BLEAKLOW.
Bleaklow is a high, largely peat covered gritstone moorland just north of Kinder Scout across the Snake Pass in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. Much of it is nearly 2,000 feet above sea level and the shallow bowl of Swains Greave on its eastern side is the source of the river Derwent. Bleaklow is the second highest point in Derbyshire.
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BLACKHILL.
Blackhill is a hill in the Peak District, England. It is the highest point in the historic county of Cheshire, but now lies on the border between the boroughs of Kirklees in west Yorkshire and high peak in Derbyshire, reaching 1,909 feet above sea level. The top is peaty and thus very boggy after rain. The area surrounding the summit itself had virtually no vegetation and was very dark giving the hill an appropriate name. However recent restoration work has eliminated much of the exposed peat. Blackhill is crossed by the Pennine Way whose new surface allows walkers to reach the top dry shod even in the wettest weather.
Poem on the bench reads.
I cast my gaze across the peak
to find what treasures I might seek
a gritstone tor, a dancing stream,
a brooding moor, a sunlight beam.
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These are really beautiful areas, Les! I can just imagine taking the shoes and socks of and going barefoot around there! Just feel that grass between the toes! Yahoo!!! I like that poem on the bench. Cool poem. Terrain like this is what we call here in Texas "rolling hills". Green, lush, and beautiful. Truly good photos and scenes!
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