Friday, October 10, 2014

Lake District

road to Keswick

Ashness Gate

 16th Cent B&B, us and 400 sheep 

livingroom

bathroom window


west from Ashness


breakfast

house pet... 

 fighter

nice ears

 started to rain - wet trail




every barn a cafe

Derwentwater

best public transportation

the Catbells



intrepid Holly

the fells


 were cold

rocky and wet

Wordsworthian

 impressive erosion control everywhere





gate closer

flower pots

slate quarries and Honnister pas





Castlerigg stone circle

90% of the roads look like this

achtung 



Sunday, October 5, 2014

England 8 - Yorkshire Dales

road to Swaledale

over the pass to Keld

our B&B

the excellent Butt House

did not lack essentials

backyard

 moors above town


gimme that camera



Yorkshire really is incredible




morning walk


sheep : greenskeepers

walls maintained by the national park

with occasionally baffling intention

roads are just paved bridlepaths 

highest pub in Great Britain


grated Wensleydale sandwich, tomato soup and cheese scone

cairn above Buttertubs Pass, along the first stage of 2014 Tour de France
 

Little Shunner's Fell



and Great Shunner's Fell