We spent three nights in a tiny village that we consider the best town in the Yorkshire Dales, especially for fans of James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. And no, it’s not the town of Thirsk (where the James Herriot museum is located). It’s the lovely town of Grassington and its tiny neighbor Linton that may have turned us into Herriot devotees.
Clare: Want to hike through the Yorkshire Dales?
Eric: Where’s that?
Clare: Central England. Rolling green hills, lots of sheep and a walking company called Muddy Boots that I like.
Eric: hmmm…
Clare: We sleep in a pub every night.
Eric: Let’s do it!
Hiking images of alpine lakes with turquoise water and glaciers in the background have been enticing Eric and I to visit Banff for years, and we finally made it to these glorious mountains! If you read our last post, Canada’s Golden Secret: An Alternative to Banff, then you know we stayed in Golden and why. In this post we’re going to show you further proof that basing yourself in Golden provides the same opportunities for beautiful hikes.