The weather had exhausted itself after presenting with us so much sun for so long, and we were back to a bit of grey murk, so it was a case of finding some low fells where we would not be enveloped in clouds.
Here are the pictures (you can click on any picture to get a larger version).
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Raven Crag is the
fell dominating the north-western end of Thirlmere. |
| Quite a fearsome
prospect from this angle, but we're not going up that way! In
fact, the path is through a dense forest (though thankfully very few
evergreen firs), and these were the only two views of the fell which we
saw before the summit. |
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The
view from the top of Raven Crag, up Thirlmere. I'm not sure about
why those trees had died - everything else all around was bursting with
health |
| Same
view from slightly lower down, without the dead trees. |
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From
the same point you can see the Thirlmere dam directly below us.
In the valley you can also see the edge of High Rigg emerging on the
left - our next stop. |
| The
cairn at the top of High Rigg, with Bassenthwaite Lake in the
distance. This is a fell we have climbed on many occasions,
and you can have a most pleasant walk sauntering along its top from
north to south and then back along St John's in the Vale to the
Diocesan Youth Centre - but not today, in murky weather (and I wanted
to watch the rugby on the telly, anyway...) |
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The
dogs, poised in expectation of a good 7-mile walk along the top of High
Rigg in the background. They were most put out when I turned back
downhill again... Two things about this picture: - you can see Raven Crag on the right - you can also see both Thirlmere and Bassenthwaite Lake from the same spot. Keen followers of this series will now tell me from where else you can see both lakes (check out the previous walks). Quickly now... |
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