Friday 6^th February 2009

Start Point 1 : Top o’ Loanthwaite Lane (SD 336 945)

Distance : 3.5 miles Height Ascended : 255 metres

Route Map 1

Latterbarrow’s distinctive high cairn still in early morning shadow

Zooming in on a sunlit and snowy Crinkle Crags and Bowfell

Further round, Fairfield and Hart Crag catch the early morning sun above Ambleside

Violet soaking up the rays

Looking into the Fairfield Horseshoe from the Old Intake below Latterbarrow’s summit, Red Screes to the right…………………….

………………..and again a little higher up

The lily tarn, Colthouse Heights

These two deer were part of a larger group seen near Wraymires Tarn………..

………………unfortunately they all did a quick disappearing act when they saw me

Wraymires Tarn

The Old Man of Coniston from Wraymires Tarn

Another view of Wraymires Tarn with a light dusting of snow on the ice

Wetherlam from the path down towards Colthouse

Start Point 2 : Grizedale Visitor Centre (SD 362 992)

Distance : 3.5 miles Height Ascended : 245 metres

Typical Grizedale Forestry road / path

Looking towards the Yoke / Ill Bell ridge and High Street

The Coniston Fells from the summit of Carron Crag

Carron Crag panorama – click on image for a larger version

The Howgills

Wetherlam and a distant Langdale Pikes

Violet………………………………..and the Coniston Fells

The Old Man etc now visible from much of the higher forestry roads after recent deforestation

Tree sculpture