Tag Archives: Wainwright walks

Sheep quintet above Longsleddale

Monday 12th March 2012, 10.00am (day 200)

Sheep quintet, 12/3/12

Worked yesterday on the way home so I could get a day’s walking in today, but the views were disappointing again – despite a good forecast, cloud obscured most things above about 1,500 feet today.

I did like this little group of sheep, however, who arranged themselves across the shot like an 80s indie band on an album cover. There’s the lead singer down in front, the tough bass player behind, the lead & rhythm guitarist stylishly ignoring the camera in the centre. Not sure what the job of the one on the right is. It’ll probably be the synth player who’s on his way out after this album, like Viv Savage from Spinal Tap, say.

By the way, today’s the 200th day of this blog: I will put up some more ‘Best of the Rest’ but not tonight.

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The summit of Barf

Thursday 1st March 2012, 2.00pm (day 189)

Summit of Barf, 1/3/12With no computer at the moment it’s difficult to work properly so I went on a walk, which I enjoyed despite cloudy weather. 160 Lakeland fells done now – 54 to go (see the other blog for details).

Barf was today’s highlight. That really is the name of this mountain, by the way (apparently it is a version of a word that means ‘a low hill’). While on the summit, this couple placed Action Man here on the cairn, to take a photo of it ‘for our grandson’, Nice idea! So I stole it. The idea, that is, not the Action Man.

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Walkers on Great Dodd

Tuesday 7th February 2012, 12.50pm (day 166)

Walkers on Great Dodd, 7/2/12

No, I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t sit and let today’s weather pass unused. I’ll catch up on Sunday instead. It was worth it.

Plenty more pictures from today have been uploaded onto my other blog.

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Latrigg, early morning

Monday 16th January 2012, 8.30am (day 144)

Latrigg, 16/1/12

Fourth and final day in the Lake District, with glorious weather throughout – a stroke of great luck, seeing as we booked the weekend months ago, taking a gamble. Just proves that the British weather can do pretty much what it wants, at any time. Today I set off early, wanting to get one more walk in but still needing to be home at a reasonable hour. The sun came up as I made my way round the southern slopes of Blencathra and caught this view of the half moon over Derwentwater and the little hill of Latrigg: one I still have to bag for my project. 154 done now, 60 to go.

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The saddle of Blencathra

Saturday 14th January 2012, 12.05pm (day 142)

Clare and Joe on Blencathra, 14/1/12_low-res

Taken at about 2,800 feet up. (You want that in metres – work it out!) I was very proud of Joe for having got up his first really substantial mountain. I also note, on this shot, quite how tall he is getting.

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On Helvellyn, looking south

Friday 2nd December 2011, 11.25am (day 99)

Helvellyn, 2/12/11

Do I need to add any commentary, really?

I’ll just make an observation – don’t think the whole country is like this. In fact, this was about the only bit of the Lake District that was like this. There are several more photos up on the 214wainwrights blog, which will give you the full flavour.

Also, tomorrow’s the 100th day of this blog so there’ll be another ‘best of the rest’ selection going up.

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Bowfell, from Great Crag

Friday 7th October 2011, 1.40pm (day 43)

Bowfell, 7/10/11

This could well have been one of the best days of my whole life for photography. To pick only one was really difficult, but I like this one a lot because this really looks like a mountain, something Andean or Himalayan, almost. (OK, there’s no snow, but it looks aloof, unattainable.) But almost every photo today was a winner – the conditions were just perfect. Lucky, lucky man.

Plenty more pictures to come, if they are not already there, on the 214 Wainwrights blog. (They’ll all be up by tomorrow night.)

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Holme Fell, from Black Fell

Friday 16th September 2011, 1.40pm (day 22)

Looking to Holme Fell, 16/9/11

Fully determined to enjoy the first day of my 3-day weekend, especially as it was my only chance to do a Lakes walk during about a five-week period, I headed out today despite a dubious weather forecast. Had a good walk – but this was the shot that most encapsulated its major characteristic – it was WET. At one point I think I was wetter than I have ever been before, at least, with my clothes on.

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