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" Abi and Em's final two walks this Easter "

Date & start time:      5/6th April 2023.   Two separate morning walks from home.

Location of Start :     By the red phone box, Loweswater, Cumbria, Uk. ( NY 143 211)

Places visited :          Mellbreak (North top) and the Kirkstile. The Matterhorn Rock and Darling Fell.

Walk details :              Two local walks, each of about 3 miles.

Highest point :           Mellbreak (North Top) 1654ft - 509m, on day one.

Walked with :              Abi, Em, myself and the dogs, Dylan and Dougal.

Weather :                     It's turned cloudy and damp, but fortunately not too damp.

                     

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Spring has officially sprung . . . as the hedgerows and road verges start to grow colour.

These are Primulas on the road down to Maggie's Bridge.

Likewise purple violets a little further up the road.

Cowslips here in addition to the many primroses that grow in the lanes.
Jack o'the Hedge and classic nettles.
   

 

Spring here in Loweswater means plenty of lambs.

Some like these are relatively newborn,

others who were born earlier, indoors

or in warmer parts of the valley, are already larger.

 

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A Swaledale Mum suckles her lamb  . . . I had the telephoto on for this shot.

This youngster with more black on its head . . .  watch me as I pass with the dogs.

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Abi and Emilia's holiday in the Lakes is drawing to a close

but not as quickly as the sunshine of the last few days.

 

Nothing daunted however, what's a bit of low cloud

and a gentle breeze  when you've got the right clothing.

 

Abi and I persuaded Em to attempt the North Face of the Eiger,

I mean the north face of Mellbreak,

after all she's been admiring it from the cottage since she arrived.

 

The starting point was of course, the red phone box

but photos will be few today

due to the poor weather as much as anything.

 

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Loweswater farms have baby calves . . . as well as baby lambs !

These were probably been born indoors a few weeks ago, only coming out recently when the fine weather has dried the ground.

After a steady climb, with just a little encouragement along the way . . .
. . . the girls reach the northern summit of the fell.
   
We stop off at Tom's Pool (Tom is Abi's brother) . . .
. . . and again at another watering hole at the end of the walk.

[ For the significance of Tom's Pool check out the link at the bottom of the page ]

Abi's selfie records the satisfaction of climbing the fifth Wainwright Fell in three days.

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On their last day we just had the morning spare, so stayed low for our walk.

The outing was probably longer than yesterday, but with less climbing to get to the "Matterhorn Rock" it didn't take so long overall.

A slight delay while I had my photo taken.

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From the pinnacle rock

which sits below the southern end of Low Fell

we contoured round, crossing Crabtree Beck,

to reach the path that traverses under Darling Fell.

 

On the quarry track leading to the old Mosser Road

someone has laid out a heart made with local stone

from the adjacent quarry.

 

We added a few more pieces to complete the gaps

and took a photo before we left.

 

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Time to head back (on the road) for lunch at home and then a trip to Penrith Station, to sort out what trains were running today.

The final leg to Doncaster had been cancelled, so it's slightly longer car journey for Emilia's dad to pick them up from Sheffield instead.

Still, they phoned me later to say they were safely home in time for supper . . . after a their four night stay in the Lakes.

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Technical note: Pictures taken with my Panasonic Lumix Gx8 Camera.

Resized in Photoshop, and built up on a Dreamweaver web builder.

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Previous walk - 4th April 2023 - Whinlatter to Home with Abi and Em

A previous time up here - 16th February 2010 Melbreak with Thomas

Next walk - 8th April 2023 - Low Ling Crag in the Sunshine