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The Aran Islands, off the coast of Galway, offer gorgeous scenery and interesting hikes. |
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| A view across the windswept landscape of Inishmór, which was the island we visited. Inishmór is the largest of the three Aran Islands. |
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| Jim peers over the cliffs near Dún Aonghasa, the famous 2000-year-old cliff fort on Inishmór. It is 300 ft straight down! |
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| Kirsten rides her rental bike down the stony track from Dún Árann Heritage Park, at the highest point of the island, south toward the cliffs before heading to Dún Aonghasa. |
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| A slice-of-life on the Aran Islands: cows graze in one of the small farm plots divided by old stone walls. The coast of Galway is barely visible in the distance across the water. |
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| A view west across Inishmór from the tower at Dún Árann Heritage Park at the highest point on the island. |
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| A beautiful Celtic cross marks a grave in a tiny graveyard on Inishmór. Dún Aonghasa fort is barely visible in the distance to the left of the cross. |
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