Wanderings up North

So that time of year came round for a meet up of Trek-lite members,the previous one was i remember a very wet affair,but came good on the 2 nd evening.After nearly a month and a half of sunny warm weather as the date approached some evil wizardy made short work of the weather pattern ! Sadly ? i couldnt make the Saturday meet,but did manage to meet up with 2 others on the Thursday and then Friday night.After work on the Thursday i nipped home quickly picked up my pack and drove up to Kentmere,by 4-30 pm i was heading upwards under a windy blue sky  I was keen to get to the camp spot,which Paul had picked so i was up and over Kentmere pike and then Harter fell,i looked down and spotted Pauls shelter at the far end of Small water Collecting water on the way down i choose the direct route straight down from the summit and by 6-15 pm i was saying to hello to "Mr Cuben"  ...Paul from Treadlite gear  It was a fine evening wit...

And the long summer ! of 2018 runs on,its been scorchee ohh in the Lakes for 6 wks now making for hot work when climbing hills with a rucksack.I had a family barbaque to get back to so i left home at 7-50 and at 8-30 am i was pulling on my trainers at the bottom of Conistons Youth hostel track It was just 18c by the time i left the car so it was a slow walk up making it up as i went along, these falls are often just looked down on,being by the first bridge as you climb up into the Copper mines valley,a minutes walk down shows them in all there beauty Although these first pictures dont really show it water is drying up in the Lakes with many streams and tarns dried up,this furry critter was enjoying one of the rare watered grass patches  By Ten it was already 24c so i filtered and drank another litre, with the water levels being low and bits ive read recently im planning on filtering more of my water. I followed a path u...