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Andy Beck - On Location

Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work.

26th March 2009. Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Clough Head.

Today was to be a bit of a two-part day as I had a business meeting mid-morning near Penrith. I set off early and headed off to Moor Divock to pick off a couple of "Wainwright" references. After the meeting I then headed to St. John's in the Vale to do a route which would take in Great Dodd and round to Clough Head.

Kop Stone Loadpot Hill

The Cop Stone on Moor Divock.

Helton Common

Early morning dog walker on the common.

 

Loadpot Hill

Loadpot Hill in the distance. There had obviously been heavy overnight rain.

From here I went to my meeting before then heading off to St. John's in the Vale.

 

Wanthwaite

I parked up at Wanthwaite and headed up the Old Coach Road. It was a bright Spring afternoon at this time.

 

Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell

Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell.

 

Blencathra

Cloud shadows on Blencathra.

 

Clough Head

Clough Head from the Old Coach Road.

 

Blencathra

Heavy snow shower to the north.

 

Wolf Crags

I followed the track east, here Wolf Crags lies ahead.

 

Great Mell Fell

Zooming in on Great Mell Fell.

 

Calfhow Pike

Looking back to a sunlit Calfhow Pike.

 

Blencathra

The ridges of Blencathra.

 

Groove Beck

On reaching the ford at Groove Beck I the took a direct route to the ridge that leads to Great Dodd via High Brow.

 

Gowbarrow Fell

Gowbarrow Fell from the slopes of High Brow.

 

High Brow

The Far Eastern Fells from the cairn on High Brow.

 

Hallin fell

A glimpse of Ullswater.

 

Stybarrow Dodd

Zeta practises "bouldering". Stybarrow Dodd behind.

 

Hart Side

Patches of sun on Hart Side.

 

Randerside

The north-western fells over Calfhow Pike from Randerside.

 

Great Dodd

The Helvellyn fells from an extremely windy Great Dodd summit.

 

Far Eastern Fells

High Street hills from the same point. After this I took the path south west to Watson's Dodd.

 

Watson's Dodd

Watson's Dodd summit and the route to Great Dodd. I re-traced my steps and was to take the path to Calfhow Pike that contours above Mill Gill.

 

Helvellyn

Helvellyn Lower Man.

 

Calfhow Pike

Calfhow Pike and snow in front of Skiddaw.

 

Calfhow Pike

The cairn on Calfhow Pike with Clough Head next.

 

North Western Fells

Big skies over the north-western fells.

 

Calfhow Pike

The light was now fading fast but I managed to get this shot looking back to the Pike.

 

Tewet Tarn sunset

The last of the light reflects off Derwentwater and Tewet tarn.

 

 

White Pike

White Pike and the Mell Fells beyond as we head of the hill at dusk. It was a long route and the light could have been better but still a good afternoon out on the Eastern Fells.

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