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Sunday morning was so wet in Ormskirk that Chris and I called off our trip to the Lakes. My powers of alchemy, over the weather, were obviously failing (like everything else!). Then, by late morning, we saw the fine weather further north, so set off for the Carnforth area and some limestone. On the way …
The BBC weather forecasters had said it would rain heavily on Sunday, but as seems usual they got it wrong for Cumbria. Instead what they meant was it would rain in London and that the band of rain would have passed through Cumbria the night before… And did it rain last night! At least the …
It turned out nice didn't it?
Not content with my walk on Scout Scar, I went for a walk with the Bogtrotters....
I’m beginning to get paranoid ideas that every time I ‘touch’ the weather, it turns to gold. So it was at the Roaches on Tuesday, Mediterranean blue skies again with just a hint of easterly cold breeze – ideal. Only downside was that I’d forgotten it was half term, so it was like a Saturday …
Leighton Moss was our trip out today...
Terry and various partners have been working through ‘Western grit’ and slowly nudging east. Saturday and glorious weather saw Terry and Chris at Laddow crag. Dangerously east of Glossop, far up Longdendale, about an hour’s walk (as far as Dow or Gimmer). Looking back down Longdendale from Laddow crag, towards Woodhead reservoir, a good walk! …
Sunday dawned fine and frosty so a quick phone call to Clive found us heading out to the Peak. Clive needed supplies so we called at Hathersage and caught Terry buying a gritstone guide WOW! Terry set off for Burbage while we after the usual “where shall we go debate” ended up on Stanage, always …
