A Cheddar Circular Hike, Part I,'The North Side of The Gorge'by Sheila, June 14th 2021
Channel: semw52
Date: 2021-06-23

Are you READY folks---for dedicated fans, insomniacs and the rest of the World, outer Space and even Mars------------another  visit to Cheddar Gorge, another visit on another day in Time & Space, another moment in time and captured for posterity----------Another experience of beauty and the chance to breathe------------This hike is not the 3 miles Gorge walk on both sides but starts  along the North side of the Gorge and later diverts to Black Rock and Velvet Bottom and then heads up to the Black Down Hills to enjoy the rugged beauty of the AONB  and then down past Tynings Farm and Piney Sleights before the final descent back to the village of Cheddar-------REMEMBER to take water folks and food cos there's no places  on route to buy stuff..........

-Yes it is great being able to get out further and feel the warm sunshine, smell the natural aromas of Life and experience the joys of 'Sound & Vision' as expressed by David Bowie----during the Winter we also have his 'Wild As The Wind' feeling up here on the Gorge but the wind  in Summer is more of a cooling gentle breeze  ------Ok folks please excuse any huffy & Puffing as I wander along --hay fever and the pollen count is high  so the aleveoli are feeling the squeeze at times BUT the legs  and feet are trained to get me around and the mind loves it....Freedom & Peace are felt in the hills under the watchful eye of the Ancients like the powerful geology of Cheddar Gorge, the distant Crook Peak keeping guard and  Glastonbury Tor has the Watch Tower --although often shrouded in mist it is still there--always---since early childhood the Tor has always been there  for me and others.......

ANOTHER 7 PARTS TO FOLLOW of this HIKE and then following is another walk called 'The Hike Up Brent Knoll across country'------Reflections in the peaceful Somerset countryside despite the challenges of life....Keep Walking !!!!!!!!!!!