Yesterday involved a quick trip up to Cumbria, otherwise known as the Lake District, thanks to the Lake District National Park which covers most of Cumbria.
Having driven through Keswick and then along Borrowdale passing Derwent Water in thick cloud cover, i.e not being able to see the fell tops, hopes of any sunshine looked slim... thankfully things changes and fast.
Having parked just outside the village of Stonethwaite I walked up Stonethwaite to where Green Up Gill and Langstrath Beck meet and then heading into Langstrath. With all the rain and snow melt there was a lot of water around which made all the waterfalls and gullies that more interesting.
Some of the early small rapids, now in full sun
A little bit further up with the final bits of cloud to clear. The objective this time was just below the far distant mountain...
More of the rapids, these just below Blackmoss Pot, on the way up... most of the ground to the right was more deep bog - not easy to get through but then you could keep to the footpath and miss all of this. Just in shot (on the right) is one of the large boulders that scatter the valley, this one is small compared to others...
Further up, Langstrath Beck opens up... the patches of snow get bigger and deeper. Almost clear sky. Still not seen anyone and no signs that anyone had been either, apart from the few Herdwick Sheep that are here all year.
This was on the way back from the objective of this trip, the waterfall seen just to the bottom left of the copyright symbol with the sun just about to go down behind the fell.
Now it's the hour and a half walk back... and the long drive home but well worth the effort.
