by Steve Tanham
The A66 road connects east and west across northern England and runs through some of the highest parts of the Pennine Hills. Notorious for its severe winter winds that topple heavy wagons, it’s also very beautiful.
Here, at its western end, this fast road soars across the glacial landscape, up and down like a bird of prey, before dropping us onto a scene of such scale that the breath is taken away… no matter how many times you’ve seen it, before.
Ahead to the right are the Lake District peaks of Blencathra and, beyond, Skiddaw.
As if respecting our fragility in the face of such size, the highway finally curls left, spinning us gently into Keswick, where hobbits love, and the cafes are plentiful… with fish and chips if you’ve fled the dragon-vastness into hunger.
In a thousand different ways, you can be born again at the end of this ferocious road. On the hillside to the left of where this photo was taken lies the stone circle of Castlerigg, ancient beyond measure and watching…
©Stephen Tanham 2020
Stephen Tanham is a Director of the Silent Eye School of Consciousness, a not-for-profit teaching school of modern mysticism that helps people find a personal path to a deeper place within their internal and external lives.
The Silent Eye provides home-based, practical courses which are low-cost and personally supervised. The course materials and corresponding supervision are provided month by month without further commitment.
Steve’s personal blog, Sun in Gemini, is at stevetanham.wordpress.com.
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Living there must be amazing, and I can imagine being able to see all of that beauty on a daily basis…
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We live in Kendal, Jaye, which is an hour south of these beauties. We are, though, only half an hour from Lake Windermere and the local fells. It’s a beautiful place to be, for sure – and something we always dreamed of! Thank you for the reblog.
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The Lake District…you are so lucky!
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We are… mind you, it’s one of the wettest places in Britain!
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Really? Probably why its so green…
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And has big lakes 😎
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Yes, lovely lakes…
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thank you, Sue x
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This sounds like a marvelous place.
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You’d love it, Robbie. Let us know if you’re coming this way and we’ll organise a visit for you 😎
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Thank you, Steve.
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Absolutely beautiful 💜
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Thank you, Willow x
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A pleasure Steve😁
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