Explore Parks and Trails
Discovering a sense of history and landscape while touring the countries that make up the British Isles: England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
One of the seven volcanic hills within Edinburgh, Scotland, Calton Hill is an ancient cinder cone atop which the first public footpath in Great Britain was established, in 1775.
Crossing Yorkshire in a coach on a British Isles tour with John’s parents, we barely scratched the surface of this moody, fascinating countryside along the Scottish border, noting trails everywhere.
It was my first overnight in London, a mere 18 hours to soak in the ambiance before I re-entered the United States after a three month absence. Without looking for it, I found Trafalgar Square.
