Pike of Blisco

After more rain overnight it was cloudy in the morning and spitting with rain, but not bad at all given the amount of rain elsewhere in the country. Today the plan is to pack up the tent and leave the car in the campsite, and do Pike of Blisco (705m).

The path up the hill leaves straight from the campsite.

In the woods we see a fallen tree with amazingly shallow roots, showing how little topsoil there is on the rocks.

We pass Blea Tarn on the way and Amber has a swim.

After walking a bit on the road at Wrynose Pass, we head straight uphill. This bit was pretty steep! By now it's raining lightly, and pretty much stayed like this the rest of the day.

The top of Pike of Blisco.

The route back down was via Red Tarn.

Then down  through Brown Howe and back in to Langdale. By this time Amber had just about reached the limit of what she could walk over the weekend, and her paws were obviously giving her some discomfort. So we took the last couple of miles very slow and let her walk on grass as much as possible.

We stopped in Keswick for a wander and a pint, and got pizza and chips in Edinburgh to take home.

Bowfell and Esk Pike

Up and off walking by 9am.

The plan was to basically do this walk up Bowfell (902m) and Esk Pike (885m). Weather is fine and clear, with good views of the Langdales and Crinkle Crags.

The walk was flat through Great Langdale at first, then fairly steep uphill. Great views all around, the tops stayed clear all day.

Amber decided to become a 2-tone doggie...

We finally reached the top of Bowfell, it was a bit too rocky near the top to take Amber.

We then carried on north to Esk Pike, from where we had good views of the crowded summit of Scafell Pike.

Then back down via Angle Tarn and Rossett Pike.

Finally a walk along the valley of Mickelden to the Old Dungeon Ghyll for a welcome pint in the sunshine.

In the evening we went to the Sticklebarn for dinner, followed by a drink in the New Dungeon Ghyll.

Lake District

We're at the Lake District for a weekend camping and walking. Taking Amber with us, so rather than trying to find a B&B we bought a 3 person tent!

On the way down in the car there were lots of news reports of all the flood warnings and heavy rain forecast, so a bit apprehensive about what we were driving in to. However when we arrived at Great Langdale Campsite at about 8pm it wasn't raining much, and we got the tent up in the dry.

We still had time to walk to the Hikers' bar at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel for some food (and beer of course). The rain started while we were there, and continued through most of the night I think. Tent held out well though.