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....la neige s'accumule au pied des murs , suivant les courants d'air : cette maison est particulièrement servie.
Il fallait à nos anciens des talents de bâtisseurs certains pour construire ces imposants abris contre les assauts des vents . Côté sud , la maison a une vue fantastique sur les Monts du Cantal . J'ai vu lors de mon dernier passage qu'elle est en vente ....Elle est en face de la précédente
Snowdrifts , to let you imagine what it is like up on the plateaux when North winds blow for days and pile up the snow behind any obstacle : houses have to be well built to resist their assault . this one is just across the road from yesterday's post (on my right )
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
The wind blowing along the Bear Lake Valley foothills creates snowdrifts that can take on fantastic forms. Photography in that cold wind can be challenge with numb fingers, frozen noses, and dead batteries.
I was fighting through a blizzard with hard snow blasting my face & eyes making it difficult to see. I managed to capture a torch like shaft of light that briefly shone through. With snow drifts of 5ft nobody was around, i pushed my luck that day.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
On Sunday I took a little drive into the country. The temperatures were well above freezing, but the wind was gusting to 50 km per hour. The wind created this drift across the road to Uncas.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
Cornwallis Island, in northern Nunavut, is full of vast, grand canyons which spend much of the year filled with snow and sweeping snow drifts.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
very tiny white flowers with blue stripes in dappled sunlight; grows from a bulb, blooms in early spring and is known by the common names: Striped Squill, Snowdrift, Early Stardrift. Botanical name: Puschkinia libanotica
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Woke up this morning to a 4 foot (1.3m) drift outside! My poor kayak cannot even see the lake! Every day, another blizzard in Michigan, Happy WHITE Christmas to all!
These are pictures outside the house when snow started falling February 1, 2014 evening and daytime.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
The unusual form of snow and windstorm that struck Scotland last week gave rarely seen phenomena and disruption.
1 - Arran, Kintyre and Dumfries and Galloway were worst hit. All power has only been resumed on Arran today - a week later. These parts of Scotland rarely experience blizzard conditions on low ground from the east, much of the precipitation usually falling as sleet or rain.
2 - Extremely cold air from Europe and Russia, reaching us with dew points of the order minus 3 to minus 10C for several days gave rise to the powder snow. The winds up to severe gale force 9 transported the drift across the Isle of Arran to smother the lee (west) side of the island.
3 - Here in the Lothians, we got off relatively lightly. Most of the snow was stripped off areas exposed to the wind and deposited in parts where the wind was able to drop it.
4 - Reports from the Cairngorm mountains tell of winds gusting up to over 100mph on the summits, with temperatures of about minus 9C. The exposed plateau has been scoured down to ice and the north west facing slopes and cliffs are affected by large cornices and deep windslab - liable to avalanche.
This Easter weekend is expected to see fine Alpine conditions affect the mountains, but visitors will need to be wary. The Scottish Avalanche Information Service are advising of a "considerable" risk of avalanche.
P.S. - Sadly, a skier died in an avalanche at Glencoe.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
Aftermath of the February 9, 2019 snowstorm that caused deep snow and drifting snow with very little visibility.
I actually use this custom as Wavelength, a different character, but you guys are swaying me to use him as Beachhead. The other LBC is Snowdrift.
New snow fence causes 3 feet drifts to occur overnight with winds gusting over 60mph.
Looking from another direction: www.flickr.com/photos/79387036@N07/32152074526/in/photost...
Snow remained until 12 February.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
Aftermath of the February 9, 2019 snowstorm that caused deep snow and drifting snow with very little visibility.
We traveled to Iowa earlier this week to be with family while my dad had surgery to replace his knee. My wife was driving and we passed some really large snow drifts along side the interstate that were incredibly large. Once again, I didn't have my DSLR with, so I snapped a couple images using the camera on my phone. I did some post editing using Topaz software. At one point, I cropped the image, but I liked having the vehicle mirror in the composition as well as some rough plowed snow near the bank for texture.
Aftermath of the February 9, 2019 snowstorm that caused deep snow and drifting snow with very little visibility.
Aftermath of the February 9, 2019 snowstorm that caused deep snow and drifting snow with very little visibility.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.
Aftermath of the February 9, 2019 snowstorm that caused deep snow and drifting snow with very little visibility.
Aftermath of the February 9, 2019 snowstorm that caused deep snow and drifting snow with very little visibility.
At the end of 2009 we decided to go up to The Lake District after Christmas and get some walking in. Our first day saw us with just a couple of hours to spare so we walked out of Keswick up on to Lonscale Fell and some very dull dark views of Keswick and wintry fells around Borrowdale. We were there just after the floods that had devastated the area. Bridges had been washed away and as we walked through the park on our way to Lonscale Fell we saw houses that had been ripped apart by the River Greta. Many properties close to the river were flooded. These properties were still being repaired a year later.
The following day we set off from Dungeon Ghyll along Mickleden. The conditions under foot were awful, wet, thick ice and slushy snow, real hard going. We made our way to the fork in the path and took the left branch to Rossett Gill. The snow got deeper but wouldn’t take our weight, there was no sign of the zig zag path higher up, it was under three foot of snow. Fortunately we knew the way and plodded on. The weather was initially promising but the cloud rolled over Rossett Pike and dropped on us like a white blanket. We were determined to claim at least one top and carried on. Jayne kept going thigh deep and at one point, waist deep, which we were still seeing the funny side of. At the top of Rossett Gill, between Rossett Pike and Bow Fell, we couldn't see a thing, the snow and cloud were as one, we couldn't tell if the ground was going up or down. We found the top of Rossett Pike and then aimed for Angle Tarn, we were wasting our time, there wasn't a break in the cloud and it was compass all the way. We turned and headed back to Rosset Gill where Jayne found the easiest way down – sledging on her backside, we had a laugh even though the going was tough.
Overnight the temperature was extremely low and we got up to blue sky and a hard frost – Perfect! We drove from Ambleside to Coniston, parked in the Village and put our winter gear on. It was a slog up Walna Scar road, the snow and ice was solid now. As we rounded The Old Man heading for Walna summit and then Dow Crag the snow was just taking our weight. Someone had walked here the day before and had the same problems as us, footprints two foot deep. The Walna road was covered in deep drifts, five foot deep in places. I was using my Canon G10, and looking at the photos I was carrying my Hasselblad Xpan panoramic, I was still using some film in 2009 so I got some really good shots on film. With hindsight I should have used the 5D, the photos from the G10 are ok but not brilliant. I have many thousands of Lakes photos taken with the G10, it was always a compromise of convenience against the weight and size of the 5D and the inability to slide it in a pocket out of the way when I needed to. Having said that I’ve carried the 5D up some scary scrambles. Dow Crag was fantastic with incredible views. The Old Man of Coniston, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Great Carrs followed. We made our way down via Prison Band and the mine track, the sun was dropping in the sky quickly at this time of year, a fantastic but tough day.