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For the third Tuesday running, headed for the Lakes, with Eastern/Far Eastern Fells seeming to be flavour of the month. Parked at Kirkstone Pass Inn and headed up to St. Ravens Edge.
Unfortunately, the cloud was lower than anticipated, but after the last two weeks, we weren't complaning
Headed across from St. Ravens to High Bull Crag, then back over to John Bell's Banner where the Atkinson Memorial stands.
- Atkinson Memorial.
With the cloud enveloping us, we followed the wall to locate Stony Cove Pike summit.
- Stony Cove Pike.
No need to hang around, so we crossed to Caudale Moor, passing the un-named tarn on the way.
As we lost height, the views improved slightly, with Brothers Water & Ullswater now visible.
Still looked gloomy over towards the High Strret range, Gray Crag visible below the cloud.
- Looking back to Caudale Moor
Began the descent to Kirkstone Pass, when a herd of Red Deer appeared, probably the most westerly i'd seen them in the Lakes
- Route up Middle Dodd, followed the gully up!!
- Route off Caudale, through the snow gully.
Was a bit arduous going straight up the grassy slopes off Middle Dodd
but at least the cloud was rising from the summits.
We soon reached Middle Dodd summit
- Middle Dodd.
with a view back to my destination of two weeks ago.
Headed across Smallthwaite Band making for Red Screes, our final top of the day.
- Red Screes trig.
It was still looking gloomy towards Windermere
so we headed straight off the front of Red Screes and down the easy path and back to the car.
A decent little walk to be fair, shame about the cloud, but you can't win 'em all
