Lake District » 2005

Holyday 2010

A walk around Wansfell

The walk on Ordnance Survey, from Ambleside to Troutbeck,... OS OS.jpg 1290x784 (176kB)	The walk on Google Earth. Google Google.jpg 2073x1491 (591kB)	Ambleside village green and church 01-Church 01-Church.jpg 3872x2592 (950kB)	The Royal Oak Hotel 02-Hotel 02-Hotel.jpg 2928x2068 (510kB)	and environment 03-Restaurant 03-Restaurant.jpg 3872x2592 (1.3MB)
On the slopes over Ambleside, you look straight into... 04-OverLangdale 04-OverLangdale.jpg 5172x1970 (1.1MB)	Woods on the next slope 05-Woods 05-Woods.jpg 3872x2592 (1.3MB)	Sheep below the path 06-Observers 06-Observers.jpg 3872x2592 (1.7MB)	We've seen jus a few cows in the area - these are a few... 07-Cattle 07-Cattle.jpg 3060x1152 (247kB)	View over Ambleside 08-Ambleside 08-Ambleside.jpg 3872x2095 (908kB)
Getting up higher, into the clouds 09-StairwayIntoTheMist 09-StairwayIntoTheMist.jpg 3072x2304 (626kB)	The path is somewhat slippery by the mist 10-MistyConditions 10-MistyConditions.jpg 3872x2592 (732kB)	A last steep chimney to the summit - 11-Chimney 11-Chimney.jpg 2592x3872 (1.5MB)	...and there we were 12-OnTop 12-OnTop.jpg 3190x2372 (358kB)	After the summit, looking back on our tracks 13-SummitBackward 13-SummitBackward.jpg 3872x2372 (603kB)
A crag aside the path 14-Crag 14-Crag.jpg 3872x2592 (1.0MB)	The path disappears into the fog... 15-IntoTheHaze 15-IntoTheHaze.jpg 3872x2592 (646kB)	...running on bare roick and gravel. 16-Stones 16-Stones.jpg 2592x3872 (1.3MB)	Fog limits the views but ahs a beauty by itself. 17-LimitedViews 17-LimitedViews.jpg 2592x3872 (855kB)	Traversing the slopes, onto the plain 18-OnThePlain 18-OnThePlain.jpg 6900x2350 (1.5MB)
At the brink of descent, the fog let off a bit, showing a... 19-Wide 19-Wide.jpg 6100x2200 (1.4MB)	The lake spreads out towards the South 20-Windermere 20-Windermere.jpg 3072x2304 (302kB)	Outlook over the fell. 21-OnTheFell 21-OnTheFell.jpg 13600x2300 (2.0MB)	A boggy spot - crossed by paved paths and a wooden bridge 22-Moorland 22-Moorland.jpg 2304x3072 (1.0MB)	Hills on the plain, above Lake Windemere. 23-OverThePlains 23-OverThePlains.jpg 4950x2600 (981kB)
Crossing the plains towards Stroutbeck 24-Crossing 24-Crossing.jpg 6564x2020 (1.6MB)	At one point, the path eneterd an old drivem, between... 25-BetweenWalls 25-BetweenWalls.jpg 3872x2592 (1.2MB)	Looking to the edge of the plain, over Troutbeck. This is... 26-NearTheVallety 26-NearTheVallety.jpg 7200x2250 (1.6MB)	A full view over the range opposite Troutbeck 27-OppositeRange 27-OppositeRange.jpg 7280x950 (651kB)	getting closer, and lower, into the valley 28-Floor 28-Floor.jpg 13230x2450 (3.0MB)
The path leading into Troutbeck: plain slate rock and... 29-ToTroutbeck 29-ToTroutbeck.jpg 2592x3872 (1.5MB)	The village of Troutbeck 30-Troutbeck 30-Troutbeck.jpg 3872x2592 (1.6MB)	Passed this twin tree in the wall. 31-TreeInWall 31-TreeInWall.jpg 2592x3872 (2.0MB)	Slate chimney - a common site in Troutbeck 32-Chimney 32-Chimney.jpg 2304x3072 (605kB)	Drystone shed - and a protective roof over the doorway. 33-Shelter 33-Shelter.jpg 3072x2304 (1.1MB)
On our way, we passed the Mortal Man Inn - signposted... 34-Roadsign 34-Roadsign.jpg 2592x3872 (739kB)	The building of the Inn - it stands here for many, many... 35-Inn 35-Inn.jpg 3872x2592 (1.2MB)	The outlook from the garden, overlooking the opposite range 36-FromTheTerrace 36-FromTheTerrace.jpg 4550x2700 (1.2MB)	Cows in the meadow, leading down to the torrent. 37-OutsideTheWall 37-OutsideTheWall.jpg 3072x2304 (1.1MB)	Flowers in the hotel garden 38-Garden 38-Garden.jpg 2304x3072 (1.2MB)
