Start point: High Nibthwaite (SD 295 897)
High Nibthwaite – Brock Barrow – Low Light Haw (OF) – High Light Haw (OF) – High Nibthwaite
Distance: 2 miles Total Ascent: 225 metres Time Taken: Hours!
Weather: Bright and sunny. 20oC.
It started out as just a nice, short walk today – Angus had other plans though, see below for further details! Superb views from a lovely, heathery ridge today although the going was fairly tough along the mainly pathless tussocky and boggy ridge.
Allan Tarn and High Nibthwaite.
Approaching Brock Barrow. We ascended round the back rather than the steep scree run on the face.
Looking to the Coniston fells from the summit of Brock Barrow - a magnificent view from this impressive summit cairn.
Coniston Water and the Coniston fells.
Caw.
The Old Man of Coniston.
Dow Crag.
Coniston view.
Yachts on Coniston.
Casper - glad to be back out on the fells.
There is heather in abundance on the fells now.
A heathery Bethecar Moor.
The view to the west, Caw in the centre.
A final Coniston view. Things went somewhat downhill (and uphill!) from here. Descending the eastern ridge down to the bridleway from Parkamoor, I managed to lose Angus in the bracken. The head height weed was really thick - normally it is not a problem as Angus usually barks and that is enough to spot him. Today, however, was a different story - try as I might I could not hear or see him - he had disappeared! The search for him took me 3 hours and Casper and I walked that ridge in descent and ascent a good few times, I can tell you! Finally a farmer shouted me from below as he had heard me shouting (my voice was hoarse after 3 hours - in that time I had only heard Angus barking once). Angus was stuck in an intake (a walled field) - I don't know he got in there as the walls were so high but he could not get out. I don't know who was more relieved, me or Angus!
Flippin' 'eck Angus!