early morning over Wastwater ..

.. and a bit calmer with reflections from the foot of the lake

a duck with four ducklings ripples the reflections

Lund Bridge, the first crossing point below Wastwater

Wastwater from the path onto Whin Rigg

haymaking near Easthwaite Farm

the ridge towards Illgill Head from Whin Rigg

Wastwater Youth Hostel from the ridge

another view of Wastwater and the Youth Hostel

Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable seen over Wastwater from the ridge

the big cairn on Illgill Head - it's hard to believe that the bumps ahead are higher

Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable from just beyond the east top

zooming in on Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Wasdale Head ..

.. and on Yewbarrow

these unmarked and rarely visited rocks appear to occupy the highest point

360 degree panorama from Illgill Head - click on the image for a larger version

zoomed in panorama eastwards from Illgill Head - click on the image for a larger version

back at the big cairn usually assumed to be the summit

ewe and lamb on the ridge

temporarily brightening weather from near the top of Whin Rigg on the return

360 degree panorama from Whin Rigg - click on the image for a larger version

flowers on the boggy descent

Easthwaite Farm looking east

boathouse near the outflow from Wastwater

Wastwater Youth Hostel

looking up Wastwater from the lakeshore path

Whin Rigg from the lakeshore