Last Thursday, my daughter had to take her car to the garage she bought it from for a fault to be fixed so I went along for the ride. There were a few hours to kill and they gave her a courtesy car, so we drove to the Peak District ( near Buxton, England) and went for a walk in The Black Forest. We walked to this amazing place called Lud's Church. Its a natural rock formation, a deep narrow gorge....truely beautiful, breathtaking. Its believed it was used as a place of worship many years ago. I've added a link at the bottom if anyone wants to know more about it...or just google!
That's amazingly beautiful, and hauntingly lovely. The history of the place makes it very special. Although nothing NEAR as huge or as lovely, we have a similar place in Massachusetts, called Purgatory Chasm, located in Sutton.
I've been hiking here, and I, like you, LOVE the cool ambience of the stones. There is also a legend associated with the chasm.
"According to legend, an Algonquin Indian woman found herself in a tight spot (pun intended) shortly after she killed a white colonial settler. As she walked away from the scene of the crime, she encountered another settler who asked for her company on a short walk. Naturally, having just murdered one of his people, she was apprehensive and tried to run away. He lunged and grabbed her by the wrist. When she called out to the Native American god Hobomoko to save her, the second settler revealed himself as none other than Hobomoko in the flesh. Morphing into a devil-like guise, Hobomoko grabbed his captive by the waist and flew to Purgatory Chasm."
There is a depression in one of the stones there where ancient native Americans used to grind their corn. One of the guides said that archeologists had dated the corn grinding site to about 2000 years ago.
@RubySoo Not nearly as lovely as Lud's Church. The stone isn't quite as dark. so it changes the ambience...but it is still a wonderful hike, and there are many lovely sights along the path.
