Author Topic: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19  (Read 1412 times)

April

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We got up late on Sunday, again  :-[ It was sunny, cold and very windy. Too late to get into the Lakes so we got the bus into Carlisle. I had to pick up a book from Waterstones and then we went into Bitts Park.

St George statue in Hardwicke Circus


Hardwicke Circus is a roundabout with a sunken underpass, seen in the photo.

Bitts Park


Lovely at this time of the year too. We saw signs of Spring, blossom on the trees and buds sprouting.

Eden Bridge from Bitts Park


Squeaky had a good run about on the field, running with the other dogs, including some other whippets.

Snowdrops!


Spring is defo on the way then.

Crocuses have flowered too


I googled the plural version of crocus. Crocuses doesn't seem right to me. You can use it though along with Croci if you want! I prefer Croci  :)

We crossed the river and went into Rickerby Park. We walked up to the War Memorial hoping to find shelter form the wind for lunch. Not a chance so we walked over to Carlisle's Stone Henge.

The stones in Rickerby Park


No shelter here either.

Penrith Sandstone


We found a little more shelter beside the river bank; by no means perfect but we were ready for some lunch. We ate quickly as we were getting cold.

View eastward toward the North Pennines


The visibility was excellent today, we could see for miles.  We headed east along the riverside path back home

Skiddaw seen beyond the telephone mast in Carlisle


This shot is a bit of an optical illusion. Skiddaw must be at least 20 miles away.

The view of the North Pennines near where I live


Not a bad view  :)

Looking at Scotland in the distance from the A69


This is the third time we've done a similar walk from Carlisle in the last few weeks. We are impatient for the warmer weather to come so can get out wild camping. Our route was Carlisle - Bitts Park - Rickerby Park - War Memorial - "Stone Henge" - Stony Holme Golf Course - Riverside footpath - Home 11km 30m ascent.
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beefy

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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #1 on: 19:28:39, 29/01/19 »
Great pics Ape O0
Squeaky soon chased that dog off eh ;D
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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #2 on: 19:36:01, 29/01/19 »
Amazingly clear views. O0

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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #3 on: 23:12:35, 29/01/19 »
Nice to see the snowdrops appearing - we have some up in our garden even here in Orkney. A sign that winter will not last forever.
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April

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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #4 on: 08:42:53, 30/01/19 »
Squeaky soon chased that dog off eh ;D

 :) Nice of the owner of the other dog to have it under close control  :D

Bring on the wild camps

Aye, when its warmer, bleddy cad here today. Minus 5.

Amazingly clear views. O0

It was a nice day to take photos  :)

Nice to see the snowdrops appearing .... A sign that winter will not last forever.

It is nice to see them, winter has it's grip on Cumbria atm, lots of snow on the fells.
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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #5 on: 10:58:59, 30/01/19 »
Lovely pics - and wonderful to see the snowdrops and crocuses.  :) :)

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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #6 on: 00:27:07, 31/01/19 »
Just a note to agree that a TR needn't be of an 'epic' adventure - to cheer us all up. Lovely photos as well  O0
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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #7 on: 11:06:14, 31/01/19 »
That's ahead of here-not seen any croci out.
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April

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Re: TR Yet another walk from Bitts Park! Sun 27 Jan 19
« Reply #8 on: 12:24:53, 04/02/19 »
Thanks adalard and pleb  O0

Just a note to agree that a TR needn't be of an 'epic' adventure - to cheer us all up.

Thanks IM  :)

We had a bit of an "epic" on Saturday but for all the wrong reasons..... TR to follow  ;D
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