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    English Lake District, brief visit

    The first snows have fallen in Cumbria, so I took a short weekend to see my mate Steve in the Lake District. Steve normally runs here (he's a fell runner of sorts). However, with me in tow, we walked.

    He and his lovely wife Wynn live on the eastern fringes of the Lake District National Park, where few tourists venture. We started at Haweswater and climbed past Small Water up to Nan Beild pass and Harter Fell. We returned via Longsledale, and encountered thigh-deep drifting snow which hid the wet bogs from our eyes (but not our feet!).

    Our ascent was only 2500' or so, but a glorious mornings hike.

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    Above: the dark lines are the shadows of dry stone walls

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    Above: The going gets steep, with wet bog and running streams under the snow.

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    Above: Well above the snowline now, the views extend at least 60 miles in the autumnal morning sunshine

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    Above: Approaching the top of the Fell, Haweswater lake is visible in the distant sunshine.

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    Above: It was only a 2500 feet jaunt, but we were back home to a full English breakfast to replenish the calories! What a wonderful morning!



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    Re: English Lake District, brief visit

    Nice

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    england seems nice.

    you have more snow than we here in Colorado. super jealous!

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    No; I don't know where that was filmed but it looked like several locations rather than just one peak.

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    That looks like a great hike. I love the shadows cast from the walls

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    Take a metal detector next time you go out there, it seems like your countrymen are digging up lots of medieval goodies lately....

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