What a wonderful journey you lead us on here! I can imagine so vividly the area that you're speaking about.
It's so great that you have this connection with your birthplace and your ancestors here. It's not something I have as my family are sprinkled all around the world and I have never been back to my birthplace since leaving it at 2 weeks old! Hmmm maybe I should visit...
I'm always tied to those mountains, no matter how far I make that tie stretch! I lived all over the US before I traipsed over the ocean to explore Europe, but those mountains are and will always be home. :) And yes, you should visit your roots. <3
Aww, love it. Hmmmm, I've gotta say I doubt there's much in the way of sacred landscapes in Welwyn Garden City in the UK... but perhaps I am making incorrect assumptions! Yes, I shall have to go there again and find out. :)