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Holyday 2010

Fairfield Horsshoe - over Faifield Valley, north of Ambleside

The route track on a somewhat wider map showing the... OS OS.jpg 1296x1725 (418kB)	The route projected on GoofgleEarth - the numbers show... Google Google.jpg 1323x2499 (620kB)	The road into Langdale is narrow - and when bus and truck... 01-TenthOfInches 01-TenthOfInches.jpg 2885x1985 (418kB)	House on the hill, in Ambleside 02-HouseOnTheHill 02-HouseOnTheHill.jpg 3872x2592 (1.4MB)	The remains of one single tree - must have been hundreds... 03-1000Years 03-1000Years.jpg 3872x2592 (1.6MB)
The torrent off Fairfield Valley 04-Torrent 04-Torrent.jpg 2592x3872 (2.4MB)	Grazing side by side 05-Grazing 05-Grazing.jpg 2560x1470 (354kB)	The slopeds towards the ridge 06-Slopes 06-Slopes.jpg 11000x2300 (3.9MB)	Either one looks at us.... 07-Watched 07-Watched.jpg 2505x2635 (1.1MB)	Mum with twins - a weird breedm withg these straigh-up... 08-JacobsSheep 08-JacobsSheep.jpg 3350x1770 (769kB)
Some trees can be broken down, but spawn time after time. 09-OldTree 09-OldTree.jpg 3872x2592 (1.0MB)	Ambleside and Lake Windemere, when on out way up. 10-Ambleside 10-Ambleside.jpg 3794x2457 (823kB)	A fallen tree survives 11-Surviving 11-Surviving.jpg 2592x3872 (2.1MB)	This tree got space to grow on all sides. 12-SpaceToGrow 12-SpaceToGrow.jpg 3872x2592 (1.7MB)	View on two lakes: Lake Windemere on the left, and Lake... 13-TwoLakes 13-TwoLakes.jpg 11218x2346 (2.5MB)
Rocks on the slopes 14-Rocks 14-Rocks.jpg 3872x2592 (1.6MB)	The ridge we climbed divides two valleys - and since teh... 15-RightValley 15-RightValley.jpg 9250x2800 (3.3MB)	Onn the other side, there wasn;t much of a valley to be... 16-LeftSide 16-LeftSide.jpg 7220x2100 (1.5MB)	dark spots on the opposite slopes: Trees and bushes in... 17-Spots 17-Spots.jpg 3872x2592 (790kB)	The wall climbs a rocky outcrop 18-Contours 18-Contours.jpg 3858x2064 (1.0MB)
Toadstool of bog - it's surroundings eroded by the feet... 19-PeatStool 19-PeatStool.jpg 3872x2592 (2.0MB)	The end of the valley on our right. You can clearly see... 20-EndOfValley 20-EndOfValley.jpg 5915x2350 (1.7MB)	View over the mountain lands 21-MountainView 21-MountainView.jpg 3072x2304 (504kB)	Lake Windemere and plain at the North banak 22-Windemere 22-Windemere.jpg 2304x3072 (400kB)	Looking back to the end of the ridge - this is what wé... 23-RidgeEnd 23-RidgeEnd.jpg 2304x3072 (900kB)
And this is where we are heading now - still following... 24-FollowingTheWall 24-FollowingTheWall.jpg 2304x3072 (913kB)	An outcrop of stone, another summit on our route 25-NaturalWall 25-NaturalWall.jpg 3872x2592 (1.5MB)	Again, a view to track back our passage - just follow the... 26-BakwardView 26-BakwardView.jpg 2592x3872 (1.2MB)	A lonely sheep on our way kept an eye open 27-Technocolor 27-Technocolor.jpg 1928x1192 (351kB)	On the rocks, the wall didn't stand harsh conditions and... 28-FallenWall 28-FallenWall.jpg 2592x3872 (1.7MB)
A steep look down into the valley on our right 29-LookDownTheEdge 29-LookDownTheEdge.jpg 3072x2304 (694kB)	Look over Fairfield pass - the other side of the ridge 30-FairfieldPass 30-FairfieldPass.jpg 11600x2300 (2.2MB)	Sheep near their hideout 31-MotherAndChild 31-MotherAndChild.jpg 2180x1465 (318kB)	The roadsign of the plains: piles of stones 32-Roadsign 32-Roadsign.jpg 9707x2450 (2.0MB)	The patrh to Fairfield peak - heading West - more or less. 33-ToFairfieldPeak 33-ToFairfieldPeak.jpg 3872x2592 (1.1MB)
