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The early days on Win Hill, where it all started.

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What a handsome lad you were, Bob! (gives a virtual whistle!) You haven't changed much now

I can see why you are hooked on your running now, I image it will be very difficult to give it up when the time comes

Keep going but be careful of your trips and falls.

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Thanks for your support Mags, you make me feel 20 years younger....

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Yep, always a good read Foxy, and I think we share a love for the freedom of movement and what a gift it is. Whilst on the Estate, most of the kids were content just playing in the street (which I did frequently) but I soon got bored, got my treasured Bike out and just went exploring, by the age of about 14. I had covered a good 20 mile radius of base, probably because we start a journey with a certain mindset, we are amazed to still have most of the capacity we had back then.

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This was a view from the top of Win hill and overlooks the Ladybower Reservoir and Ashopton Viaduct. It was taken at the same time as the earlier photo before digital cameras and is not too good. It's given me a taste to return to Win Hill and take a more up-to-date photo......

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We sound like kindred spirits Spitty with a love for the great outdoors. I suppose we were lucky not to have so many distractions available in those days. It makes you wonder if we would have grown up differently in today's world, and will the children of today be denied the freedoms that we enjoyed....

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For reasons I won't go into, we used to go to North Wales nearly every summer weekend, somewhere I have photos of Horseshoe Pass from its high vantage point, I will se if I can find them.

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Its all about a gut Feeling Foxy, no matter what period of time a child is born into, some kids are just missing the driving force Gene, somtimes being born into a challenging situation can activate this gene, and a negative becomes a positive maybe.

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Only been over Snake Pass once Foxy, the Son and I, took the Daughter And Missus back up to Sheffield Hallam, so the Wife could help her clean her dogs out at Uni so, the Son and me decided to nip over to Manchester Airport to do a bit of spotting, just made the big descent into Glossop when the phone rang to pick the Wife back up, nice drive none the less.

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What an amazing area, so beautiful....