Friday 25 May 2018

Threlkeld to Glenridding via the Dodds




Looking back at Blencathra at the start

Crossing the river Glenderamackin

Waterfall on Mosedale Beck

Calfhow pike and Clough Head from Great Dodd

Looking ahead to Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd from Great Dodd

Thirlmere from Watson's Dodd

Looking back to Watson's Dodd and Great Dodd

The south end of Ullswater from Stybarrow Dodd

Sticks pass with Raise above it

Part of the winter ski lift on Raise

Ullswater from Raise

Raise summit cairn

(L to R) Catstye Cam, Swirral Edge and Helvellyn from Raise


Path repairing on the descent to Glenridding

The Glenridding valley and Ullswater

The renovated mine buildings near the Helvellyn YHA


The track from the YHA to Glenridding

Ullswater from the gardens of the Inn-on-the-Lake in Glenridding


Monday 21 May 2018

A walk from Keswick to Threlkeld via Skiddaw

                                  
Leaving Keswick over the river Glenderamackin

(L to R)  Carl Side, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man, Jenkin Hill 

Skiddaw Little man

The Coledale Fells across the valley

The memorial to two Skiddaw shepherds

Starting the climb up Skiddaw Little Man

Derwentwater from Jenkin Hill

The back (north facing) of Blencathra

Looking west to Carl Side, Ullock Pike and the coast on the horizon

Skiddaw summit

The summit view finder

The trig point 931m (3054ft) and that lone walker again

Longside Edge with Bassenthwaite behind

Back 'o' Skiddaw with Carrock fell and Skiddaw house YHA in the trees (bottom right).

Skiddaw house YHA - the highest in the country at 1500ft

Glenderamackin Beck

Helvellyn range from the track to Threlkeld

The Horse and Farrier in Threlkeld


Friday 18 May 2018

A walk in the Eden valley from Appleby to Brough


Just a boulder by the River Eden in Appleby?.....

......no it's the Primrose Stone one of 10 sculptures on the Eden
Way Long Distance Path

Crossing the Settle to Carlisle railway

Not just the Eden Way but also Lady Anne's Way
and  A Pennine journey

Easy walking for a change in the lovely Eden Valley



 Fly fishing on the River Eden

Old Warcop bridge near the Warcop army firing ranges
in the Pennines to the north
Passing through Little Musgrave.....


...... before stopping to finish coffee by the river
at Great Musgrave

Looking north over the Eden Valley to the Pennines


Brough castle comes into view

Arriving in Brough

Break-time games in Brough County Primary School