Hill Wanderings - Walking in the Lakes: Misty Matterdale Common

The first of December, the dark nights are closing in as the shortest day approaches & unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any let up in the miserable damp dank weather. Its time winter finally arrived, but December began the same as November finished.

According to MWIS the highest cloud base could be found in the Far Eastern Fells so it was a surprise to see the Dodds cloud free and the hills over Ullswater hidden in grey - a quick U-Turn found us parked in Dockray. Originally this was going to be a round of Deepdale & Dowthwaite Head but a brief aspect of Clough Head from Great Dodd enticed us with the chance of the only summit view of the day, as expected it clouded over.

Looking down onto Dockray from Watermillock Common...