Peak District Photos Added
Published on 22nd June 2006 
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently, I have added a few photos to my online photo gallery from a number of rambles in the Peak District. The first of these was last September when I walked from Edale to Glossop, over Kinder Scout on the Pennine Way before following the Doctor's Gate path to my final destination. This is countryside that I have walked before, though not maybe using this route. The day was glorious, even if the sky was more milky than I would have liked.
The other occasion featured is from March of this year, when the idea of a trip to the Derbyshire Dales was rejected when I saw the snow on the hills between Macclesfield and Buxton. Then, I got off the bus at the Cat and Fiddle Inn and headed around Shining Tor into the Goyt Valley and on to Buxton on the Midshires Way. Last winter, my boots saw more snow than usual and the powder dry snow underfoot on that day was a joy to walk on, even if I had misgivings about leaving footprints on a pristine white coating.
The Peak District is on my doorstep and I get to experience it when the distractions of more distant destinations are not so strong. It also makes for an easier getaway when energy levels are not what they should be, too. The hills between Macclesfield and Buxton are a local treasure that are less well regarded than they ought to be.
Britain's first national park was established here to manage the development of the area so that it can be enjoyed by future generations. The quality of the countryside and its industrial past mean that this is a very important need. The park covers parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and it should come as no surprise that the area is well frequented thanks to its being surrounded by the populous cities of Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Stoke-on-Trent.
Though many do come by car, the good public transport links are more than needed too. To save having the roads thronged by motor traffic at busy times like bank holidays, it would be better is more used bus and train connections than they do.
