A view of Birkhouse Moor from Glenridding

We were walking with some friends from the Wainwright Society again today

Heading out of the village along Glenridding Beck

The cloud was still sitting on the tops, despite the weather forecast saying it would clear early in the day

Heading up towards Lanty's Tarn

Taking time to enjoy the view back towards Ullswater

The odd bright patch of sun kept the hopes of the cloud clearing alive

Lanty's Tarn

A view of Arnison Crag as we headed into the Grisedale valley

A rather gloomy looking Grisedale valley

There were still the odd bit of sun breaking through the cloud every now and then

We even got a few glimpses of the 'Hole-in-the-Wall' on the ridge above us

But most of the climb was in thick mist

Sheena crossing the stile which now marks the 'Hole-in-the-Wall'

As we walked over towards Red Tarn the cloud kept breaking every now and then to reveal Catstycam

It was also about this point in the walk that we met Ron from Stourbridge, he's a regular visitor to the 'mywainwrights' site, and it was Tim Dawg that he recognised first! Ron was out with some friends and they were heading for Helvellyn. This is one of his shots as they walked along Striding Edge. Great to meet you Ron, and it looked liked you had a brilliant day from the photo!

While Ron was heading over Striding Edgr, we had our lunch at Red Tarn

From the tarn we descended the path down towards Greenside mines

Red Tarn Beck

Looking back towards Catstycam and Helvellyn somewhere up there in the mist and murk

Looking back as we crossed the bridge over Glenridding Beck

Heading down through the old mine workings at Greenside

It was only as we walked back along the road that the cloud base started to lift

Another view of Birkhouse Moor as we walked back towards Glenridding

Heading down past Rake Cottages

One last look at Birkhouse Moor with a few rays of sunlight trying to break through the clouds

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