The city of York, to the northeast of Leeds, has some great old medieval buildings. Stone walls were built in the 12th -14th century to protect the city and have been kept in full readiness. In most places, the fortifications are in such great condition you can still imagine gathering rocks, arrows and oil and […]
On the third Sunday of the month, a lone bus runs from the Leeds Bus Station near our house to the small village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. As we found our seats in the bus, the gaiter-clad feet sticking into the aisle and the outerwear draped over seats identified the passengers as fellow […]
Over Christmas break, Kelly and I walked up the isolated cloud-whipped rock wedge of Ingleborough (shown above) in the Yorkshire Dales. We really earned our pints on this ascent. Though the valley was warm and green, clouds skidded low over the adjacent ridgelines. The low country of neatly sheep-trimmed pastures and stone walls gave way […]
After spending a few great months with Kelly in Leeds, I caught a flight back to Boulder. I’ll be here for a couple months, then hope to return to England for more quality adventures and urban living with Kelly and an academic collaboration at the University of Leeds. The flight path back the United States […]
