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Looking down the bend, sheep are grazing on the dyke's slopes.
04-GevallenBoom * A willow tree broke into pieces after a summer storm a few years ago, but it's still alive , at least, most of the branches, including the one that arches thhe path. * 1818 x 1347 * (628KB)

05-Richting * The wilder part of the path starts here. The path follows just right of these trees. * 1488 x 1984 * (774KB)

06-VoorbijDeBunker * Further on, it gets better (This is the part I like most) * 1488 x 1984 * (718KB)

07-Zandbank * Sand banks in the canal. The stream will meander within the limits of the canal,in a bend like this, it will follow the outer curve and leave sands on the inner one. * 1978 x 1167 * (444KB)

08-Doorkijkje * Looking trough a hole in the rather dense trees - becasue one has fallen and left an opening * 1984 x 1488 * (381KB)
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09-Schapen.jpg - 1488 x 1984 - (692KB)
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10-Bocht * Since the dyke follows the canal, the path take a turn as well. * 1984 x 1488 * (644KB)

11-Laan * Autumn colors * 1984 x 1488 * (381KB)

12-Paalkop * Fungi in a pole * 1548 x 1452 * (351KB)

13-Meertje * A lake bewteen the dykes. The left one is an older one - part of a defensive structure, the right one the one of the canal diggers. This small lake is all thatt remained of the old stream. * 1984 x 1488 * (805KB)

14-Loopgraaf * In the beginning of the second WorldWar, this area was destined to be the place where the Germans were to break the Grebbelinie - a line of defence, marking the west side of inundated lands. As a reminder, the trenches have been restored over about 100 meters. * 1356 x 1664 * (462KB)
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