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Desolation Found
Desolation Found

Desolation Found

I’m working on a travel article about a trip I took to England a few years ago. It brought back a wonderful memory of the North York moors.

When I was in Yorkshire I went in search of the remains of a strip of ancient road and it just happened to be in the middle of the moors. It turns out the road likely isn’t Roman but I’m so glad I went because the landscape was spectacular.

North York Moors Marker

In late September the moorlands were desolate and purplish-red, coloured by dying heather. Swaledale sheep have the run of the place. We got stuck behind a bunch of them on the road and it was a while before they got over to let us pass.

North York Moors Swale Dale Sheep in the Heather7

The roads dip into little streams and we had to ford several. Going into Grosmont we came upon a stream that was 3 feet high and had to turn back and go around a different way.

North York Moors First Ford2

We ended the day in Whitby on the coast, wandering around the ruins of Whitby Abbey.

Whitby Abbey14

Now here it is your moment of mosaic. A peacock mosaic from Leicester taken on the same trip.

F84S6922 Leicester Jewry Wall museum mosaic

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