English Lake District Daily Briefing for Monday 14th July 2008
Updated on Sunday at 8.40pm
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
At 4.45 pm Tony looks over Red Bank from Grasmere and the road leading down to Elterwater, and all the familiar fells (after a weekend in Scotland) [13/7/2008 by Tony Richards]
The Howitzer, Helm Crag [taken on 13/7/2008 by Flickr user johnoakey]
Saturday's Lake District Pictures
It is Christmas morning every morning for this Red Squirrel at the osprey veiwpoint, Bassenthwaite [taken on 12/11/2008 by Alan Cleaver who runs Old Lakeland Photos]
Where is this? (click here to see)
The distinctive 'nobble' on the ends makes it instantly recognisable as Causey Pike [12/7/2008 by Andrew Leaney]
Sow How Tarn, (an artifical fish pond) Sow How Tarn [12/7/2008 by Andy Malcolm]
Friday's Lake District Pictures
Lake District National Park volunteers at Clints Quarry Nature Reserve, Egremont [11/7/2008 by Anne Bowker]
Stanley Ghyll Force - Eskdale [taken on 11/7/2008 by Flickr user terryh1609]
Some of the 200 participants in the Railway Children 3 Peaks Challenge, organised by the Global Challenge. Each one of them has raise over a thousand pounds of charity aid to the orphaned and abandoned children in railway environments around the world [11/7/2008 from The Hiley's Website]
Wetherlam, Crinkle Crags, Pike o' Blisco and Bow Fell from Wise Een Tarn [11/7/2008 by Andy Malcolm]
Other Recent Lake District pictures
The familar sight of the Langdales, but where is it taken from?
Where is this? (click here to see)
Loughrigg Tarn [Wednesday 9/7/2008 by David and Edith Brown]
I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
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I went to the Festival of Speed at Goodwood on Friday (near Chichester, West Sussex). Goodwood house, on the right, is home to the the Earl and Countess of March. The Festival of Speed claims to be "the world’s biggest and most diverse celebration of the history of motor sport and car culture". Land Rover was celebrating its 60th anniversary and created the sculpture featuring five full size cars.
Can you guess the Lake District connection (there are several clues)? (click here to see)
This is James bond's Aston Martin DB5, complete with Bond Girls. The exibition of bond cars were all from "The Cars of the Stars" at Keswick
Clues were - James Bond Silhouette in the mirror - Aston Martin - Bond Girls
What unbelievable good luck. I found these three young ladies reading Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells. I asked them about it and they said they were planning a trip up Blencathra when they next visited the UK (they live in Germany)
Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards spends a weekend camping in Scotland (Rhinns of Galloway)
Mad About Mountains - Ann Bowker walks around Clints Quarry Nature Reserve at Egremont with Lake District National Park volunteers and sees some fine orchids
The Lakeland Fells - Andew Leaney walks Causey Pike to Outerside (route: Stonycroft near Stair - Sleet Hause - Causey Pike - Scar Crags - Sail Pass - High Moss - Outerside - Low Moss - Stonycroft Gill - Stonycroft near Stair)
Loweswater Cam - The Hiley's help with the Railway Children Charity on Scafell Pike and take an afternoon walk up Mellbreak
The Lake Landers - Karen and Andy also walks around Clints Quarry with Lake District National Park volunteers (I wonder if they know Ann?)
Wainwright Wanderings - David and Edith Brown walk to Lily Tarn (route: Clappersgate - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Loughrigg - Red Bank - Loughrigg Tarn - Ellers)
Gateway2The Lakes - Andy Malcolm walks in the Cartmel Fells on Saurday and Claife Heights on Friday
See yesterday's Lake District pictures
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