Duddon Valley
Today we had a quiet but chilly family walk at low level around Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley. This is a firm family favourite and one we do at all times of the year but usually in the summer when we often have a swim in the river. This is the perfect antidote to those Christmas shopping crowds, an idyllic place to be.
Bright sunlight over Caw but down at valley level it remains freezing all day.
Seathwaite Church.
Wallowbarrow Crag from some large frozen stones on our circular path.
Winter sun and long shadows on the shortest day in the lee of Caw.
Louise and Connie negotiate the sometimes treacherous icy path.
White Pike and the Coniston fells.
Connie.
Big moon rising over Dow Crag.
Frosty Seathwaite across the fields.
White Pike and White Maiden.
A snatched photo - Casper wasn't in that long, and who could blame him? I'm not sure whether this is a shiver or a shake!
The River Duddon in winter.
The Memorial Bridge across the River Duddon and at the foot of Wallowbarrow Gorge.
Golden glow.
I think this view shows just how cold it is. Almost monochromatic, this is at the confluence of Tarn Beck and the River Duddon but the amazing thing about it is that it is frozen right across! Here, Tarn Beck comes from the left and the River Duddon from the right.
The Pen and Wallowbarrow Crag reflected in the River Duddon.
The setting sun cuts the light in half and it's a cold, frosty walk back to Seathwaite.