Guardhouses are seen along the controlled waterway

A church at the foot of a Romanian hill

Checkpoint on a river that once flooded riverside slopes

Another tableau with inscription along the river bank

Fisherman hauling in fish - we didn't see many....

More container ships...  Don took a lot of these photos!!!!

Construction of Iron Gates influenced quality of land

Hillside blasting to keep the rocks from falling on road below

Castle on out-jutting mountain

Iron Gates also has affect on aquatic ecosystems

Caves often explored, finding bone and stone artifacts

Legends are prevalent along way

One of several bridges over the Danube

All the trees here looked the same - height, thickness, etc.!

OK, Don - that's enough barges!

Sunset on the Danube taken from inside our cabin