The first day of the summer holidays for me, so off to Langdale. Well worth setting off early and being the first car in the Sticklebarn carpark, both from the point of view of not seeing many people and from walking up in the cooler part of the day.
Up the steep path to Stickle tarn for a paddle and then up and round the back of Pavey Ark. Cracking views and great to watch four displaying ravens tumbling and turning. Then Molly peeled off to Thunacar Knotts, as she's currently doing the Wainwrights, while Tom and I went onto Harrison Stickle to paint/sketch. We met up for an early lunch and then Molly went off to Loft Crag and Tom and I headed over to Pike of Stickle. Tom headed down the scree to the axe factory and I went onto the top to paint - where we all met up. Back down the gentler path between Thorn Crag and Harrison Stickle. A cracking day!
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| General views............. |
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Mallard on Stickle tarn, a heron which followed us up the beck to Stickle tarn,
parsley fern and harebells. |
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| The scree that leads down to the axe factory and three roughed-out neolithic hand axes. |
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