Highs and lows

The landscape around here is very rolling, becoming steeper and craggier as you head east into the Peak District. So when khalinche and I took the Alton Towers bus to our planned hiking spot, we descended into the town centre in the valley of the Trent, then climbed up eastwards with the views becoming more dramatic with each hill we crested. After the bus dropped us off we descended into the Churnet valley.

( rambling )

I'd say that the high points of that weekend outweighed the unfortunate stuff, even more than the lovely views justified scrambling up muddy banks to get to them!