Ruud Streefkerk

The Yorkshire Dales are a hilly landscape in the North of England, mainly located on  the eastside of the watershed by the Pennine mountains. After heavy rainfall its small streams turn into wild swirling rivers. The characteristic landscape of the Dales consists of dark hilltops and steep slopes, green valleys and highland meadows, separated by stone walls and grazed by sheep and cattle. The Dales are U- and V-shaped valleys formed by glaciers, particularly in the most recent Ice Age. The underlying rock is limestone, sometimes alternating with shale and sandstone. Especially on the westside of the Dales, this resulted in limestone gorges and majestic towering peaks and a number of spots with so called 'limestone pavement'.