Bowscale Fell May 2010 https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/ Bowscale Fell May 2010 Publicity Doing my bit for the society by leaving leaflets in the car. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852150 83852150 Starting point Starting by taking lane left of telephone box to meet the path. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852151 83852151 The tounge Path with the tounge in front. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852152 83852152 Bannerdale Grag Path Heading up towards Bannerdale Grags. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852153 83852153 Bross Interested Watching walkers down the path. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852154 83852154 The long steady climb Oh it's a long haul up. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852155 83852155 A cairn signifies the lower and high path divides. Wainwright says that the lower path is more distinct than the higher path. That is not the case now. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852156 83852156 Looking South Looking south towards High Street range. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852158 83852158 South Close up Close up https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852157 83852157 Long way down hill The long drag below. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852160 83852160 Resting place Taking a breather ! https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852161 83852161 Bannerdale Grags and Blencathra Same shot without Bross. Bannerdale Grags and Blencathra https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852162 83852162 The Mells Looking out at Great and Little Mell. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852163 83852163 Bross above the tounge. Bross keeping an eye on Something https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852164 83852164 Blencathra Back of Blencathra https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852165 83852165 Bross spots something Bross spots to figures in the distance and doesn't like it. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852166 83852166 Bross alert Behave yourself son, your'e just a bairn ! https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852168 83852168 The Culprits The culprits for upsetting Bross, (by just having the audacity of being there in the distance ) This is Steve and Jenny McGuigan (did I spell that right ) who turned out to be members of the Wainwright Society. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852174 83852174 steve and jenny move on. Steve and Jenny moving on to bannerdale Graggs https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852176 83852176 The summit The summit shelter. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852178 83852178 Bowscale shelter Looking back to the summit shelter. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852179 83852179 secondary summit Wainwright describes this as a secondary summit. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852180 83852180 Bowscale Tarn Bowscale Tarn https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852181 83852181 Carrock Fell Carrock Fell from above Bowscale Tarn https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852182 83852182 Looking back on Blencahtra. Looking back on Blencahtra. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852184 83852184 caravan site view The caravan is sited over there somwhere. Just make it out as very very small white dots. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852186 83852186 coming down the Fell Moving down the Fell https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852187 83852187 A shot again towards helvellyn Range and High Street https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852188 83852188 Kidsty Close up and I think that's Kidsty Pike in Distance. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852189 83852189 Mungrisdale Mungrisdale https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852190 83852190 souther fell Looking up west of Souther Fell https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852191 83852191 Heading down I was not prepared for what was to come. This is the daftest path to decent from. Very steep on loose pebble path and sharp Gorse bushes. NOT easy when trying to regain confidence in an ankle and controling a 7 month pup. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852192 83852192 End of walk Wainwright starts a route from here, now I know why !!! https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852193 83852193 Looking back at the whole fell. Tounge to the left. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852194 83852194 Ah yes ! It was deserved. https://raybradshaw.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=83852149 83852149