This was our first walk of 2010 in the Lakes, and what a day picked to do it. I'd been really depressed over the last couple of weeks with all that lovely snow on the fells and not been able to get out. Well we made for it today, the weather was as stunning as the views, blue skies and some lovely warm sun, if you could get out of the chilly NE breeze that was. I wasn't too sure how my back/neck was going to hold up on the walk, so the initial plan was to go up to Easedale Tarn, and then see how things were there. Plan 'A' was to drop back down into Easedale and walk back through the valley if I was struggling. Plan 'B', which I'm glad was what happened, was to climb up onto Blea Rigg and walk back over Silver How. The climb wasn't to bad, apart from the old snow, which ranged from frozen solid and icy to wet and slushy. It was worth it though, as we were rewarded with an amazing inversion over Windermere when we go to the top. For scenic beauty I reckon this has to rank in our 'Top 5' walks ever. I hope you enjoy the photo's as much as we enjoyed the views!
It quiet as we headed of Grasmere,wards Easedale
Helm Crag, from the point we left the Easedale Road and headed towards tarn
Tarn Crag reflected in one of the puddles on the path
The early morning sun on Helm Crag
Tim was really happy to be back in the Lakes walking again
Our route would take us past Sourmilk Gill, the path is just visible, then left behind the crags to the tarn
A view across Easedale, towards Gibson's Knott
A closer view of Sourmilk Gill
Looking back down the valley towards Grasmere
One of the falls in Sourmilk Gill
Tarn Crag catching some of the lovely winter sun
A rainbow in a clear blue sky, no I didn't fake it, honest it's real!
Looking back over Helm Crag towards Fairfield
Tarn Crag and Easedale Tarn
A view back towards Fairfield from the tarn
A close up on Tarn Crag, towering above a frozen tarn
A panoramic view of the tarn, this is about as good as it gets!
Looking back towards to the Helvellyn range as we started the climb towards Blea Rigg
A similar shot from higher up the climb
and again, sorry but it was such a stunning view!
Now this is what I call a coffee stop with a view!
This one is looking towards Fairfield, from our coffee stop at the top of the climb
Sheena picking her way across one of the unpredictable snow patches
The view over the southern lakes from Blea Rigg, the inversion was lovely
A close up on the inversion over Windermere, this is what days on the fells so special some days
Tim loves the snow, I'm sure he's a husky in disguise!
The Coniston fells from one of the many frozen tarns on Blea Rigg
Crinkle Crags from the same tarn
and the Langdale Pikes
The views were just amazing I could have spent all day up here
Looking south over a misty Windermere
A close up shot of the mist in the valley around Rydal
The Helvellyn Range from Silver How
and a close up shot of Fairfield
Another close up, this time of the Crinkle Crags
Tim, watch out he's behind you!
This has to be one of the one of the nicest views in the Lakes?
and a slightly closer up view, just stunning?
Sheena's take on the same view
David Bailey returning after the perfect photo! LOL ....
Walkers descending off Silver How
Me and my long shadow, on Silver How!
Big skies over Langdale
Grasmere and Rydal Water from Silver How
Looking down onto Grasmere from Silver How
Looking over Loughrigg Tarn towards a very misty Windermere
My favourite shot of the walk, Sheena and Tim dog on Silver How
The high fells that make up the head of Langdale from Silver How
Another rainbow, this time at least it was cloudy!
A wider angle view of the rainbow over Helm Crag and Easedale
Sheena's 'Rainbow over Grasmere'
Helm Crag, Seat Sandal and Fairfield from the descent from Silver How
What a lovely view to finish off a perfect walk in the Lakes. Hope you agree?
I hope that you have enjoyed looking at the photograph's from this walk? If you have any questions or comments regarding them or the walk in general, please either leave a message below, or send me an email, and I will get back to you asap. Thanks Gary ...
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Our last walk was a visit to Low Force
Our next walk was a visit to Lingmoor Fell
Other Lake District walks 2010 walks journalAll of the photograph's from this walk were taken using my Sony A700 camera or Sheena's Canon Ixus 100IS camera
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