St John's in the Vale and Wanthwaite Crags
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Hall's Fell and blue sky on Blencathra
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disused gate post, a short walk up to The Coach Road on Threlkeld Knotts
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gorgeous track between two dry stone walls
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the view of Threlkeld and Blencathra
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back to the Buttermere and Braithwaite fells over Castlerigg
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this is how grassy paths should be
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clouds on the Buttermere fells
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Hawthorn growing across the wall.
A quiet and still start to the day on the lake
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fishermen setting off from Monk Coniston
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Tarn Hows
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Heather on Tom Heights
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the highest cairn on Tom Heights
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surrounded by Silver Birch
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the Grasmere fells
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Glaramara and The Pikes
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Damp in Keswick
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Market Place, Cockermouth, before the rain
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roses in front of the Town Hall
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All Saints Church
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Mayo's Statue still standing
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one of the bridges on the Penrith to Cockermouth Railway Line, behind Aldi
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eastward towards Keswick
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the other way, heading for Great Broughton, overtaken by the BMW Showroom.
Skies at High Cross at eight
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later, Tarn Foot, a walk around Loughrigg Tarn
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down with the water lillies
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locals celebrating a break in the weather
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a wild swimmer braving the waters and pike of Loughrigg Tarn.
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a ramble up to Levers Water this afternoon, to look at the water level
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full enough to permeate the fell-boots as I cross the outlet onto the dam
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some sheep-gathering going on this afternoon, by Simon's Nick
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it is good to see walkers back on the fells where they should be
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then about 6 pm. the flock has arrived in the middle of the village!
On the path from Sawrey Ground to Tarn Hows
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bright spells whipping across
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Holme Fell, the Tilberthwaite Fells and Pike o'Blisco
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sun on the Yewdale Fells
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Wetherlam from the top car park
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drainage could be better for the cattle grid.
On the pier at Arnside
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the Kent Viaduct
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Crooklands, a green Lancaster Canal
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not the best weather for campers
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worse than the weather for the campers, the Crooklands Hotel doesn't open for another week.
