- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2006, CP 2013, Salvador2017,
Inglés 2019
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Equisetum is fabulous. And no doubt it will outlive us all (humanity, I mean...).Quite sobering to think that the view from this spot would have been essentially the same 300 million years ago.
The Long Man got a fresh coat of paint very recently. Near the foot is an old Pub that I have frequented often since childhoodAnother walk on or near the South Downs
Wide open spaces and sheep, lambs and a pheasant on the way
Wilmington Priory and nearby church with the oldest yew tree in England believed to be around 1,600 years
It’s now supported with long timbers…I suppose at that age, it’s entitled to have a little support
Then the Long Man of Wilmington, a hill figure cut into the underlying chalk on the steep Windover hill
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What a splendid walk! The Romans certainly got about.Off to the High Street but not the ones with shops and cafes
This high street is a fell in the Lake District at 2717 ft and is named after the Roman road that ran over the summit.
The road crosses from near Penrith to Ambleside
Up through Pasture beck with a lot of scree before reaching the turn off
It’s the highest Roman road in England with a fairly flat plateau that was once used for Summer fairs where games and horse racing took place
The last being held inn 1835
The walk is also part of the coast to coast long distance walk
The former road now consists of stony paths which are narrow in places
Hayeswater reservoir is seen below on the way and towards the end the beautiful Angle tarn and the Patterdale valley View attachment 172145View attachment 172146View attachment 172147View attachment 172148View attachment 172149View attachment 172150View attachment 172151View attachment 172152View attachment 172153View attachment 172154
I was amused to see a hog on a motorcycle because the hog is usually the thing ridden.The guy on the bike is a sign of the still active metal work in the area.
What does hog mean in biker terms?
Harley Davidson motorbike
'Hog' is a slang term for a Harley Davidson motorbike, specifically. It comes from the incredibly successful 1920s Harley Davidson racing team, who had a piglet as their mascot.
Re Harley Davidson motorbikes....I was amused to see a hog on a motorcycle ....
Awesome rocks ...For the next several days my kid and I are in Zion and Bryce National Parks. They are, in a word, spectacular. Today we hiked up Water Canyon and did some rappels (abseiling). Some of the walk was easy and peaceful, but much was steep scrambling. I am wiped out.
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What a fine fellow. Is this you, @Bradypus?
Unfortunately not. The fine actor Robert Lindsay as the lead character in the sitcom "Citizen Smith".What a fine fellow. Is this you, @Bradypus?