Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 24 November 2021

  • Stanah, St. John’s in the Vale and Thirlmere

    Stanah, St. John’s in the Vale and Thirlmere

    A low walk before the rain set in. I’m not sure what to call this valley. Thirlmere, Thirlspot, St. John’s in the Vale? Helvellyn Gill flows down it before its confluence with St. John’s Beck, the natural outflow of Thirlmere, which lies in the Wythburn valley. It’s all very confusing, but maybe not if you’re…

  • View east from Helvellyn

    View east from Helvellyn

    If Helvellyn were just a few metres higher we would have definitely been above the cloud ceiling. As it was, views of the Eastern Fells opened up for the briefest of moments. in this glimpse, the cliffs in the distance, right of centre, belong to Rampsgill Head. That much I’m sure. I think. The trouble…