| Lake District, England (part 5 of 8) |
| The Lake District in northwest England is home to the largest national park in England. It is the only place in England where there are any mountains to speak of. It is a region immortalised by William Wordsworth and other poets. It is full of diverse landscapes that include gentle peaks, lakes, open land and small towns. We rode steam trains and boats, hiked, drove along narrow one-lane twisty roads and Ralph and Rachel did a ropes course between the trees. We stayed in a decent hotel in Barrow-in-Furness on the coast which was to the south of the Lake District and explored from there. |
| LAKE DISTRICT |
| GO APE! |
| One thing that Ralph and Rachel enjoyed doing was the Go Ape! ropes course in Grizedale Forest section of the Lake District. It was Rachel's idea. She was just old enough and just tall enough, but she was plenty strong enough and courageous enough. It was as high as 60 feet off the ground in places. The best part was the zip lines like the one Ralph is on just below on the right. |
| CASTLERIGG CIRCLE |
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| Here is a prehistoric stone circle that we discovered as we were leaving the lake district on the north side. It was apparantly a meeting place and perhaps used for predicting crop seasons by alignment of the stones with celestial bodies. |