Friday 3 January 2014

Finding Wildness



It is getting harder and will get harder still, to find parts of Blacka that remain unmeddled with by the spoilers. But if you really look there are places to escape the dreariness of managed land. And this part is wet.


Walking is fraught and staying upright sometimes a challenge. But there are rewards in the atmosphere. Only tracks to be found are of wild animals and that is  a bonus. It's doubtful the sun ever penetrates here apart maybe in the middle of the year.


Fallen trees lie untouched and create barriers to easy progress. Ferns, liverworts and stones covered by thick moss are all over. An old wall shows this place was once exploited. Some of the meddlers would like that to happen again. Climbing the steep damp sides of the gorge in best clothing is not recommended.


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