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
about to head down steeply!
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…
stopping for a breather
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
… to the cross
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
Trees !
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
nearing Clapham
Christmas Walk