Near the end of May we did a one-week walk in England’s Cotswolds. Ours was not the most aggressive walk, and our mileage was shorter than it might have been on more aggressive walks. (Basically, we did an out-and-back loop starting and ending at Moreton-in-Marsh.) The plan was to enjoy the walking, but have plenty of time and energy to enjoy the towns we passed through and stayed in each night.
Several things characterized the walk for us. The towns and villages were, of course, a major factor. We stayed in a different one almost every night, and we passed through smaller places during the day, often topping in them for lunch. Another consistent feature was… the color green! This was springtime in England, and meadows were full of new grass and wildflowers, and we often hiked through woods or past fields and pastures. Especially in those areas, we saw lots of these very large and very old trees, standing individually or in small groups.
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