and occasionally rides a bike.
A word of warning. The walk descriptions are not detailed enough to guide you - please take a map. The batteries never run out, and you always have a signal. Oh, And don't take left or right as gospel!

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Two short strolls in Yorkshire


On Monday, I took my not quite eleven year old grandson, Isaac, who has his wrist in plaster after a sports accident a month ago, for a wander on Otley Chevin, when we eventually found the car park.
We picked a handful of bilberries and walked about two miles.
Grand views from there in spite of threatening clouds. And we found and ate a few bilberries, too!


Almscliffe Crag in the distance
Next stop Golden Acre Park cafe for lunch, then we walked for another three miles or so. 
Logging the mileage motivates youngsters (and oldsters) pretty well!

Tuesday, I had a couple of hours to myself and drove out to the Cow and Calf car park. A scramble wander to have a look at an old haunt, then a short stroll to a nearby cairn. Wonderful views again - I think I only realise how I've missed the hills when I see them again. But this was very short and no more than 200 feet of climbing!

From the car park

Looking down on climbing routes


View from the cairn

This is Bob. He runs on the moor most days, and takes a photograph of someone every day for his project of a thousand faces.  Well, I couldn't let him get away without turning the camera on him, could I?

Ah, these moorland paths!

I returned to the café, and tried out my Italian, which has now become hispanicised, on the man serving coffee - from Vieste in the Puglia region. The climate here looks a little different.









4 comments:

Nina said...

It looks lovely. I've never been to the moors.

aliqot said...

These places are not far from Leeds, but The Dales and Moors are well worth visiting!

Ida Jones said...

You've captured the beautiful scenery...beautifully!

aliqot said...

Thank you, Ida - just a pity there wasn't more sun, but hey, it's kinda moody!