16th March 2009

Today's walk: Low Fell and Fellbarrow


daffodils in Thackthwaite the starting point for the ascent


looking back down the path above Thackthwaite with Whiteside in cloud beyond


Lorton Vale from the path


Whiteside and Grasmoor with their tops in cloud


Low Fell summit looking east to Crummock Water


Crummock Water from the cairn below the south top of Low Fell


Carling Knott and Loweswater from the same spot ..


.. where I sat for a long time watching the weather change over Crummock Water


a couple of panoramas taken while I enjoyed this fabulous view


zooming in on Rannerdale Knotts with Fleetwith Pike now just visible behind ..


.. and the cloud lifting from Whiteside and Grasmoor


Low Fell highest top from the south top


back at the highest top now in sunshine looking west to Darling Fell


360 degree panorama from Low Fell - click on the image for a larger version


the ascent path onto Low Fell from the slopes of Fellbarrow


looking over Lorton Vale to Skiddaw from the slopes of Fellbarrow


Low Fell from near the top of Fellbarrow


Fellbarrow summit looking north to worse weather over Scotland


dead tree on the slopes of Fellbarrow ..


.. and a live larch with Whiteside behind


Grasmoor still in cloud on the left of this shot


rejoining the upward path