July 7th -- Langdale, Lake District
Perfect weather for walking, no rain, plenty of sunshine, light winds and moderate temperatures. Matched with the perfect countryside of the Lake District. However the road into Great Langdale isn't perfect, the coach getting stuck and delaying the starting time for the B and C walks by about 45 mins.
The C walk started from Dungeon Ghyll car park, heading first to Blea Tarn, then south down Little Langdale to Castle Howe and on to Bridge End, then Slater Bridge. From there we headed up to The Three Shires Inn for a rehydration stop! Moving on we walked through Sawrey's Wood, with views of Great Landale Valley, before turning for home and joining The Cumbria Way path back to the start point.
Resolute!
Blea Tarn
Honesty baked goods			Slater Bridge
Three Shires Inn
Meadow Orchid				Sawreys Wood
The B walk was a clockwise circular heading out on Cumbrian Way through Chapel Stile, Elterwater, Skelwith Bridge. Returning, first still on Cumbrian Way then turning off to Little Langdale and last leg taking us through Great Langdale Valley to The New Dungeon Ghyll Car park and the walkers pub The Stickle Barn.
Langdale from stuck coach: is this as near as we're getting?			Over an hour later, heading off on the Cumbria Way
			Wainwright Inn
			Looking back to Langdale Pikes across Elterwater
			Colwith Force
		Slater Bridge
			C party "rehydrating" at the Three Shires Inn
			Langdale Pikes from Sawreys Wood
The A walk was linear starting at Ambleside, heading to Grasmere via Rydal Water and Loughrigg Terrace, up to Easdale tarn, after which we climb up the head of the valley and over to Stickle Tarn and the Langdale Pikes, from we which we descend down Stickle Ghyll to the barn, bar and coach.
River Rothay
Rydal Water
			Grasmere
No single-use cups for Nancy!		Stop in Grasmere for coffee..
..and Clive's secret stash
Easedale Tarn
Another career beckons?
Clive has another secret stash!
Coming up to Stickle Tarn			With Rescue helicopter in attendance
			Starting the descent by Stickle Ghyll
And finally...
Photos by Phil Cunningham, Derek Hesketh, John Hodgson and David Whitehurst