Now that's what I call a Trip Report! Brilliant - report & photos
Cogstar and I were down that way last Sunday too - we went up Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Ullscarf etc... quite interesting that you mentioned seeing a deer in the woods - as we drove down towards Stonethwaite, a deer hurdled a wall and ran straight across the road in front of us, Cogstar even had to slow down to about 65 mph!