The first Lakes walk for nearly a month an overdue visit to Eskdale on two of the quieter Southern Fells, considering I only saw a handful of people on an Easter bank holiday Monday - mission accomplished. The two campsites in Eskdale where full but surprising all the parking spaces in upper Eskdale where empty apart from an overnighting campervan.
Looking back to Jubilee Bridge, recent tree planting...
looking up the final reaches of Eskdale to a prominent Bowfell...
Slight Side & the Scafells...
Green Crag from the steep climb up Harter Fell...
Seathwaite Reservoir glistened in the Coniston Hills...
a geocache box hidden at Harter Fell's summit, this one is harmless & doesn't bite!!!
the true summit from the 'official'...
my old man enjoys the view...
the route to Hard Knott...
the Birkett top of Demming Crag, descending to the pass...
a zoom to Mediobogdvm...
approaching Hard Knott from Horsehow Crag...
Hard Knott Pass summit...
Hard Knott from Border End...
another zoom to Mediobogdvm...
Eskdale Needle...
Hard Knott's summit...
and the last Birkett top of the day, Yew Bank...
Esk Pike & Bow Fell over Ling Cove...
Upper Eskdale...
Ling Cove Bridge...
Eskdale Needle from the valley floor...
You got a good day for those 2! Love the photos of the Needle - I've only seen it from below and not as close-up as that - it's bigger than it looks from the valley! I'll have to have a good hunt around for the view of it from above as Richard has yet to do Border End/Hard Knott so I'll be doing them again with him...
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The weather has returned to normal today :(, hopefully that wasn't our summer!! You get the best view just after leaving Border End cairn heading for Hard Knott, especially if you stick to the small crags above Eskdale.
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