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Sunday 4th February 2007
Start point: Gummer's How Car Park (SD 390 877)
Gummer's How Car Park -
Gummer's How
(OF) - Gummer's How Car Park
Distance: 1.2 miles
Total Ascent: 150 metres
Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes
Weather: Clear above low lying cloud.
2oC.
Route Map
Yesterday we did quite a late walk,
coming down in the sunset. Today we did the opposite, having a
relatively early walk to Gummer's How. The low lying roads and our house
were covered under a thick blanket of freezing fog so we hoped that
Gummer's How was high enough to get above it - we weren't disappointed!
There is a noticeable difference in the colours with the low sun
compared to the richer colours of the last couple of days, the early
ones looking much more wintry.
A chilly start on the walk to Gummer's How looking
over the low lying fog to Summer House Knott and Finsthwaite Heights.
All is clear looking over to Coniston too.
The upper slopes of Gummer's How are managing to catch
the weak early morning sun.
Hoar frost on the trees below Gummer's How.
Casper.
Connie on the trig. column.
Two can play at that game!
The Coniston fells across Windermere.
Looking north beyond Ambleside - the beacon on
Thornthwaite Crag is visible with the ridge to High Street then coming
south is Froswick, Ill Bell with the three cairns and Yoke.
The Helvellyn ridge beyond the Fairfield Horseshoe.
Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston.
Islands in the clouds looking south-west...
...The Hoad monument overlooking Ulverston is visible
through the mist.
Angus, Connie and Casper.
It's tough work this fell walking lark!
Looking north along Windermere.
The Coniston fells.
Looking over Lakeside and the Leven Valley.
Coniston again, the sun is getting higher now.
The lower slopes of Gummer's How.
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