Turkey Usak to Salda Lake

I didn’t know it but it was going to be a great day. The TET wasn’t far off and the first section was narrow rutted roads, giving way to a trail just after this bridge

It’s a waterfall created by diverting water through a hydro-electric plant.

The gravel path was easy going and took me to Ulubey Canyon, the second biggest canyon in the world.

Dropping down Ulubey Canyon

Breath taking scenery as you wind your way down one side and up the other

The climb out of the canyon was fun

Later in the day I came across this place. Advertised as a waterfall it was seriously devoid of water, but a beautiful place

It was pretty much closed for the season but staff rustled me up some food and even hooked a few wallnuts from the tree for me

There were some great fast bits on the way to Salsa

Arriving at Salda Lake I wasn’t prepared for my hotel to be so good

Salda and its lake are quite unique. The lake is a crater lake and is 200m deep with a stunning white sandy shoreline. I 2021 NASA declared an interest in building a research centre here because its structure and minerals are almost identical to those found on Mars.