California dreaming

Those of you who came on the later walks will probably remember us saying that we were going to California. Well we did and we climbed a big.... mountain: it's like their sandwiches out there you can't eat them all so you need a doggie bag! Imagine a mountain to match......



Yes it was 10834 feet. Here is the evidence.



But what you don't know is that we took a tram up to about 8000 feet! Or that once on the top is was occupied by monks in saffron robes!! I kid you not, check out the sandals......
Actually, they were really very nice and took a photo of the two of us, but when we first saw them they had their umbrellas up against the sun, can you imagine just a few days before we had been on Haystacks doing navigation with rain and hail and cold numb hands with no umbrellas. Perhaps we can learn something here. Please post all comments regarding umbrella usage to Pete.

Whinlatter Top 1696ft.

Lyn and her group all look pleased to have made it to Whinlatter Top, the last of the summits on the Aiken Beck round. There's Kim and Jill on the left, Charlie from Stirling next to Lyn and Tracy and Clive, who were taking a short break from the farm in Derbyshire, on his left. Bella's ready for off and having nothing to do with photo opportunities at all. From here it was downhill all the way to the Whinlatter Forest Centre for tea and cakes and the minibus back to Keswick.

Lord's Seat 1811ft ; Whinlatter Forest Park

Lords Seat at 1811ft or 552m is the highest of the fells that form a rough horseshoe of tops round Aiken Beck, which rises on the southern slopes of the fell. It's breezy on top but the sun is breaking through at last on Ling Fell behind us. Bassenthwaite Lake can be seen far below.