1st September 2009

today's walk: Silver How


panoramic shot of a rainbow over Silver How from the road east of Grasmere


zooming in on the island in Grasmere from the same spot


zooming in on Helm Crag from the same spot


a lot of water flowing out of Grasmere over the weir at Penny Rock


a glimpse of Rydal Water as I join the Loughrigg Terrace


looking over Grasmere to Dunmail Raise from Loughrigg Terrace


Scots Pines by the road near High Close


looking towards Langdale from the cattle grid near High Close Youth Hostel


zooming in on the Langdale Pikes from the cattle grid


Elterwater village with Wetherlam and Lingmoor Fell beyond from above the road


panoramic shot of Elterwater and Elterwater village


Elterwater with Black Crag and Holme Fell beyond


looking southeast to Windermere and a glimpse of Loughrigg Tarn


Silver How with some boggy terrain on the way


Silver How on the left, Seat Sandal and Fairfield to the right


looking down on Chapel Stile from one of the many bumps along the ridge


looking back down the bumpy ascent ridge to Windermere and Elterwater ..


.. and (into the sun) Loughrigg Fell and Windermere


Rydal Water and Grasmere from the top of Silver How


the Langdale Pikes from Silver How summit cairn


Grasmere village with the Fairfield ridges behind from the descent off Silver How


zooming in on the village with the church in the centre of the picture


the path down through juniper with the Tongue Gill valley straight ahead


on the descent looking southeast to Wansfell


Helm Crag from the descent path


Loughrigg and Grasmere from the descent path


first houses on the way down looking towards Dunmail Raise


the final road down towards Grasmere village