Sunday, 29th July 2007

 

Walk: Garsdale Head, East Baugh Fell, Garsdale Pike, Baugh Fell, Rawthey Gill Foot, East House, Garsdale Head
Start Point: Garsdale Head Grid Ref: SD 788 921
Distance:  11 miles Ascent:  2,200 feet
Weather: Patchy cloud but mainly sunny
Accompanied by:

Mike (leader), John D, John L, Ray, Mandy, Marie, Sheila

Comments: Quite a lot of rough walking over open moorland

 

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Aiming across to our coffee stop - on the horizon

 

Shetland ponies

 

and again

 

Front line march into the forest

 

Could nearly be Nine Standards Rigg

 

Good job the reeds aren't any taller

 

Looking into Whernside with the viaduct just visible in the centre of the picture

 

Coffee stop - who got here first?

 

Nameless tarn - and the two Johns

 

Lunch stop - John looks set for a spot of sun bathing

 

Group discussions around the trig point

 

The Howgills

 

The Lake District hills in the distance

 

East Tarn

 

Inspecting a lime kiln . . .

 

and another one

 

Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent

 

Is this someone's sense of humour

 

Clough Force

 

A final squeeze stile - no problem for Ray

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