2019 Walking photographs Arncliffe to Kettlewell – Above Knipe Scar Bridge over river Skirfare On side of Old Cote Little Moor Austwick – Clapham Sheep on Thwaite Lane. Grassington Looking up to Edge Top from High Lane A tricky step-through Getting towards Hebden Coffee stop in Hebden at the Old School Tearoom Leaving Hebden The Wharfe Catkins Pussy willow Reflections Heading back to Grassington along the Wharfe Fallen tress along the Wharfe The Bridge Photo Linton Falls Barbon past the church over the stream up the first hill logging prevented our walking along the river there was loads of frogspawn a rebuild in process Bull Pot hazy distance nearing the trig point there! sheltered lunch stop 16 walkers +1 by the mound 16 walkers +1 by the mound coming down along a lane a weird tree back to Barbon Cleatop Crossing the fields towards Cleatop The partial Bridge Photo The Refuseniks Heading down from Cleatop Wood towards Settle Our lunch spot with visitors Nearly there! Sizergh Sizergh Castle Sizergh Castle Fields of vegetables at Growing Well Growing Well briefing Through the woods towards the caravan park Examining the Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, near Sedgwick The Bridge Photo Leat on the left, river Kent on the right Along the river Kent More of the Gunpowder Works Moughton Trig point on Smearsett The Bridge Photo Hawes The first of many gate stiles Looking back at Gayle and Hawes Across the fields to Burtersett We’re on the right track! Relaxing in the sun – it was hot! Navigating the only puddle on the walk Coming into Burtersett Our lunch spot – the Institute in Burtersett All stiles shoud be likt this! Back at Gayle Starting to see Aysgill Force A better view We started with 8 and now we are 3 ! Climbing up from Aysgill Force Back to Gayle across the fields Gargrave Canal at Gargrave looking West Eshton Hall Eshton Hall the group in Flasby quite a size! now we can cross and so can the tractor the may blossom was a picture (not swans as we thought!) the real thing and the extras back along the canal Casterton Passing the travelers encampment Waiting patiently Setting off towards Csterton Absolutely ! Looking towards Barbon Low Fell Past some amazing gardens Chapelhouse Lane The golf course at Casterton Distant view of Kirkby Lonsdale Casterton Church Heading up towards the Golf Club for refreshments Back at Kirkby Lonsdale Buckden Beck Keith explaining lumps and bumps in rock plenty of limestone! a lot of going up approaching the first waterfall the only route is up a gully the next waterfall the group! up again following the lovely beck last waterfall looking back marsh thistle lead mine tip looking down to Buckden a sheltering wall for our lunch break Buckden Pike trig the Memorial Cross waterweed on a boggy area about to start the descent to Starbotton crossing Cam Gill Beck into Starbotton the bridge picture at the River Wharfe along the river bank to Buckden Wharfe – Crummackdale On towards the Whetstone Hole – ominous clouds Up the lane from Wharfe Examining whetstones The climb Looking towards Crummack Dale – rain threatening Ingleborough in the distance The walkers Grasmere and refreshment a bit of a breather along the way off again Sow Milk Gill Sow Milk Gill approaching Easedale Tarn … with a short rest! Easedale Tarn an erratic our lunch stop then up from the Tarn to Blea Rigg good view back Codale Tarn on the left, Easedale Tarn on the right Stickle Tarn, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark butterwort Windermere in the distance down a rocky path carnivorous sundew out-of-focus milkwort, just to say it was there!! a narrow track a llok around before we descend hello frog! low juniper trees through the bracken to Grasmere a carpet of pink Allan Bank tarmac track back to Grasmere Slaidburn Cracoe painted lady butterfly on knapweed painted lady butterfly on knapweed view back over the valley where we are heading! upwards… the obelisk on Cracoe Fell gathered at the obelisk on Cracoe Fell 1914-1919 inscription bit of cross bedding in the gritstone Rylstone Fell walking through the heather on Rylstone Fell the cross on Rylstone Fell views from the cross views from the cross lunch break in a sheltered spot dropping down to Rylstone, and looking back into Rylstone from a bridge! a solitary walker on the bridge! Little Langdale and Coniston O.M. First Bridge Photo Looking back to Wilson Place At Stang End Stile Standing in wonder! In the cave Exit and entrance On the bridge Lunchtime overlooking Slater Bridge The view from our lunch spot Little Langdale Tarn About to descend to Chapel Stile and Quarry Viewpoint into the quarry Bainbridge plenty of fruit on the hawthorn a cemetery and a hillside Temperance Hall & Chapel the first style of many!! bridge photo River Ure up the hill another squeeze style a stone circle set in a dell a rock wall … of interest! where we’ve come from back to Bainbridge for lunch back into Bainbridge for an ice cream (from 10c to 20c on the walk!) Janet’s Foss, 3 October 2019 Brimham Rocks Beetham Beetham Old Mill The Briefing Beetham St Lioba, Patron Saint of the Saxon Church, Beetham Through the woods Checking the direction At the Fairy Steps Think we’ll go round ! Looking towards Arnside Knott and Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay Fantastic rock formations Nita tries the Fairy Steps Gill follows On through the woods Do we go left or right ? Looking north towards the river Bela View from our lunch spot Towards Deer Park The Bridge Photo The Bridge Dallam Tower Dropping down to the Corn Mill Buckden Beck It is a bridge! over Strans Gill On towards Cray Looking back towards Yockenthwaite. Looking down Wharfedale towards Kettlewell The stepping stones at Cray. Easy today The valley up to Yockenthwaite Clapham one sixth of the group for a bridge photo! a quaint bridge though! atmospheric Penyghent making progress it takes a while… Fiona, leader + Jean, happy walker Christmas Walk