One of our ' a walk near a main road in case of snow ' walks this week. We weren't really sure what the weather would bring but we got lucky and enjoyed a fabulous day out.
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Helm Crag from the road to Helmside.
After driving north through almost constant fog we were glad that as we reached Grasmere we could see that the tops were clear ( David joined us today ).
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Helm Crag is the last stop for us today. Steel Fell is the first.
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Almost immediately as we began to climb we started to get the views. This is Loughrigg emerging from the cloud.
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Sue clears the mist.
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Loughrigg again above the inversion over Grasmere and Rydal.
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Looking over the A591 to Helvellyn.
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The head of the Greenburn valley takes the award for my first blue sky and snow picture of the 2018/19 winter.
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The mist is dissipating in the valley.
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Looking to the Sun and Helm Crag from the summit of Steel Fell..
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Zooming in over Helm Crag to the 'islands' in the mist.
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Higher level cloud has settled on Helvellyn.
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Looking north over Thirlmere to High Rigg and Blencathra.
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Our onward route, made easier by being frozen.
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Sue and David pass one of the tarns just next to the path.
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On to Calf Crag now looking along the ridge and to Grasmere.
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Yep...winter is definitely here.
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Harrison Stickle seen through the drifting cloud which moved over the fells all around us for most of the afternoon.
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Looking over to Steel Fell from Gibson Knott. The sky to east and north has gone a bit dark.
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The sun is still shining over to the west though.
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Lovely clouds over the Coniston fells.
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Helm Crag from Bracken Hause.
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The Howitzer on Helm Crag.
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And at the other end of the fell, the Lion and the Lamb.
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Grasmere village and Grasmere the lake below.
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Looking along Far Easedale with the bad weather coming down from the north.
Our route was -
Grasmere - Helmside - Steel Fell - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag - Grasmere (about 7.5 miles 2300ft of ascent )