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July
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Walk leader* Route* Weather* Walkers* Apologies and Excuses* Comments* Evening Meal* Picture Gallery Michael and Michelle |
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Gunnerside - Blakethwaite Mines - Ivelet (with a red telephone box) - Gunnerside. Mixed and variable, not like July. Humid at start. Heavy shower of rain at lunch. Windy after lunch, in our faces except for the last couple of miles, when the sun came out. Very pleasant walk back to the cars. Michael, Michelle, Ron, Sandy, Beth, Alex, George B. |
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Ashley - in Spain Bernie - family event |
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Relatively dry underfoot considering the amount of rain that had fallen recently. Lots of interesting old mine workings, taking us back to our industrial heritage, and a seat made out of a minetub. Skunkcap mushroom early on. Nice old schoolhouse at the beginning. A 'blast from the past' river crossing - only Michelle got her feet wet. There was a bridge further downstream where we had lunch (Blakethwaite Mine). Lots of spring gates in squeeze stiles (38s won't go). Michelle sat down in some thistles. Brown, peaty waterfalls. Second food stop was a room with a view complete with fireplace (ruined cottage). Tall ferns where people disappeared. Unplanned scramble down a stream. Beth started an avalanche. Beautiful views of the river. Lots of deviations (gross deviants who kept going the wrong way). We were fairly confident that we saw last month's walk from this month's walk. Wildlife: Slow-worm, which disappeared into a hole; grey squirrel, lots of rabbits (including a black one), wheatears, oystercatchers, mouse, pied wagtail, grey wagtails, swallows, house martins, and a kestrel. |
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Gunnerside - Strands Woods - Smarber - Riverside - Gunnerside. Better weather than main walk. Brief light showers and some sun. Very windy. Carol and Evelyn |
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The walk ended up longer and more exciting than we had intended! Our short meander took 3 and a half hours. Later found we had walked about 4 and a quarter miles. Climbed up the path from the village. Lots of huge mushrooms en route. The woods turned out to be full of ferns, which became taller and taller until we virtually disappeared. Good views of the river when we emerged from the woods. Difficult to find the proper route down to the river - had to retrace our steps after ending up in a dead end full of nettles. In the end we did a very steep descent through lots of rabbits. Had to climb over a wall directly on to the road. Then found a path to the river. Strange fisherman who kept appearing with his rod but never seemed to do any fishing. Windy lunch spot near the river. Narrow stiles joining every field on the way back to the village. Passed a farm with a loudly crowing cockerel. Sampled the tearoom in Gunnerside. Wildlife: Thousands of rabbits. Pheasants, swifts, ducks (including a white one), friendly sheep. |
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King's Arms, Reeth - found by Carol. Good meal, although the sausages had to be re-cooked. MEAL OF THE YEAR |
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