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Derek leads a good sized
group of us on a sparking November morning. |
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Here he takes us round the
edge of Stinchcombe Hill. The golfers can be seen on the skyline. |
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Lovely blue skies on Saturday
after a horrible wet Friday and a wet Sunday to come! Amazing weather
this year. |
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Visibility is so good we have
to keep stopping to enjoy the views. |
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More looking needed. |
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Nibley Monument on the left
and looking far south to the Mendip Hills beyond Bristol. |
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The two Severn Bridges
clearly in view and Oldbury nuclear power station on the right. |
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The port of Berkeley on the
Severn with the Forest of Dean beyond and a glimpse of the Welsh
Mountains. |
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Derek (right) chats to
Margaret and Karen, with May Hill visible in the distance. |
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A little further around the
hill we obtain views of Cam Peak (centre) and to its left Cam Long Down,
both on the Cotswold Way. |
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Later we descend to
Stinchcombe Church and on the way admire the Autumnal colours here at
Yercombe Lodge. |
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Absolutely stunning scenes -
is this England? |
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We wend our way steeply back
up the hill to our cars, and many of us enjoy an excellent pub lunch in
Dursley afterwards. |
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