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Beacon Fell

Walked on 03/09/2012

Start point: At the end of the minor road from Brown Howe (SD 281 916)

Beacon Fell (OF) from Tottle Bank

Distance: 2 miles     Total Ascent: 200 metres    Time Taken: 2 hours    Start Time: 10:00

Weather: Warm. 19°C

This is the final hurrah for the school holidays before the return to school for Connie. We walked old favourite Beacon Fell in fittingly glorious weather and it was just about warm enough for a dip in Beacon Tarn too.

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Early mist clearing from the fells above Ambleside across Coniston Water.

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...and clearing from the Coniston fells at the foot of the climb to Beacon Fell.

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Coniston panorama.

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Beacon Fell ahead.

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Close up on Dow Crag and The Old Man.

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The foot of the gully which leads to the top.

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A lovely day to be out in the fresh air.

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Beacon Fell summit...nice to see the treasure tin has made a welcome return.

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A cooling dip for Casper.

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Nice!

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A not too pristine Casper with Connie and Dougal on Beacon Fell.

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Coniston Water and it was starting to cloud over a little now.

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The view across Woodland to Black Combe.

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Beacon Tarn.

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Heading for the tarn.

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Wool Knott from Beacon Tarn. I had a lovely dip but didn't stay in for too long.

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There's something wrong here - firstly, I am the only one in the water, secondly it is about 10 degrees too cold to be in there and thirdly...can you see the object that Casper has got his beady eye on? Well that is half a bar of soap (!) that someone kindly left. It is gone now - Dougal took one look at it after I shooed Casper away from it and promptly swallowed the lot in one go. He's staying outside for a while now...

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Looking back to the tarn from the Cumbria Way path.

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A fine view o' them fells on the way back.

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Clear now, but dull over the Coniston Fells.

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A reedy tarn, The Old Man and Wetherlam.

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