English Lake District Daily Briefing for Monday 29th September 2008
Updated on Monday at 9.30am
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
Para-gliders along the ridge from Clough Head to Helvellyn [28/9/2008 by Tony Richards]
Skiddaw and Blencathra from the top of Fisher's Wife's Rake [28/9/2008 by Andrew Leaney]
Saturday's Lake District Pictures
A two-car Northern Rail Sprinter leaving Sand Side station, next to the Duddon Sands [27/9/2008 by Tony Richards]
Descending off Grisedale Pike to Sleet How [27/9/2008 by Andrew Leaney]
Derwent Water from Ashness Bridge [27/8/2008 by David Hall]
Walking up the path to Black Combe from Whicham [27/8/2008 from The Hiley's Website]
The summit of Stickle Pike reflected in an unnamed tarn in the Dunnerdale Fells [27/8/2008 by Andy Malcolm]
Ullswater viewed from near the summit of Gowborrow [27/9/2008 Find out more about this picture at "By A Mossy Gnome"]
Friday's Lake District Pictures
What a fortunate man Tony is, this is the early morning sky over Lakeland from his home in Coniston [26/9/2008 by Tony Richards]
Other Recent Lake District pictures
A rare self portrait of Ann whilst clambering through Gorse on the ascent up Top o'Selside, she says "as AW said... I ought to have more bloody sense at my age" - I think she is a great example to us all [Friday 25/9/2008 by Ann Bowker]
Broad Stand from Broadcrag Tarn. According to Birkett this is the highest tarn in the Lake District at 827m ...but Sean thinks it could be beaten by Foxes tarn at 837m and Long Top Tarn (Crinkle Crags) at 854m. [Thursday 24/9/2008 See more from Sean McMahon]
Wastwater [Thursday 25/9/2008 by The Lake Landers]
Artwork at the Kirkstone Slate Galleries (It is, I think, a Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish once thought to be extinct but found living in modern times)
[18/9/2008 by David and Edith Brown]
I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
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This was the best of about 30 pictures of this Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) on Iping Common, West Sussex. I think it is a male because the markings at the end of it's abdomen are blue rather than green [28/9/2008, my own picture]
The good weather brought everyone out at the weekend, I don't think there has been another day where all the Lake District Now contributors have had photos on the same briefing.
Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Wastwater on Friday, Tarn Hows on saturday and Crummock Water on Sunday
Mad About Mountains - Ann Bowker walks Top o'Selside
The Lakeland Fells - Andew Leaney walks Eel Crag via Shelf Route on Saturday (Route: raithwaite - Coledale (mine road) - Shelf Route - Eel Crag (Crag Hill) - Coledale Hause - Grisedale Pike - Sleet How - Kinn - Braithwaite) - and The Dodds on Sunday (Route: Wanthwaite - Fisher's Wife's Rake - Jim's Fold - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Stanah)
Lake District Walks - David Hall walks High Seat and Bleaberry Fell (Route: Ashness Bridge - Ashness Gill - High Seat - Threefooted Brandreth - Bleaberry Fell - Low Moss - Ashness Bridge)
Striding Edge - Sean McMahon walks Scafell Pike (Route: Hardknott Pass - Hard Knott - Lingcove Beck - Scar Lathing - Great Moss - Pen - Scafell Pike - Broadcrag Tarn - Cam Spout - Great Moss - Lingcove Beck - Hard Knott - Hardknott Pass)
Loweswater Cam - The Hiley's walk Black Combe from Whicham
The Lake Landers - Karen and Andy conduct more footpath surveys in Wasdale
Wainwright Wanderings - David and Edith Brown walk to Slater Bridge (Route: Elterwater - Skelwith Force - Skelwith Bridge - Park Farm - Colwith Force - Slater Bridge - Elterwater)
Gateway2The Lakes - Andy Malcolm walks The Dunnerdale Horseshoe
See yesterday's Lake District pictures
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