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A very busy walking weekend for me, too much probably, too much sun for sure, my head is peeling! With Lorraine heading north on Friday afternoon I had a walk on Friday morning, well it actually ended at 7pm (various reasons). I set off from Bootle and wandered my way over the moors to the top of Corney Fell road, a beautiful day, lots of sun, a little breezy, clear views everywhere. I was soon on my first 'top' of the day - Great Paddy Crag, not the biggest top in the world, but it was a good place for views over Furness and the Duddon estuary. Next stops were Kinmont Buckbarrow (superb aerial display by the local ravens) then Buckbarrow itself. Again, superb views all round. Plough Fell was next, followed by a return to the road and a short walk up to Stoneside Hill - some would say I was unashamedly bagging Birketts, but I'm just bagging new routes and enjoying the hills. I decided to head for the station at Silecroft, the only hitch was the large bog in front of me and Black Combe. The bog was slowly squelched across and I was left with very tired legs and Black Combe to climb (only 330 odd metres from here). My legs gave up on me part way and I had a nice painful trudge up to the shelter. The last leg to the station was steep and painful but still enjoyable with lovely views across to Morecambe Bay. The only bad view was the train leaving the station while I was 2 minutes away! The upshot is that I had an hour or so waiting in the sun until the next train, and I couldn't even get a pint - the pub didn't open 'til 6! What is the world coming to? Well, to make a short story longer, it was a lovely walk, it hurt, but that's getting fit for you - 14 miles of fun and sun, 910 metres of sweating and swearing. Loved it. A full album is available on Webshots at http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/563320399ASvIXM PS When did Black Combe become Black Coomb? |
