I’ve just been going through some of the photos from my trip to the Lake District in May last year. I always find them inspirational. This is the view looking across from the top end of Eskdale looking NE. The high peaks of the Scafell Pike group are off to the left and straight hahead is Bowfell.
A trip to the Lake District to capture some glorious autumn colours in the early autumn sunshine was the idea. In reality, it was very grey and sometimes wet!
Here are two views from the car park at Southampton Airport. Apparently, unseen by me, there is a sign on the car park saying “Viewing not allowed – please leave”!!
Because I flew up to Manchester and then rented a car, I got a head start on the weekend’s photos. I’d always like Blae Tarn between Great Langdale and Little Langdale and I headed there (below):
We had hoped to get some decent sunrise images. Alas, it was very grey on the Saturday morning and strated to rain as dawn broke; no photos taken then! On the Sunday, the forecast was for heavy rain before dawn and strong winds and most of the party decided not to bother venturing out. Howver, the day dawned grey again and dry – well at least for a while. This is one of the launches on Derwentwater at Keswick: (below)
The weather forecast for the Saturday was not particularly good so we worked on the basis that the west side of the Lakes, on the sea side of the higher mountains would be drier. This was indeed the case. This is behind Wasdale Inn in Wasdale with Great Gable with her head in the clouds: (below)
