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April

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Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« on: 12:43:07, 24/04/18 »
We had an ok nights sleep. We'd heard music coming from the valley as we were going to sleep along with the thunder, maybe from the Queens Head?

The views were better today if a bit gloomy.

Next morning with the slightly better view


Crinkles, Bowfell, Scafell Pike and Great Gable seen today


Black Combe with mist below


We packed our gear away and we were away by 8.05. We were pleased the wind had dried the tent and we put it away dry. We weren't sure how long we would stay dry. We followed a quad bike track down to the Garburn Pass. We were going up onto Sallows and we were lucky the track led directly to a slate step stile over the wall.

Looking back at Buck Crag from the way up Sallows


The stile was near the wall corner, I have never noticed it before but it did look new.

Beefy on Sallows


It was very windy up here and there were a few spots of rain

The sun lit up the western skyline


The Crinkles, Bowfell, Scafells and Great Gable in view above over Wansfell. 10 minutes later they were covered in clag as a front came in. It was coming our way  :(

Sour Howes ahead


There was also a new stile in the wall from Sallows to Sour Howes, it was nice of them to get them  done especially for us  :D

Beefy on Sour Howes top


We said hello to the two fell runners that you can just see in the shot and then the heavens opened. We got full waterproofs on before we started our descent on the path from the summit. I realised after 2 minutes we were walking in the wrong direction  :-[ I hadn't been concentrating with the rain being blasted into my face. We took a pathless route back to the path we needed to be on and found another new stile to cross. Really, they didn't have to go to all that trouble ;)

Windermere from Applethwaite Common


The rain stopped every now and then and I took some photos when I could

Crinkes and Bowfell in close up


The fells were visible again after the clag had cleared from them

Dubbs Reservoir and Windermere


Wansfell, Red Screes, Caudale Moor and the Ill Bell ridge


This was our view when we stopped for a brew and something to eat. The rain had almost stopped altogether and there were just a few spits and spots now. We descended to Troutbeck Church and we then ascended the steep lane to Troutbeck. We were catching the bus from Ecclerigg and wanted to walk down Wain Lane, a bridleway we'd not been on before.

Windermere in view


On Wain Lane


It is a very pretty bridleway with lovely views even today when the weather wasn't that great

This weeks babby lamb shot  :smitten:


Rush hour on Windermere


Middlerigg Tarn


A robin near Merewood


We were a bit early for the bus so we wandered up Mirk Lane, another bridleway up to Merewood and back to kill some time away from the busy A591. Day 2 was Buck Crag - Sallows - Sour Howes - Church Bridge - Troutbeck - Townend - Wain Lane - Ecclerigg Farm - Merewood - Ecclerigg Farm. 10.4km with 279m ascent. It had been a lovely walk despite the rain and Wain Lane is somewhere we would come back to, to walk it again.
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beefy

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #1 on: 12:47:50, 24/04/18 »
More nice shots Ape
Was a good day considering the weather wasn’t great, that wind break came in handy didn’t it  ;D
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Welsh Rambler

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #2 on: 20:51:07, 24/04/18 »
Great views again and a lovely shot of the robin April  O0


Maybe have a competition 'Spot the fell runners' . I had to look hard to spot them  ;D


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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #3 on: 21:30:40, 24/04/18 »
More great photos. The Western Skyline shot is lovely.

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #4 on: 22:21:20, 24/04/18 »
Beautiful photo of the robin April     :)

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #5 on: 23:16:55, 24/04/18 »
Lovely pics and another nice trip out again A n B  O0
. Sunday was like full on winter at times >:(

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #6 on: 09:03:49, 25/04/18 »
Quite the contrast with the previous day! Really like the atmospheric picture of Black Combe above the misty valleys - and another vote for the sunlight illuminating the western skyline.  O0   :)

April

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #7 on: 13:46:03, 25/04/18 »
Thanks all  O0

that wind break came in handy didn’t it  ;D

 ::)

Sunday was like full on winter at times >:(

Aye, it was a weekend of two halves, summer on Saturday then back to winter on Sunday
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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #8 on: 14:42:59, 25/04/18 »
Love those pictures - it's a lovely area.  The weather looks a bit bleak though - although I wouldrather have been there than where I was - wandering round a windswept, desolate, Rhos on Sea with the in-laws!

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #9 on: 15:51:19, 28/04/18 »
Lovely photos April O0
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April

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Re: Day 2 Buck Crag - Ecclerigg Farm Sun 22 Apr 18
« Reply #10 on: 18:21:45, 29/04/18 »
I wouldrather have been there than where I was - wandering round a windswept, desolate, Rhos on Sea with the in-laws!

 ;D I hope they don't read this forum  ;)

Thanks sunnydale  :)
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