We had to go even higher... 34-CrossingThePlain 34-CrossingThePlain.jpg 4560x2175 (1.3MB)	bot on this saddle, we could look the other way (North) ... 35-TheOtherSide 35-TheOtherSide.jpg 6768x2286 (1.6MB)	A stone path up the summit - a rocky outcrop 36-ToTheSummit 36-ToTheSummit.jpg 5850x2300 (2.0MB)	Slab of stone on this path, right in our way 37-SlabOfGranite 37-SlabOfGranite.jpg 3872x2592 (1.5MB)	Looking SouthWest, just a glimpse of Lake Windemere 38-PanoramaSouth 38-PanoramaSouth.jpg 13200x2350 (2.3MB)
And to the North, jsut hills and mountains... 39-PanoramaNorth 39-PanoramaNorth.jpg 8567x2200 (1.7MB)	The slabs stand upright - casuing teeth-like features 40-Teeth 40-Teeth.jpg 3872x2592 (1.4MB)	Anotehr look to the Southe, down Fairfield valley right... 41-LakeWindemere 41-LakeWindemere.jpg 9700x2050 (3.0MB)	And North again 42-TheOtherWay 42-TheOtherWay.jpg 6090x2080 (1.6MB)	The apex of our walk was still to come... 43-NearTheApex 43-NearTheApex.jpg 3872x2592 (1.1MB)
From here, almost a full circle view 44-AlmostRound 44-AlmostRound.jpg 34400x3560 (68.6MB)	If we were to go North, we could have taken this shortcut... 45-ShortcutNorth 45-ShortcutNorth.jpg 4270x3122 (1.7MB)	On the summit plain, this is the view South 46-HighPlainSouth 46-HighPlainSouth.jpg 17150x2250 (2.9MB)	Getting off the plain, before getting onto the return... 47-Bumps 47-Bumps.jpg 11374x1925 (2.5MB)	Its like walking tha back of a giant whale - we're at the... 48-HeadingSouth 48-HeadingSouth.jpg 6750x2184 (1.7MB)
The Lakeland breed of sheep: Sturdy, short but heavy... 49-Guard 49-Guard.jpg 3872x2592 (1.3MB)	You wouldn't expect this lamb to look as grey as it's... 50-Lamb 50-Lamb.jpg 3872x2592 (1.6MB)	One-eyed sheep 51-Scrutenizing 51-Scrutenizing.jpg 3872x2592 (1006kB)	Thisi is "The Lake Distcrict" typical view 52-LakeDistrict 52-LakeDistrict.jpg 3872x2592 (765kB)	Lake Windemere and Lake Rydal on one shot, after we... 53-FirstBumpTaken 53-FirstBumpTaken.jpg 8168x2284 (1.4MB)
A gully on the now opposite side - we passed the ridge,... 54-SnowInGully 54-SnowInGully.jpg 2592x3872 (1.0MB)	We're a bit off the highets points - so we look up to see... 55-UpperRidge 55-UpperRidge.jpg 3872x2592 (1.3MB)	A look bakc to teh end of Fairfield Valley. 56-ViewingBack 56-ViewingBack.jpg 3872x2592 (1.1MB)	Bog on the high grounds, where watre cannot flow off, it... 57-LakesInTheBog 57-LakesInTheBog.jpg 3872x2592 (1.0MB)	a... nd marshes with pathes of open water. 58- Marshes 58- Marshes.jpg 3872x2592 (1.4MB)
Shades of clouds over the ridge and valley - an... 59-Shades 59-Shades.jpg 2304x3072 (458kB)	Passed the second 'bump', we're getting closer to Lake... 60-SecondBmnpTaken 60-SecondBmnpTaken.jpg 11177x3352 (2.6MB)	A sample of the rock on our route 61-A notherSample 61-A notherSample.jpg 2304x3072 (715kB)	It also contains quartz 62-Quartz 62-Quartz.jpg 2304x3072 (443kB)	63-RockyOutcrop 63-RockyOutcrop.jpg 3872x2592 (1.5MB)
64-Paragliders 64-Paragliders.jpg 3872x1632 (566kB)	65-FirstTakeOff 65-FirstTakeOff.jpg 3872x2592 (575kB)	66- BumpyGrounds 66- BumpyGrounds.jpg 3872x2592 (1.0MB)	67-RydalLake 67-RydalLake.jpg 9950x2500 (1.6MB)	68-Cave 68-Cave.jpg 3872x2592 (1.2MB)
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79-Filigrain 79-Filigrain.jpg 2592x3872 (1.2MB)	80-FirstBites 80-FirstBites.jpg 1974x2674 (973kB)	81- Meadow 81- Meadow.jpg 3072x2304 (652kB)	82-Unbeatable 82-Unbeatable.jpg 3872x2592 (1.9MB)	83-CalvesInShade 83-CalvesInShade.jpg 3072x2304 (1.1MB)
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