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Title: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 19:08:38, 22/03/17
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Have you ever noticed what a great deal some high quality photographic books are in charity shops.

For  99p, the same price as a used Jilly Cooper paperback we found a copy of Wide Angle-greatest places, a National Geographic publication giving 500 pages of inspirational world wide pano photos.

Another great 99p purchase in the same vein was the Yorkshire Dales photo book.

As a walker/climber I have always thought I knew the Yorkshire Dales well.



BUT


This volume has made me think maybe I don't know the dales as well as I thought.

So over the last few weeks we have been having great fun 'Doing the Dales' trying to track down where the various photos were taken. Even after much plodding, flasks of coffee and cheese sandwich's we have still not been very succesfull with the elusive locations.


BUT


On the other hand we have found some amazing alternate landscapes of our own.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 22:00:43, 22/03/17
That's a great photo MWM.  I love the Dales.  It's great walking country and Mrs. DD and I go there as often as we can.  We're looking forward to our next visit in June.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:25:03, 23/03/17
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Thanks Dave,

We are lucky the Dales is just up the road from us, just wait for a half decent day and we are off.

Over the decades I have often driven past the Dales on the way to the Lakes or Scotland. As the weather has been a bit naff in the North and West this year we have been 'making do' with the Dales.

The book we bought has been a revelation for me, opened my eyes to the superb scenery, patterns of barns/walls, waterfalls etc.




Loving it........
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 15:45:50, 23/03/17
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Barns again from a slightly different angle I can't believe I have driven past here several times and never seen this shot. In fact I took the photo by accident, did not see the pattern until I was back home processing it.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 16:18:08, 23/03/17
It makes you wonder why they put kinks in the old walls instead of building them in straight lines.  It's just the same with the granite walls here on Dartmoor.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 06:53:16, 24/03/17
The only reason I can think of is to add rigitity to the structure but on the other hand they make for interesting patterns.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Innominate Man on 14:31:12, 24/03/17
I wonder if the slight kinking affords a little extra shelter for sheep/cattle ?
The wind would just howl across the fields with totally straight walls.
But, i do think the idea of forming a mini buttress is also valid.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: bricam2096 on 14:48:16, 24/03/17
I would imagine, the extra "kinking" like the one in the photo could make it easier to get sheep through to the next field, make it more of a bottleneck, less chance of them dispersing.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 16:17:33, 24/03/17
I would imagine, the extra "kinking" like the one in the photo could make it easier to get sheep through to the next field, make it more of a bottleneck, less chance of them dispersing.
Yes, that could well be the case for the wall in MWM's photo, but sometimes the walls have kinks in them where there is no exit from the field and there seems to be no apparent reason for it.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Innominate Man on 19:19:08, 24/03/17
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Have you ever noticed what a great deal some high quality photographic books are in charity shops...


Great photo mwm.
All this talk reminds me of a book I received as a Christmas present back in the late 70s/early 80s  - which I think was called James Herriot's Yorkshire. It had little to do with Mr. Herriot  other than a nice set of photos based on his haunts. Somebody like Derry Brabbs was the photographer, I think.
Like you are doing now - I spent ages driving around (once I'd passed my test and in a Hillman Avenger) trying to spot where the photos were taken.


Where is this one ?

Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 21:59:32, 26/03/17
Thanks for the feedback guys


Where is this one ?


Near Thwaite
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 22:15:01, 26/03/17
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Wainwath Falls after a nights heavy rain

There ia an abundance of superb Waterfalls in the Dales that give a very different  shot.....BUT.....unlike barns they look different every day.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:19:21, 27/03/17
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Since I have started focusing on the Dales I have been amazed at the photographic diversity of the area, this last week we were lucky enough to be invited on a session at a nature reserve hide.

This included the opportunity to use some BIG 600mm lenses, I havn't a clue what the birds are but I was impressed with our first time results.

Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 17:30:01, 27/03/17
That is a beautiful photo MWM.  If I'm not mistaken it's a linnet.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 15:23:35, 29/03/17
If I'm not mistaken it's a linnet.

Thanks, will have to take your word for that
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 15:31:55, 29/03/17
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Another brilliant sunny day in the Dales and a different ariel angle for a photo from the top of Goredale Scar, used to be one of my stomping grounds as a climber back in the day.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 09:29:22, 30/03/17
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Through the chees press.

As a walker its hard to realise that in the Dales there are as many paths underground as there are on the surface.

So you can't really 'Do the Dales' without mentioning the caving/pot holing scene, its not everyones choice.....BUT.....its very popular.

These photos were taken in Long Churn its a superb beginners cave, we have taken groups of all ages down there, these photos are from a team of estate agents on a team building course.

Way back we used to regularly take our kids and their friends caving its a fantastic experience for them, they used to love it.


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Escaping Dr Bannisters Hand Basin
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 09:35:34, 31/03/17
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Late evening sun over the Wharfe at Grassington.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 11:54:47, 31/03/17
I have been really enjoying your photos of the Dales MWM.  Here's a few that I took last June when the meadows were full of buttercups.  The first one is Thwaite and the other two were taken near Muker.


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Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:18:13, 31/03/17
Thanks Dave, I recognise exactly where your excellent photos were taken, my partner loves meadow flowers and is itching to get back to the Dales in the spring.

So no doubt we will be going back later in the year.

At the moment I am preparing for a month in Scotland so no Dales photos in April.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 12:52:40, 31/03/17
Thanks MWM.  If your partner likes meadow flowers she will no doubt like this photo that I took at Muker last June.  I think early summer is the best time to visit the Dales, when the meadows are full of flowers and also newborn lambs.
Enjoy your trip to Scotland.


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Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:48:25, 01/04/17
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Spot the climber lost in space in red

Another one of my old stomping grounds and all time fave places.

We approached the cove from above via the dry valley, instead of following the hords down the Left end. We took the old climbers descent path down the right wing and were rewarded with the view of a climber on one of the more spectacular parts of the cove.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:52:17, 01/04/17
If your partner likes meadow flowers she will no doubt like this photo that I took at Muker last June.

Yes she spends hours getting photos like that!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Innominate Man on 10:21:02, 01/04/17
Some fabulous photo here mwm & DD -
I've gazed out at that view from the bridge on the Wharfe countless times and never tire of it. It looks splendid with the lowering sun catching the buildings.
The meadow shots from you both are sublime.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 16:27:58, 01/04/17

The meadow shots from you both are sublime.
Thanks IM.  I think the scenery in the Dales makes photography easy.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:31:20, 02/04/17
Thanks guys all this really started with a 99p purchase from a charity shop, its amazing how little things influence us.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:34:58, 02/04/17

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Another barn shot from nr Thwaite


Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: dittzzy on 00:09:47, 03/04/17

Methinks you've been missing out the fantastic scenery a little bit further north.


Packhorse Bridge over Old Gang Beck, just off Swaledale

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Just under Redmire Scar, Wensleydale


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The Swale, on the outskirts of Richmond


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I count meself dead lucky to have Swaledale on me doorstep.   O0
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 08:36:54, 03/04/17
Nice photos dittzzy.  I agree, you're really lucky to live there.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: barewirewalker on 10:05:17, 03/04/17

Some fantastic photos O0


Reminded me of an article I read a few years ago in the Land & Business Magazine, the monthly magazine the landowner's organisation the CLA distributes to it's members. In the regional section for the Dales, their representative for that area claimed landowners were the reason why the landscape was so great. I thought this was a bit arrogant, geology, the passage of time over many millennia (in which the CLA did not exist!) and the work of many generations, who were not the actual freeholders, have contributed. There are those, who like their spiritual side to fall into a specific denomination, might think that a god of some form or other had something to do with, but then having has the chance to read 'Land and Business Magazine for a few years ago, I came away with a distinct feeling that organisation thought that it was GOD.
A few excerpts have been included in this topic (http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=30054.0), where I have tried to collect a few of the instances of godlike properties that have influenced our access to our countryside.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 19:48:31, 04/04/17
Big thanks to all the great photos and comments contributed

Methinks you've been missing out the fantastic scenery a little bit further north.

