THE NARROW ICY ROAD TO THE WEST


High in the Preseli Hills with all of Pembrokeshire spread out below me - the wind chill had lowered the temperature sufficiently to freeze the water in the puddles and the flow of streams on the flank of Cerrig Lladron. This chill factor had turned the track into an icy road to the west leading to the large Bronze Age cairn built 4000 years ago on the summit. In those days the climate was warmer and the winters were ice-free - people could walk around lightly clothed in animal skins. Only 6000 years before that everything was covered in ice. What will our future bring? Already we can comfortably wear shorts all the year round.
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Posted By Big Bad Bob to AN OUTDOOR LIFEon 1/06/2017 01:50:00 pm

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