Mountain roads and total isolation

We headed up to the park up that we had chosen for the night. Up, and up and up we went. Many steep narrow roads with lots of very tight switchbacks that took all my concentration. We arrived at a junction that was supposed to be where we would continue up but having looked at the surface of the road we decided that it looked a bit too sketchy and went the other way. Now we weren’t sure where we were going to stop and without a signal we couldn’t search for anything so we just decided we’d stop when and if we found a suitable spot. It’s so remote that we hadn’t seen another vehicle since we started up the mountain. There had been several opportunities for parking but none had any signal so we continued until we came across a large flat plateau that was so very pretty we stopped and thankfully we had a signal. It was still very sunny so we got out and explored the immediate area. Lots of oak trees and bushes with pretty white flowers surrounded us on a meadow of small yellow and purple flowers. There was slate rock formations everywhere. What I found so fascinating about the slate formations was the knowledge they’d once been horizontally flat layered down as sedimentary rock, but had since been tilted 90 degrees vertical by the power of the Earths tectonic plates literally lifting mountains. Such an interesting landscape.
This area is strewn with lots and lots of beautifully smelling wild lavender as well as all the other flowers. Spring has always been my favourite season and when left alone mother nature really does make the best gardener.Read more