Sensing the impending winter darkness of Northern England and slightly influenced by the discovery of a lot more outdoor gear than we remembered in the Christmas-esque opening of boxes in various attics in Michigan, Josh and I decided to attempt a camping trip last weekend. We drove out under cloudy skies only to be greeted by pouring rain upon entering the Lake District. We had a great afternoon driving around, laughing guiltily at the walkers and attempting various water crossings, but we finally had to give up when we got to our chosen campground.
Here are a few photos of the first day... and the sunny second.
I don't think I've laughed so hard in a long time! We ended up driving back home and going back out the next day for a beautiful walk up Blencathra. We scrambled up and down via routes called "Sharp Edge" and "Narrow Edge." Lots of fun!
Jen- this photo above has the stone circle we visited in it. If you put your finger in the exact middle of the photo and then move it over to the left a bit, it's in the green field under your finger above the yellow-y field. Just thought you'd like to know. :)
How this day followed the one before, we don't know, but it was beautiful!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
When to call it quits
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Ok - I actually laughed out loud at the progression of flooding pictures...that is hilarious! I'm glad you had a beautiful walk the next day! You need to ask Karl about the time we all went camping/white water rafting and he pitched his tent in the middle of a dry stream, only to have it pour for the entire 3 days we were there...needless to say...the stream wasn't dry anymore...
And none of those places with water are actually supposed to be water- they are all either roads or footpaths or camping fields. For example, the 'river' with the canoe behind the tent? That's a walking trail.
Fun and a little scary to drive through. We only saw steam coming from the engine once though...
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