THE PEAK DISTRICT

WOW!! I have never been so impressed by high altitudes. The Peak District, one of England's National Trusts (national parks) is an extremely green, rock climbing, hilly adventure! After coming in on the train, we decided we would stop at the information booth and get a better idea of what route we were supposed to take. You can imagine being in the middle of a green-walled valley. There were so many options and paths to choose. We began our hike and decided on a 6 mile path. Much to our luck, we actually went the opposite direction, on accident, and ended up on the very path that was did not want to take. Path number 8!!! This path was considered the hardest one and was also by far the longest. Looking back, it was a good idea that we decided to take this path because it took us to beautiful, high sites. During this whole experience, I had to stop countless times and have someone take photos of me. Wait till everyone sees the photos posted on facebook. The valley was absolutely amazing from the top of the hill. We walked and walked and walked and walked, even got lost, went up Jacob's ladder trail - saw a cool water fall, sat there for a while, and then walked, and walked, and walked. Finally, we ended up on a road and followed it back into the town of Edale. We made an earlier train by about 30 seconds and got home two hours earlier than expected. This trip was much different than most trips that I have been on. England is all about their natural habitats and I got to see one that was perfectly kept. On thing that I miss back in the states are the signs that are posted on our natural lands.

On Sunday, I stayed home, caught up on sleep, and got a lot of work done for the Gerdin Citizenship Program, Freshmen Council, and the mounds of papers that have to be written for Camp Adventure.