Walkhighlands

Saturday's forecast was just as good, so we attempted to drive up to the Walna Scar car park, but we were thwarted by Black Ice and forced to reverse gingerly back to find a suitable parking place on the road. We were soon on the Walna Scar road
IMG_0505 by Beery Hiker, on Flickr
the lower tops of Dow Crag beckoning
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The snow and morning shadows made the road look rather spectacular
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We were back in the snow before leaving the road
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and climbed upwards towards Brown Pike
IMG_0518 by Beery Hiker, on Flickr
Blind Tarn caught the eye
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Looking up the ridge
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and onwards over Goat's Hawse, where the wind was catching the snow
IMG_0531 by Beery Hiker, on Flickr
After a minor navigational error we found ourselves north of Brim Fell looking down at Levers Water
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and along the ridge towards the Old Man
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The clouds over Dow Crag were spectacular:
IMG_0537 by Beery Hiker, on Flickr
and we were soon at the highest point in old Lancashire, looking back towards the Scafells
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and down to Coniston Water
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Posing by the summit cairn
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Somewhat reluctantly we followed the hordes down the tourist path
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and we were soon at Low Water
IMG_0556 by Beery Hiker, on Flickr
The views east drew us on
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into the early evening light
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A fine two days, so we were not overly disappointed that Sunday was a washout...

Another good day on yet another fine set of hills to mark a good weekend of walking. Well done

Another great report and photos of a wonderful day on the superb Coniston Fells - thanks!!!

Thanks for the comments. The Coniston fells are very familiar ground - our grandparents used to live just down the hill at Park Gate, but I had never done the contouring path from Goats Hause towards Swirl How before, and the light changes every time, so there is always something new to find...

Lovely shots of another cracker BH, love the shot of the road twisting away into the distance .....no mention of a pub finish though, so almost perfect

The pub at the finish was the same as the previous day - the Black Bull...

Nice to look at those pics of sunshine and snow on such a miserable day as today. I particularly like the one of Blind Tarn with Morecambe Bay shining in the distance; great caption for it too: "Blind Tarn caught the eye"

Great choice of walk for such a day. Let's hope we get a few more days like that in what's left of the Winter!