Tag Archives: Hadrian’s Wall

A nine-patch of Hadrian’s trees

July 25, 2021 XingfuMama 11 Comments

Trees along Hadrian’s Wall National Trail in northern England.

In 2018 we walked Hadrian’s Wall from coast to coast. These are just a few of the trees we saw along the way. Often the trees were referred to as land marks in our guide book. I included two views of the “most photographed tree in England”. Who am I to buck tradition?

For Becky of Winchester’s Tree Squares-25.

England, Hadrian's Wall Walk, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Landscapes along Hadrian’s Wall Walk

February 8, 2019 XingfuMama 2 Comments

View across Solway Firth in north Cumbria toward Scotland during the golden hour before sunset.

Stone wall that is the remains of Hadrian's Wall goes straight up and down hill in the Northumbria countryside.

Steel Rigg geological formation has a gradual rise from the south and sheer cliffs on its north side. Hadrian's wall ran along the top of the cliffs.

A lone tree grows in the protection afforded by a dip in the hills, protecting it from the stiff prevailing winds.

Farm in Northumbria shows contours from Roman earthworks.

At least five different types of bridges crossing the Tyne RIver in Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Sometimes the land shapes what humans do and sometimes human endeavors shape the land, sometimes a bit of both.

For Lens Artists Photo Challenge: Landscape

England, Hadrian's Wall Walk

Back to the Wall

November 25, 2018 XingfuMama 1 Comment

I never finished the series of posts I intended to write about walking Hadrian’s Wall last June.

Here is a gallery of pictures from the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail between Housesteads Fort and Chester’s Fort.

In this stretch, while not including the highest point on the walk, it passes something equivalent to the Continental divide in North America, the texture of the clouds changed, and it got way less windy.