Pilgrims: Day 3 and Glendalough Day 1

Here are some photos of our third day of walking from Roundwood to Glendalough and from our days among the monastery churches, graveyards, and other ruins.  It is so hard to capture the beauty of this place and impossible to encapsulate its spirit.  I feel blessed to have walked among these sacred stones.

 Up . . . up . . . up . . .

 The mid-way point for the day.  Lunch!

 Down . . .

 down . . .

 down . . .

 And the final climb to . . .

 Our first view of Glendalough.

 And down to our journey's end.

 The gate to the monastic enclosure, the last surviving gateway of its kind.

 St. Kevin's Church

 This cross is found just inside the gateway.  It indicates that the monastery was a place of refuge for all seeking asylum.

 Br. Chad 2012