On an elevation varying from 1000 to 1200 feet above the sea

On an elevation varying from 1000 to 1200 feet above the sea

Exmoor consists of 20,000 acres, on an elevation varying from 1000 to 1200 feet above the sea, of undulating table-land, divided by valleys, or combes, through which the River Exe which rises in one of its valleys with its tributary, the Barle, forces a devious way, in the form of pleasant trout-streams, rattling over and among huge stones, and creeping through deep pools a very angler’s paradise. Like many similar districts in the Scotch Highlands, the resort of the red deer, it is called a forest, although trees with the exception of some very insignificant plantations are as rare as men. After riding all day with a party of explorers, one of them suddenly exclaimed, Look, there is a man! A similar expression escaped me when we came in sight of the first tree a gnarled thorn, standing alone on the side of a valley.

Fonte: Tamming Horses