Monthly Archives: May 2020

Ingelborough

A lovely walk today on a stunning sunny day – we took a ride to Horton in Ribblesdale and walked up Ingelborough – one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks (the others being Whernside and Pen-y-ghent).

A stunning walk but it sadly showed the deficiencies of the human race… despite the relatively low numbers of walkers that are able to make it to this picturesque area – and attracted here by it’s beauty – within just a few weeks of lifting the Covid Lockdown, the amount of litter that is already on the hillsides is just awful. Since access here is by foot only – and everyone brought all their food and supplies, how come they can’t take the trash back with them? We’ve even seen full bags of trash left behind. What’s wrong with us???

Ingelborough

Ingelborough

Limestone Pavement

Limestone Pavement

We made it!

We made it!

At the windbreak

At the windbreak

Ribbelhead Viaduct (and Whernside to the left

Ribbelhead Viaduct (and Whernside to the left)

Pretty Flower

Pretty Flower

Pen-y-ghent

Pen-y-ghent

Swaledale

Very little going on – we’re enjoying the space afforded by the cottage – and taking the opportunity to walk around the dale. Slowly more and more folk are venturing out and enjoying rediscovered freedoms!

It's lambing time

It’s lambing time

Bridge at Firs

Bridge at Firs

Stone Bridge

Stone Bridge

Waterfall below Keld

Waterfall below Keld

East Stonesdale

East Stonesdale

Swaledale

Swaledale

Hartlakes

Hartlakes

Lovely Seat

Lovely Seat

Hooker Mill Scar

Hooker Mill Scar

The Pimple

The Pimple