Is it just me?
Everywhere I go, there are more people out than usual. Today we took the long way up Whernside, and it was like a motorway. Maybe not as bad as Snowden on a bank holiday, but certainly a lot of folk going up.
On one hand it sort of took away the lovely peacefulness we used to get when we are out. On the other, it was nice to see so many families, children through to grandparents, and people who are not used to the hills, having a go. (We could tell they were not usual hill walkers, not because they weren't fit or anything, but because they didn't seem to have checked out the route or know where they were, they were mostly following the fingerposts and the paths. We overheard the conversations as they
all overtook us
)
I've been out nearly every day on local walks too, and I keep meeting people! On walks where there is never usually anyone there? All the paths used to be barely there, now they are turning in wide, eroded, rocky, bare routes.
Anyone else seeing the same thing? Thoughts?
I have to admit I like it when there's no-one about. Luckily for me, I live in the Dales then. Usually it's pretty empty.