Category: Great Langdale
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From Pyroclastic Flows to Lapilli Tuffs — Navigating the Langdale Pikes
On the first night back home in Cleveland, I awoke to a drizzle, low-hanging clouds, and, after a week in the Lakes, a slight feeling of dysphoria. My morning constitutional brought no relief as the weather remained dismal. So, I believe it’s only fair to share a photo taken a few days prior in Langdale…
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Mickleden, one of the two main tributaries of Great Langdale
Great Langdale, a lovely dale largely under the vigilant eye of the National Trust, holds in its embrace several imposing farms, an establishment of refreshment known as the New Dungeon Ghyll, and a haven for weary travellers in the form of the campsite. These riches, it is worth noting, were bestowed upon the Trust by…
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The view from the summit of Harrison Stickle.
But who was this Harrison fellow? Not too many Lake District hills bear a man’s name. I can only recall Robinson and Aitken’s Knott. Stickle, they say, hails from ‘sticel,’ meaning a steep slope. But let’s get back to the view. Far below, there lies Stickle Tarn. It was dammed and made bigger for Langdale’s…
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Loughrigg Tarn
Thus gladdened from our own dear Vale we pass And soon approach Diana’s Looking-glass! To Loughrigg-tarn, round, clear and bright as heaven, Such name Italian fancy would have given … The encircling region vividly exprest Within the mirror’s depth, a world at rest – Sky streaked with purple, grove and craggy bield, And the smooth…
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Stool End Farm, Great Langdale
Still the worse for wear after Sunday’s exertions in the Lakes so stayed local. Perhaps it’s cheating a bit but I took this photo yesterday morning when we woke up to a cracking sunrise. Stool End Farm at the foot of The Band, a relentless 800m ridge climb to Bowfell. Open Space Web-Map builder Code
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White-throated dipper, Great Langdale Beck
Watched this little fellow for a while. Cinclus cinclus is its scientific name. Fairly common but elusive and delightful to see. A very busy bird, diving into the beck in search of invertebrate larvae and returning to the stone to eat. Open Space Web-Map builder Code
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Langdale Pikes
A view across Great Langdale to the Langdale Pikes. The tallest point on the Left is Pike of Stickle. Just to the right of this pike is a scree run at the top of which the archaeologists tell us was the site of the stone age Langdale axe industry. Axes of the Greenstone rock have…
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Chapel Stile, Great Langdale
A scorching day in the Lakes. Folks at Langdale Gala swelter below. A very slight breeze up high. Another hot day awaits. A good time for the car to konk out. Open Space Web-Map builder Code
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Great Langdale
Blue skies today but the forecast is for rain tomorrow with a 20% chance of cloud free summits.