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Day
4 High Rigg and Castlerigg - the medium walk |
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From just north of Thirlmere | |
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We head uphill | |
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A bit of scrambling | |
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Heading along a ridge | |
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With views into the valley | |
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Following an undulating path | |
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Over a ladder stile | |
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Slowly gaining height | |
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Boggy in places | |
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Cotton grass enjoying the damp | |
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Looking back to Thirlmere | |
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The Angel of the North | |
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We pause for a photo on High Rigg | |
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Blencathra looms in the distance | |
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Jan stops to tell us about the church in St John's Vale | |
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Before we go inside | |
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Then continue across fields and stone walls | |
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Round Tewet Tarn | |
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To Castlerigg stone circle | |
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The sun shining across the valley | |
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Obviously not scared of a few ramblers | |
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We pose on top of Castlehead | |
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Where we have views across Derwentwater to Cats Bells | |
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And to Keswick | |
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The topograph on Castlehead | |
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Finally a lamb uses a muck heap to play on. |
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Photos and captions by Richard, processed by Sally and uploaded by Mike |