Featuring the usual suspects
Friday, 3 February 2012
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Its OK, the beer's safe and the sun can come out now.
This weekend I had a last day out with my good friends Kelly, Doug and Lance the dog before they head back to the states next week. They've been over here for just about two years, now there moving back as Doug has a new job.
Its become a standing joke that it always rains in the lakes, after the last few weeks of appalling weather I'm starting to believe it!
However in the last two years we've had some good days out when the sun did actually shine and here's the proof!
I seem to remember sitting on the balcony of Zeffirellis in Ambleside drinking beer and eating potatoe wedges on a barmily warm day in early spring of 2011. What happened to the weather after that?
I amost forgot Dougs problem with beer! Well his only problem was not getting enough. When someone asked him what he'd miss the most 'a pub at the end of every ride' was his answer.
So I'd like to thank them for all the good days out we had. And for cool picture they gave us all at Christmas of our ride along Ullswater and back. We all hope to see them soon for some skiing and mountain biking in sunny Colorado (if I go to Colorado and it rains Doug has alot of explaining to do) .
Its become a standing joke that it always rains in the lakes, after the last few weeks of appalling weather I'm starting to believe it!
However in the last two years we've had some good days out when the sun did actually shine and here's the proof!
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| Lance, Doug, Star, Alan & Andy on Red Pike. March 2011 |
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| Heading towards Starling Dodd from Great Borne. March 2011 |
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| Cross border trail, not a cloud in sight. August 2011 |
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| Ullswater, no rain just lots of wind. September 2011 |
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| Doug - Haystacks, it didn't rain......until later. Jan 1st 2012 |
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| Kelly and Lance Irton Pike carpark dressed for the rain. Jan 2012 |
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| Doug, Kelly and Lance Jan 2012 |
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| No idea who they are all wet and muddy. |
I amost forgot Dougs problem with beer! Well his only problem was not getting enough. When someone asked him what he'd miss the most 'a pub at the end of every ride' was his answer.
So I'd like to thank them for all the good days out we had. And for cool picture they gave us all at Christmas of our ride along Ullswater and back. We all hope to see them soon for some skiing and mountain biking in sunny Colorado (if I go to Colorado and it rains Doug has alot of explaining to do) .
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Cold and wet ...............again, its great.
Thursday 29 of December of this week happened to be my Birthday (well 29th is always my birthday it just happened to be on Thursday this week!)
So we went out to play................ in the wind............ and the rain..........and at some stages the snow.
As you can tell from mine and Dougs faces we weren't altogether sure it was the right thing to be doing!
So we went out to play................ in the wind............ and the rain..........and at some stages the snow.
As you can tell from mine and Dougs faces we weren't altogether sure it was the right thing to be doing!
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| This is a silly idea. |
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Aftermath - old guys should know better.
Doug has just sent me this, his bruises 48 hours later.
Doug - I hope that's the aftermath of excess beer over the years and not swelling. Or is it just a bad camera angle?
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Borrowdale HSAB
Today the sun came out and so did the mountain bikes. I think my outlook on life is at a different angle to everyone else. Or my helmet camera is cockeyed! The footage is a little tilted.
I joined Andy, Doug, Phil and Adrian on a backwards ride around some of the Borrowdale bash today. Setting of from Adrian's house in Keswick. A cold day with the remnants of the recent snow here and there and some icy patches to content with.
Two crashes - Phil decided that the trail ahead looked a bit dodgy so he took a closer look, head first. he'll mend but I think he might need some brake lever repairs.
Doug also decided the trail needed closer inspection, his bike came away unscathed not sure about his pride as the 20 ft dive was right in front of spectators.
Both crashes were behind me so unfortunately were not captured on film.
I joined Andy, Doug, Phil and Adrian on a backwards ride around some of the Borrowdale bash today. Setting of from Adrian's house in Keswick. A cold day with the remnants of the recent snow here and there and some icy patches to content with.
Two crashes - Phil decided that the trail ahead looked a bit dodgy so he took a closer look, head first. he'll mend but I think he might need some brake lever repairs.
Doug also decided the trail needed closer inspection, his bike came away unscathed not sure about his pride as the 20 ft dive was right in front of spectators.
Both crashes were behind me so unfortunately were not captured on film.
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| From left to right. Andy, Adrian, Me, Phil, Doug |
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| Skiddaw |
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| Can anyone ride up Castle Crag? |
Scafell Pike
Saturday 17-12-11. I love the lakes in the winter, especially when we get snow. Max and I went for a walk. ended up on top of Scafell pike. We were first there as there were no other foots prints in the deep snow. Max is perfect for the snow, being small and light with big (for his size) fluffy feet that act as snow shoes. His only downfall is when the drifts get two deep he then has to follow my footprints.
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| My mountain dog |
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| Deserted summit cairn, you don't see that very often |
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| Wasdale head |
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Crag Fell
Decided to dodge the rain today and went for a walk up Blake Fell with the dogs. On the south side of Ennerdale overlooking Anglers crag, at about 1700 ft its a fairly straight foward walk up but gets you fairly high fairly fast.
Starting in the trees you get a lot of shelter even with the lack of leaves at this time of year.
The path then arrives on the fell side where it soon crosses Ben Gill
A lonely boundary post, the fence has long gone.
Starting in the trees you get a lot of shelter even with the lack of leaves at this time of year.
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| Ben Gill |
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| 'Francis Morton and Co Liverpool' went to the trouble of embossing their name on the post when it was made. |
My companions for the day.
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| Max (black) and Jack (white) |
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