I thought i would go and explore Llyn Dulyn above Cwm Eigiau, as some of the aircraft wreckage, that is normally submerged under the deep waters, are now visible.
Its been a number of years since the water level has been low enough, to see the wreckage of at least two different aircraft.
There was quite a bit of aircraft fuselage strewn over a wide area, mostly in very small pieces, and the propeller blades of the Dakota that went down in 1944, is quite impressive.
Whats most interesting, is that there's some of the writing still clearly legible on one of the twisted propeller blades.
How on earth that has survived, submerged in deep cold water for over 70yrs, heaven knows.
The blade was almost twisted in half, due to the impact of the crash, but the aviation writing, in a fluorescent orange was still visible, and readable, even though i could not make much sense of what it said.
Until you actually go off exploring above the reservoir, you tend to forget just how vast the Carneddau are.
I usually stick to my favourite known routes and paths, and do not go adventuring off course, but today, was pretty memorable.
I was thinking, what a savage place to be, in a whiteout, during Winter, and it was pretty breezy this afternoon, but ideal conditions to go exploring.
After a leisurely exploration around Dulyn, i decided to climb the mountainside above the lake, and eventually worked my way to the summit of Foel Grach, which took nearly two hours of exploration with a bit of very mild rock scrambling for good measure.
It would not have been an easy jaunt, had the mist come down, as you were simply navigating into a huge emptiness, with no clear sight of the main ridge above.
The weather forecast is on the change for Northern Snowdonia tomorrow, so this was a quick adventure around the lower slopes of the Northern Carneddau.
Melynllyn, the upper reservoir was very low on water, you could have walked across it if you had wanted, but the mud looked very deep and uninviting so i gave it a miss.
A most enjoyable afternoon, in an area of the Carneddau ive never walked before.
