Here we are again, staying for a week in the village of Grasmere in the beautiful Lake Distirct. We have been forecast an Indian Summer for the next couple of weeks, but I'm not holding my breath, although I can't complain so far as today was amazing with blue sky and sunshine all day. We walked from Grasmere along the Easedale Road to the end of the road, where we took a footpath across a field to start the steep ascent up Helm Crag.
The footpath skirts along the edge of a field of herdwick sheep and it would have been rude not to take a photo of a young one (herdwicks are born black and gradually lose the black as they mature) there is lots of info on herdwick sheep on the Herdy site here
I spotted this heron on a dry stone wall.
This is where we are aiming for, Helm Crag (405m or 1328ft) which is also known as the Lion and the Lamb because of the shape of the rock formations at the top.
At the start of the climb there's a notice on a house that always makes us smile,
.....Not For Cars........ as if!!!!!
Looking across to Easdale Tarn.
This climb was hot and very sweaty, just like the height of summer, quite unexpected but nice at the top where there was a slight breeze.
Nearly at the top, looking towards Grasmere and the lake.
At the top looking in the Helvellyn direction. We had lunch overlooking this view then successfully found a geocache and began the walk back down.
Green Burn, a nice spot to ..........
dip my feet in and cool down!
There were a few fine specimen rams about,
some more friendly - and pink - than others!!!!!
We walked back through Grasmere along a footpath beside the River Rothay and the eagle-eyed one of us (that wouldn't be me then) spotted a dipper on the edge of the river.
A less than impressive photo of an impressive dipper (who wasn't doing a lot of dipping, rather more standing on one leg in the sunshine).
In summary we had a fab walk of 5.5 miles up to a height of 1328ft with fantastic views in amazing sunshine.
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