Ascent: 650m
Things of interest seen: Victorian mock stone circle, Sellafield's towers, wobbly stile
Critters: skylarks a singing, sheep, heron, lots of little spiders, horse having a sit down, plovers.
After wringing everything out and leaving to dry on the radiators over night, we were ready to set out on today's walk - hoping it would be a little drier and a little easier going than yesterday's.
Probably should have dried my boots a little better, as my socks were unpleasantly damp after a very little time.
The walk went through forestry commission land, where there we hardly any trees left at all, which led to a moment of navigational confusion, and across boggy moors up to the top of Grike (488m). We looked from a distance at the shelter and cairn (apparently the remains of ancient tumuli) as they were being accessed by a hoard, whom we would see on and off in various numbers throughout the day. Rolling moorland with much bog took us to Crag Fell (523m), with impressive views over Ennerdale.
Down into a gully with conifers it was much warmer, but still very wet underfoot. Over the amusingly named Whoap (511m and pronounced warp - but not by us) and via a gully up to the grassy slopes of Lank Rigg (541m).
We descended via an easy path to Kinniside Common, stopping for a change of socks along the way, and a bit of a detour to go and look at the not so ancient stone circle.
Back to Cockermouth for tea and scones at the Coffee Kitchen.
Things of interest seen: Victorian mock stone circle, Sellafield's towers, wobbly stile
Critters: skylarks a singing, sheep, heron, lots of little spiders, horse having a sit down, plovers.
After wringing everything out and leaving to dry on the radiators over night, we were ready to set out on today's walk - hoping it would be a little drier and a little easier going than yesterday's.
Probably should have dried my boots a little better, as my socks were unpleasantly damp after a very little time.
The walk went through forestry commission land, where there we hardly any trees left at all, which led to a moment of navigational confusion, and across boggy moors up to the top of Grike (488m). We looked from a distance at the shelter and cairn (apparently the remains of ancient tumuli) as they were being accessed by a hoard, whom we would see on and off in various numbers throughout the day. Rolling moorland with much bog took us to Crag Fell (523m), with impressive views over Ennerdale.
Down into a gully with conifers it was much warmer, but still very wet underfoot. Over the amusingly named Whoap (511m and pronounced warp - but not by us) and via a gully up to the grassy slopes of Lank Rigg (541m).
We descended via an easy path to Kinniside Common, stopping for a change of socks along the way, and a bit of a detour to go and look at the not so ancient stone circle.
Back to Cockermouth for tea and scones at the Coffee Kitchen.
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