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MY
WALKING WORLD
David Preston
A weekend
in the Lake District with 40sWalkerNorth - 06/02/09 |
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Each year the walking club
40sWalkersNorth
hold a walking weekend based at the Glaramara Centre in
Borrowdale. Around fifty members meet up for what is usually
one of the main highlights of the year. We normally have
superb weather and 2009 was no exception. On Friday 06/02/09
twelve members met up near Mungrisdale for a winters walk over
Souther Fell then up to Bannerdale Craggs and over Bowscale
Fell and back down to Mungrisdale for a well earned drink at
the Mill Inn. Over the weekend there are a variety of walks
arranged to suit everyone. A thoroughly enjoyable weekend with
excellent food, good company and comfortable accommodation at
the Glaramara Outdoor
Centre at Seatoller in Borrowdale |
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Looking back down on Mungrisdale
at the start of the walk |
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Stopping for a breather on the way up Souther Fell
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Fine walking on
Souther Fell |
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Looking back towards Souther Fell |
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Looking
towards Blencathra |
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I need a
breather every now and again |
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are on this map about here according to Dave our walk leader |
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Fellow walkers on a higher path |
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Bannerdale Crags |
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What a superb walking day |
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Ice crystals on the summit cairn
on Bowscale Fell
Todays walk was about 10 miles |
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Todays walk took us from the Glaramara Centre over to Watendlath, then
up to High Tove, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag and then down
into Keswick, a quick pint and then onto the bus back to Seatoller
And I used my bus pass !
A 10 mile walk |
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Heading up the hillside on the way to Watenlath |
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Watendlath |
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Heading up to High Seat |
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| On
the summit of High Seat |
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quite as good a weather today but still excellent walking |
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Skiddaw in the distance |
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Heading down towards Keswick |
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closer view of Skiddaw bathed in sunshine |
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Derwentwater with Bassenthwaite Lake in the distance |
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| An
icy stream near Keswick |
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| Two
of the locals |
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day Sunday 08/02/09 we had a short walk up Kings How and Brund Fell.
Cold again but dry 7
miles |
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very icy slopes needed care |
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one of my best photos but there are three deer in the picture
In all the time I have been
visiting the Lakes this is the first time I have seen any deer
Maybe I have not been looking
properley |
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Heading back down to Glaramara after another great walk. Next stop is
home after a great weekend |
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