Friday 5th July 2013
We've just returned from our beautiful Lake District having spent 8 day walking with our friends John & Lindy who live in London . Every year or so we meet up and walk with them in this lovely part of England. We met them on a walking holiday in Italy in June 2001 . Over the years they've climbed all the summits known as the Wainwrights I think there's 214 of these tops so it's quite an achievement. With their knowledge of the area we explored some of the areas that I'm not that familiar with. The highest summit we climbed was St Sunday Crag but most of the summits and ridges were in the middle range around 2000ft- 2200ft in some of the lesser known areas of this beautiful area of England.
Here are just a few shots taken over the holiday that I think portrays this lovely area.
First the St Sunday Crag walk.
John & Lindy with Ullswater in the background
Gavel Pike
Summit of St Sunday Crag
Descending to Grisedale Tarn
The stream running out of Grisedale Tarn, in the shallows dozen of minnows were shoaling in full breeding colours.
Starry Saxifrage( Arctic-Alpine) growing in the mineral rich stream
The Vale of Newlands
The walk on to Alkin Knot
The beautiful ridge walk along Ard Crags
Looking across to Sail and Crag hill
Down the ridge from Knott Rigg
Uldale Fells and the Trusmadoor dry valley
Heading to Great Sca Fell
Looking back to Over Water
Back of Skiddaw country
Best Cotton Grass for many years
Skiddaw House (YHA)
Cumbria Way..... wild country
High Moss on the Outerside Ridge
Outerside
Butterwort (insect eating plant)
Sun dew (insect eating plant)
Sundew and cotton Grass at low Moss near to Causey Pike
Walking off Barrow with Skiddaw in the distance
We've just returned from our beautiful Lake District having spent 8 day walking with our friends John & Lindy who live in London . Every year or so we meet up and walk with them in this lovely part of England. We met them on a walking holiday in Italy in June 2001 . Over the years they've climbed all the summits known as the Wainwrights I think there's 214 of these tops so it's quite an achievement. With their knowledge of the area we explored some of the areas that I'm not that familiar with. The highest summit we climbed was St Sunday Crag but most of the summits and ridges were in the middle range around 2000ft- 2200ft in some of the lesser known areas of this beautiful area of England.
Here are just a few shots taken over the holiday that I think portrays this lovely area.
First the St Sunday Crag walk.
Just loving this scenery! Larry
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