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Berry Red

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happiness

Storm clouds

Lake Superior

 

Lamma Island

We walked in temps of 33C and upwards yesterday and grabbed this opportunity of being out of the sun. In the photo above the line in the sea is a shark barrier plenty of them around here and on the horizon a few of the hundreds of container ships sending Made In China goods out to the four corners.

View of the lake

French Stag Beetle Visiting La Source!

French Honey Bee At Work At La Source!

Superior Shore by Cycle

 

Up North July 4th

 

Out For A Walk

Hiking the 214 Wainwrights. Challenge 2009

Am sure by now you'll have noticed many photos up here and on my personal blog taken over in the Lake District.
I have hiked many of these mountains over the years. In 2004 I attempted to hike all 214 peaks in a year but had to give up after 120 peaks with shin splints on May 22nd.

A few weeks ago on the 23rd May 2009 I started the challenge again. Many people try to do the Wainwrights usually over many years and a few have done this in under a year. I am aiming to complete this by Dec 31st 2009 that's 7 months and 1 week which is a bit tight when you work full-time but hey it's a challenge that's the point.

So the 214 fells and the 40 routes I'll be using will cover minimum distance of approx:

422 miles / 678 km  and

130,650 ft / 39,822 m of ascent and of course descent.

The challenge will be posted over on my personal blog under Wainwrights Challenge 2009.

Each summit and views will be photographed and where possible blogged from the summit.

The dreary photo above is the route up to the summit of Skiddaw on Sunday. Take a good look because this is how it looks 90% of the time. If there are any clouds hanging low in the Lakes they'll be over this fell. It is in my opinion the dullest peak in the lakes, I really do not understand it's appeal apart from the fact it's incredibly easy to get up it. Hence four guys staggering up in white plimsoles, gasping for breath as parts are steep and stopping for a fag!  So I don't say this about many fells but I'am glad it's out of the way.

I've already completed a few of the routes over the past few weeks and will soon add them onto the site but for now Sundays trek is up there.  Not a very exciting start to the photos as I spent most of the day in clouds! But the rest back in the valley below was worth it.

I'll add more details to the history of the Wainwrights and the man behind the name in time.

chasing bubbles

Solstice morning

-- Cid iPhone Blogpress

Carboot hell!!!

Watch out bugs...!

Saltburn Beach

Mobile Blogging from here.

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

Great run today

-- Post From My iPhone

Claritin Anyone?

Seriously, this is a pile of pollen and cottonwood tree poofs.  Sneezing just typing this.....

Aah! The great outdoors

Looking Towards Harrison Stickle

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

Duddendale Valley

Single track roads go straight through the farmyards around here. Breath in..

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

Seathwaite Tarn

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

Fell Runners

I'am sat half way round a 15 mile route watching these awesome people doing a 21 mile fell race covering 7 mountains. Record is 2.45 hrs. This is a tough route just walking it!

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

WIYG A Mountain

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

Back Up In The Mountains After 5 Months

Can finally manage a rucksack on shoulder so back here next weekend too :-)

[ Jacqui from my iphone]

Gone Fishing...