Stonehenge

This week Jason and I drove about 300 miles southeast to see Stonehenge. Jason had driven past and seen it before during training for the Navy but he had never actually been through to the site so this was a new experience for him too. Stonehenge is located just a bit north of Salisbury in a small town called Amesbury. As you come down the road flanked on either side by fields and flock of sheep of herds of cows, suddenly there it is. Its a very subtle environment, and the stones seem to just kind of fit in the environment like they have always been there and I guess in a way they always have.

We parked and went through the small setup they have on the other side of the road where you pay for entry and there is a gift shop and some food stalls and a booth giving out free audio tours. We both got the tours and headed through. The stones were cordoned off at about 20 feet around so although visitors aren't able to get too close to the stones, but still close enough to really experience and appreciate the site. It was good to know that preserving the stones for as long as possible is of the utmost importance and although it would be nice to get in close and touch the stones, you understand they by taking these steps Stonehenge is being protected so generations to come can experience and enjoy it.

I learned quite a bit from the audio tour, although I did know quite a bit about it already I really did learn things and see things I didn't know about. Here are some of the photos I took there: