there was some vacillating this morning...we woke to a gorgeous Autumn day and were not sure what to do. A long walk would be obvious; however we wanted to not rush and it was debatable whether I could manage a long walk anyway after the 2 weeks of horrid cold/sinusitis...so we settled on Place Fell; a lovely wee(ish) hill just above Ullswater. We have made worse choices.
The photo on the left was taken on the ascent and shows both the kind of day it was and the lovely colours that autumn brings to Cumbria. As we climbed steadily towards Boredale Hause it actually became necessary to remove a layer of clothing - frankly it was warmer than most of the 'summer' this year. From the top of the Hause it was another steady plod up to the summit - with a few more people than usual milling around. The views were excellent; with lovely views over the High Street and the Helvellyn and Fairfield ranges.
After a little lunch on top we started the descent. Some parts of this were muddy and actually a little slippery - and will be quite entertaining in the ice as there is a lot of surface water around which won't go before next year now. As can be seen, the day was crystal clear and the descent was another joy.
Arriving on the Lakeside Path, we had the 4 miles or so to tramp back to Patterdale. As can be seen from the pictures: http://www.photoboxgallery.com/3436739 the colours of the trees were amazing. I was actually starting to flag a little on the last km of the walk along the Lake - so clearly the choice was the right one....hopefully I'll get a good week in before we head to Belfast; after that to Scotland for a couple of days over half-term.
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