Volume I · Chapter II

From Puzzlewood to Symonds Yat Rock

A day that began among Puzzlewood’s moss, roots and ferns, then opened into the enormous view from Symonds Yat Rock.

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Puzzlewood felt like the edge of an old story. Ferns spilled over the rocks, roots twisted around the path and every turn seemed to hide another passage. Everything was close, green and slightly enchanted.

Afterwards, we went to Symonds Yat Rock. The change felt immediate: one moment I was surrounded by moss and trees, and the next I was looking across an enormous stretch of the Wye Valley.

I loved seeing the River Wye curve around the fields below. It was bright, windy and completely open — a very different kind of beautiful from the forest we had just left. 🌿 → 🏞️

From my camera roll
“The moss-covered rocks looked as if they had been there forever. This was the exact moment the forest started to feel magical.”
Moss, rocks and paths that seemed to disappear.
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From my camera roll
“I kept looking up because the light kept changing through the trees. My camera roll definitely proves it.”
Sunlight finding its way through the leaves.
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From my camera roll
“We came here after Puzzlewood. After all those close, twisty forest paths, this huge open view felt like suddenly taking a deep breath.”
The River Wye curving through the valley below Symonds Yat Rock.
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