And there was me feeling a bit guilty as my snaps were a bit bias towards Swaledale, so in the interests of variety I posted some from other areas in the Dales ;D
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:09:24, 13/04/17

East Gill Falls
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Great photo of East Gill waterfall here is my take on the subject.


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East Gill Waterfall nr Keld
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:49:23, 11/05/17
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Back to the Dales we follow the C2C footpath from Keld, hanging left up Swinner Gill.

An amazing place, we follow the beck in the valley bottom into the spectacular narrows.
A world of scrambling thro limestone and water, topping out under a waterfall of greeness.

Methinks you've been missing out the fantastic scenery a little bit further north.




Dittzzy is right the scenary further north is fantastic!!!!!!!!


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Descending Swinner Gill
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:18:31, 16/05/17
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First take of a Dales view, the lights not right and I need a slightly higher angle BUT I think its  got a lot of potential.


So unfortunately it looks like I am going to have to be spending a few more evenings walking round the Yorkshire Dales.

What a pain!!!!!!



Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Warbler on 19:04:34, 16/05/17

Loving this thread. Some fantastic photos.
I'm doing Dales Highway starting this Friday. Looking forward to many views like these.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: photonut on 10:43:47, 28/05/17
A couple from yesterdays walk:


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I had planned to go to Ingleborough this weekend.. but friends had different ideas.  Perhaps next weekend then :)


Cheers
Lee
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:32:49, 28/05/17
A couple from yesterdays walk:


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I had planned to go to Ingleborough this weekend.. but friends had different ideas.  Perhaps next weekend then :)


Cheers
Lee


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Nice pics, the goredale/malham circuit is one of my favourites.................I also took a photo of that tree.......

Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Jac on 13:06:35, 28/05/17
(https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1371759389538967&set=a.173579852690266.36144.100001147579021&type=3&theater)and from a different, and less photogenic perspective..................

bu**er, now what did I do wrong it's  worked before
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Innominate Man on 22:34:36, 30/05/17


bu**er, now what did I do wrong it's  worked before

Try one less bottle - I find it helps  :D
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:22:48, 03/06/17
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West Burton Falls
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: photonut on 19:21:47, 05/06/17
I finally made it to Ingleborough and I'm glad I did -what a great walk from Clapham.


Here's a couple of pics:


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The view from the top (utterly stunning and well worth the walk):


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I also ended up walking along the Ingleton Falls trail the next day too:


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Cheers
Lee
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 11:35:10, 06/06/17
Plenty of water in that river
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 13:14:28, 18/06/17
A few photos from our recent visit to the Dales.  The weather wasn't too good most of the time but we still managed to get out walking most days. Of course now that we are back home we have a heatwave.  >:(


Richmond:
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Muker:
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Buttercup time near Muker:
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The view from Leyburn Shawl:
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Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: Dovegirl on 13:29:56, 18/06/17
Great photos DevonDave    :)   Lovely display of buttercups
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: DevonDave on 14:57:05, 18/06/17
Thanks Dovegirl.  I love this time of the year in the Dales.  The fields are full of buttercups especially in Swaledale around the Muker area.
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: walkingthedog on 07:23:00, 20/06/17
The Dales is beautiful and only half hour up the road from where I live, I love the way the old stone walls are uneven. O0
Title: Re: Doing the Dales
Post by: midweekmountain on 20:47:35, 28/06/17
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This snap was taken on an evening walk round brimham in Nidderdale, its one of our fave walks and we always time it to arrive at the rocks about an hour before sun down.

The tree in the photo is famous and a great shot from all angles, I processed it in color first and it did not look right so I tried it in Black and white and it looked a bit better.