Hobart and William Smith Colleges

During the Sense of Place hike, students stop to reflect on their connection to the environment around them. Here, Rachel Brown ’18 writes in her journal.

The students pause for a group photo during their Sense of Place hike through the Preseli Hills.

Students investigate a burial mound within what is thought to be an ancient community in the Preseli Hills. A small henge at this location is thought to be the resting place for the legendary King Arthur.

Students pose on the grounds of the Carreg Cennen Castle, capturing a scene of the historic countryside.

University of Wales Professor Andy Williams discusses the historical and cultural significance of the region.

University of Wales Professor Andy Williams gives a short lecture on the geological aspects of the Preseli Hills during the “Sense of Place” hike.

The group catches a cricket match in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, between Hampshire (England team) and Galmorgan (the local Welsh team).

Kate Speigel ’18, Rachel Brown ’18, Audrey Bates ’17, Lindsay Brown ’19 and Dillon Russo ’18 pose before beginning a hike to Paviland Cave at Gower Peninsula.

Students sketch the ‘Worms Head’ coast line at Gower Peninsula in the southeast area of Wales.

Katherine Speigel ’18 writes in her journal.

While on the Preseli Hills hike, students discuss the logistics involved in constructing Stonehenge. How did the ancient tribe move huge stones over a distance of almost 150 miles in order to construct the monument?

For this week's photo gallery, we look at the Colleges’ three-week Wales study abroad program, “Outdoor Education: Theoretical Issues in Outdoor Pursuits” led by Hobart Assistant Dean David Mapstone '93. This photo marks the group's first day at a beach outside of Carmarthen, a small town beside the Tywi River in Central Wales.

Students survey the surrounding terrain during their 10-mile hike through the Preseli Hills.

Students pose with Hobart Assistant Dean David Mapstone '93 at the top of Pen y Fan.

The group hikes along the knife's edge cliff of Mount Snowdon in Snowdonia National Park.

During a free weekend, Lindsay Brown ’19, Meredith Kellogg ’19, Julia Minker ’19, Alyssa Deem ’18, Maddie Cullinan ’19 and Richie Andes ’19 explore Bath, England.

Students hike through the Preseli Hills. The location is, among other things, known as the source of material used for the iconic Stonehenge, outside of Salisbury, England.

University of Wales Professor Andy Williams discusses a “Sense of Place” involving a hike through the Preseli Hills. Williams is a sociologist by training with expertise in history, culture and geology.

Students discuss options before beginning their first hike through the Welsh country around Carmarthen. Their destination was Pen y Fan, one of the highest peaks in southern Britain.

Richie Andes '19 does a flip to celebrate his first day in Wales in front of Llansteffan Castle, a 10th century Norman structure situated at the mouth of the Tywi River.

Experts from the University of Wales offer an introduction to Carreg Cennen Castle. Just outside of the Brecon Beacons National Park, the location has been described as spectacular, due to its position above a limestone precipice.

Students listen to a lecture from Hobart Assistant Dean David Mapstone '93 on the Trinity Saint David campus of the University of Wales in Carmarthen.