesday – The Apple of My Eye
Next → Welcome to Brevard – Burlap and Lace

Related Articles

  • Strolling Around the Queen City

  • The King’s Kitchen- A Restaurant with Heart

  • Photo Dump

  • You Gotta Just Smile

  • Falls Park, South Dakota

19 Comments

Leave a comment
  1. Bernadette
    September 20, 2017 at 06:16 am

    We are going on a cruise of the Greek Islands with a stop in Croatia. I hope I get to this park. Those falls are magnificent. Who is Mr. Diamond?

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 07:08 am

      Oh I hope you get here as well! It is amazing. Croatia is such a beautiful place. I want to hear all about tit when you get back, okay? Mr. Diamond is my pet name for my husband, Chris, who has diamond status just about everywhere because he travels so often. My pet name has stuck. 🙂

      Reply
  2. susi_snaps
    September 20, 2017 at 07:22 am

    That’s so pretty. I love that you can swim beneath the fall.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 07:25 am

      It was certainly something that would have been refreshing on a hot day like the day we were there, that is for sure. It was so beautiful.

      Reply
  3. Duke
    September 20, 2017 at 07:36 am

    there is something so majestic about waterfalls

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 05:25 pm

      Don’t you just love them? This one was magnificent.

      Reply
      1. Duke
        September 20, 2017 at 05:27 pm

        It really is.

        Reply
  4. Darlene
    September 20, 2017 at 08:56 am

    Those are very impressive falls. A sight you will never forget.Your pictures are fabulous.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 05:01 pm

      Thanks, Darlene. They were beyond words. Simply stunning.

      Reply
  5. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    September 20, 2017 at 08:59 am

    Oh, wow, wow, wow. No wonder you went crazy taking photos. I would, too. This waterfall is beyond beautiful.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 05:01 pm

      The pictures just don’t do it justice. I really love how they look on Chris’s big iPad —they really pop and the colors and detail are so much better. But you get the idea. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Katy Flint
    September 20, 2017 at 10:05 am

    Wow! That is stunning and so different from anything we have around here!

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 05:00 pm

      It was so breathtakingly beautiful. Hard to capture it in a picture.

      Reply
  7. Robin Russell
    September 20, 2017 at 10:09 am

    I just met a lady who escaped Croatia with her family during WWII. These photos are beautiful, they must have been even more breath taking in person. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 04:59 pm

      Wow. It was hard to see the buildings that were still in disrepair from their most recent war so I can only imagine what this woman lived through. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment.

      Reply
  8. Mama's Empty Nest
    September 20, 2017 at 11:17 am

    Gorgeous! How neat that you found a waterfall on your trip there. One to remember, that’s for certain.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 20, 2017 at 04:58 pm

      We actually tried to go to another one but it was so crazy busy we could not even get a place to park. This one was amazing.

      Reply
  9. Josh
    September 21, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Amazing! So cool you found a waterfall on your trip to Croatia and a beauty too. We are agreed that is a lot of do not do’s. Again thanks for taking us with!

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      September 22, 2017 at 09:13 am

      Thanks for coming along on the trip with me. I have so many pictures to share and not enough time to write posts!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Subscribe To Rss Feed
  • 2,256 Followers
  • 2,272 Fans
  • Followers
  • Subscribers
  • Subscribers
  • Follow It's Just Life

Comments For A Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – More Literacy, Please!

  • Comments for a Cause – July 2022 Edition

  • Comments for a Cause- Giving to Uvalde

  • It’s May – Time for Comments for a Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Reece’s Rainbow

  • Comments for a Cause – Help for Ukraine

  • Powering Up with Comments for a Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Cats, Cats, and More Cats

  • Comments for a Cause – Alzheimer’s Association

  • Comments for a Cause – A Roof Over Their Heads

  • Comments for a Cause – A Celebrity Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Giving Help Where Needed

  • Comments for a Cause – College Loyalty

  • Comments for a Cause – Saving Sight Through Research and Education

  • A Reason for Jubilee – Comments for a Cause

Check Out My Past Posts

August 2022
S M T W T F S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jul    

Text

Follow

Pinterest

Visit Beth Ann's profile on Pinterest.

Beth's bookshelf: read

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

goodreads.com

Professional Reader
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Copyright © 2015 It's Just Life, All Rights Reserved.

  • Media Kit, Advertising and Disclosure
 

Loading Comments...