To all the Striding Edge followers who wondered why I have ‘disappeared’ – an explanation! I have been really busy of late with work, shops etc so there have been quite a few walks, it is just that they haven’t made it onto the site yet. Most updates are done at the time on Facebook and Twitter where the photos are easier to upload at the time. The website, however, takes time so being strapped for it recently the posts have not quite made it onto here yet. Hopefully I will start working backwards from here to fill in some of the gaps.

Enough of that – this week the Autumn weather has been fantastic so today’s gallery is from a tour around some of the great places in the Lake District, hopefully shown off to best effect by the weather.

Looking across Windermere to the Langdale Pikes.

...and to the Coniston fells.

Boats at Waterhead.

Misty Derwent Water.

A similar view from Friar's Crag.

Friar's Crag.

Catbells panoramic.

High Crag and High Stile reflected in Buttermere.

Haystacks and the pines.

Similar but closer.

Buttermere Pine reflections (this one found fame by being used on the national BBC weather the same evening!).

Butter mere tree in the sunshine, looking towards Fleetwith Pike.

Dougal and Fletcher were certainly enjoying the sunshine today.