The Lake District Mountains |
28/07/2018 - Gowbarrow Fell with Alison, Joe, Ana and Jack.
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The lower bridge over the Aira Force
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The higher bridge mostly hidden by foliage
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Looking down from the higher bridge
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Signs like this would be very helpful on many other fells
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Following the path
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Towards Ullswater
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Towards Blencathra and Bannerdale Crags
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Further up the path
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The summit trig point and the sky clouding over
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Jack near the summit
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At Gowbarrow Fell summit and the wind is worsening
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The summit again
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Jack holds on to his wig
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Then comes the howling wind and rain
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Escaping through the heather
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Close up on Blencathra as we descend
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Thankfully the rain didn't persist
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And quite a bit of blue sky
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There's a path in there somewhere
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out of the bracken at last