...and even in the walls 39-FlowerInTheWall 39-FlowerInTheWall.jpg 2592x3872 (1.6MB)	Quarry near the inn - is it built by stone from this... 40-OldQuarry 40-OldQuarry.jpg 3072x2304 (1.1MB)	Shed and houses near the hotel 41-Aside 41-Aside.jpg 3872x2592 (1.7MB)	Two styles side by side, in the corner of the road... 42-Streetwise 42-Streetwise.jpg 3072x2304 (1.0MB)	... that allows a narrow garden along the high house and... 43-Tulips 43-Tulips.jpg 3072x2304 (1.1MB)
Full flowering tree in a house near the road - a bright... 44-Colour 44-Colour.jpg 3072x2304 (1.1MB)	Saint John's well - but dry. 45-StJohnWell 45-StJohnWell.jpg 3872x2592 (2.1MB)	Rooftops aside the road: 46-SlateBuilding 46-SlateBuilding.jpg 3872x2592 (1.6MB)	A window into a valley 47-Window 47-Window.jpg 2592x3872 (1.4MB)	Idyllic view over Lake Windemere 48-Shed 48-Shed.jpg 3865x1665 (631kB)
A sheepfold to collect the herd to drive. 49-Corral 49-Corral.jpg 5869x2050 (1.8MB)	The driveway - passing "The pillar" ... 50-AlongThePillar 50-AlongThePillar.jpg 3872x2592 (1.4MB)	... A single piece of rock peeking from the summit of the... 51-ThePillar 51-ThePillar.jpg 3872x1620 (539kB)	Somewhat the highest pointy: Looking over the Large... 52-LakeWindemere 52-LakeWindemere.jpg 3872x2592 (827kB)	Looking the other way, it's all mountains 53-Mountainland 53-Mountainland.jpg 3872x2592 (849kB)
Knowing being watched... 54-Peeking 54-Peeking.jpg 1976x868 (93kB)	View over Windemere - teh city 55-OverWindemere 55-OverWindemere.jpg 8700x2450 (2.3MB)	Sheep on the shore aside the path 56-Differences 56-Differences.jpg 3858x1890 (768kB)	The bridge halfway between the Mortal Man Inn and Ambleside 57-Bridge 57-Bridge.jpg 3872x2592 (2.3MB)	An old farmhouse - dated to be built in the 1500rds 58-Farm 58-Farm.jpg 3872x2592 (1.7MB)
A single trtee can offer shade for cattle. 59-Monument 59-Monument.jpg 3872x2592 (1.5MB)	Back to Ambleside - the outskirts anyway 60-AmbleSideOutskirts 60-AmbleSideOutskirts.jpg 3072x2304 (992kB)	A big maple tree near a farm 61-Maple 61-Maple.jpg 2538x3030 (1.0MB)	View over Lake Windemere. 62-LakeWindemere 62-LakeWindemere.jpg 3872x2592 (1.0MB)	A small stream along the woodland over Ambleside 63-Stream 63-Stream.jpg 2592x3872 (2.3MB)
where men does not interfere too much... 64-InTheWoods 64-InTheWoods.jpg 2592x3872 (2.2MB)	The floor covered with wild onions. 65-WildOnion 65-WildOnion.jpg 3872x2592 (1.8MB)	Onion flowers at large .... 66-WildOnion 66-WildOnion.jpg 3072x2304 (658kB)	... and close-up 67-WildOnion 67-WildOnion.jpg 3872x2592 (381kB)	Of course, there were other flowers as well 68-Primula 68-Primula.jpg 3072x2304 (709kB)
like these primroses 69-Primula 69-Primula.jpg 3072x2304 (679kB)	Descended from the fell at the Northern shores of Lake... 70-IntoLangdale 70-IntoLangdale.jpg 3072x2304 (503kB)	Tree on the verge of the road 71-Verge 71-Verge.jpg 2592x3872 (2.2MB)	It's one with the wall it uised to stand in. 72-RootedRock 72-RootedRock.jpg 2592x3872 (1.9MB)	The head of Lake Windemere, seen over Ambleside 73-HeadOfWindemere 73-HeadOfWindemere.jpg 10250x2350 (2.6MB)
A last meadow... 74-Meadow 74-Meadow.jpg 3072x2304 (570kB)	...where this hollow tree stands on the outer wall... 75-Guest 75-Guest.jpg 2592x3872 (2.1MB)	Not just one tree, but two - at least ... 76-PeekingOut 76-PeekingOut.jpg 2592x3872 (1.8MB)	The roots of the second tree finding their way down... 77-CannedRoots 77-CannedRoots.jpg 2592x3872 (1.5MB)	Shop in Ambleside 78-Shop 78-Shop.jpg 2303x3619 (725kB)
"Big Pants" as shown in the shop window. 79-LargePants 79-LargePants.jpg 2592x3872 (869kB)	Back at the camping site, we got a visitor... 80-Robin 80-Robin.jpg 3872x2592 (1.4MB)

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