Saturday 12-5-12 parked at the end of the
track to Whelpstone Lodge SD 76875 59502
up to the trig with views of Penyghent and
Inglebourgh
looking back to the trig
then into the forest
Spider
Buzzard
Pond Strider
shiny beetle eating an empty chrysalis
skin
Logged out
lots of these but they weren't biting
and 1,000's of these
then the focus of the expedition the two
Barrows at Brown Hills.
Finaly made it, as I had to turn back at the first try !
http://teddytourteas.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/teddy-tours-to-knotteranum.html
back down the valley passing Dob
Dale
then climb up to Fair Hill
I rolled a log in the Bear put a Brew on
then opened the Bistro -
Lamb and Veg Samosas, Beans, Crumpets and a
South African Shiraz
back down passing a very busy Bee
then a stiff climb passing a Stoop (guide post) in the wood on an old track
leading back to the Trig
who needs a spring
Pendle Hill comes into view
the Bear has a sugar fix ! with a home made Macaroon bar (eat you heart out Old Mortality)
with the view back over to where I live, below the hills on the mid horizon
the car comes back into view
just thought I'd share - cheers all Danny
Dang, that's a great place to see and preserve. Photography is excellent as usual. John Hall in Obamaland
ReplyDeletecheers John, is Dang a cowboy term ? sounds like Mark Twain ? thanks for comment Danny
Deletehi DaD... I SAW THE BLOG AS YOU PUT IT ON... the first house you came across .. looks quite big .. also a big shame nobody lives there too... supherb photo's ..taken close up... its seems you can almost touch them ... did mum see the one with the spider...great views as always ... big hug xxxxxxxxjustine
DeleteHello Justine (in Italy) I told Mum the spider was the size of a cat and only just fit in my haversack ! and it was now living under the bed
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Wot: no bacon?
ReplyDeleteAnother pond strider! Aargh - I must get out to find some! Great images - looks like an amazing place to explore. Those barrows look pretty big, I wonder whether they have ever been investigated by archeologists?
Is that the Stocks reservoir in the Forest of Bowland? My friend the Proper Birder lives (and farms) very near there, it's been on my 'to visit' list for quite some time.
Hi Mark, I don't know where my first reply went ? Blog Gremlin ! There's a thought Bacon and onion Samosa ! it was too windy for Pond strider photo's too chopy, I've since been told the "barrows" look more like glacial deposites rather than burial with them not being just off the crown of a hill - then again fair enough but it'd save a hell of a lot of digging ? yes Stocks reservoir Gisburn forest, and it's huge allow a couple of days
Deletethanks for comment Danny
Finally got around to reading through this one Danny. Looks impressive, its unknown territory to me - and after visiting (fairly) near by Giggleswick last year - looks well worth a Trig hunt or three.
ReplyDeleteNice post as always - Steve :)
cheers Steve - little Red Bus to Tosside from Settle
DeleteNice pictures, nice views, nice dinner. While your outdoor meals appear to be getting more elaborate, Danny, mine are going the other way. Jam sandwiches and a flask of green tea yesterday (homemade jam, though). I really should branch out a bit. Is there any date to the barrows? They look quite impressive.
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thanks Alen, I thought flasks were for ice cream/rasberries and a flake, in a sundae dish rather than stewing tea ! I've more reasearch to do on if they are barrows, that's why I went, but since a Geologist friend has said they look more glacial by their position ? (See comment to Mark)
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ReplyDeleteMany years ago, 1966-1985 we rented Whelpstone Lodge from the Taylors (owners of the cottage and surrounding land) and used it as weekend cottage (think one step up from camping) and spent most of our weekends and holidays there. Coming from a family of 6 children, living near Ilkley and my father running a clothing factory, this was a sanctuary for the whole family. Water gathered from the farmyard and filtered, no running water or toilets (say no more, we got by!), we used the open-fires, calor gas ovens and tilly lamps. We bought everything from farm-sales and managed to furnish and decorate in the summer of 66. We had many, many happy memories there, with a view like that, fantastic walks upto the Crag and the Resting-Stone, Trips into Settle on Market day, even using as a base to go to the Lakes and Morecambe for the day. Such happy memories, we reckoned recently we had over 250 friends visit the cottage too, enjoying the solitude and beauty of the countryside just like us. I even had a couple of friends spend the first half of their honeymoon at Whelpstone before departing to Paris for the remainder. We are all grown with our own children and grand-children, spread around the country but when we can, we go back, park and do those same walks.
ReplyDeletePleased you liked the post :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was a different world back in the 1960's, make do and mend I was far happier then not like todays 'rat race' of profit before quality