1 88 THE WEST MIDLANDS 



ually laid down. The climb is steep, but one is no 

 sooner at the top than another great vista is opened, 

 comparable with that we had previously gained from 

 the edge of the Cotswold scarp the deep, richly- 

 wooded Teme Valley from Ludlow downwards with 

 the vivid outlines of the hills of the Welsh marches 

 the Glees, the Longmynd and the Stiper Stones, 

 silhouetted against the dying sunset. 



