Some photos from Hoad

Yesterday I decided to take an afternoon walk up Oubas Hill, or ‘the Hoad’ from Ulverston. The Hoad monument itself is still undergoing maintenance and is surrounded by a large scaffolding structure. The views were quite good with a lot of snow still on the fells given the continuing cold weather.

Zooming in on Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man from Oubas Hill.

Looking over Ulverston to Birkrigg Common.

The Kent Estuary. A snow covered Ingleborough is in the background.

Scafell and Scafell Pike, with White Pike the closer fell in the middle distance.

More snow-covered fells to the north: High Street, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick and Ill Bell.

Christmas Day and Boxing Day photos

A collection of local photographs from Christmas Day and Boxing day. On Christmas Day I had a walk onto Askam Pier and got some photographs of the snow-covered fells. On Boxing Day I went a walk around Hodbarrow near Millom with my family. The weather has got a bit milder than it was before Christmas, although the snow still persists on the fells.

Christmas Day 2009 and a view of Caw above the Duddon Estuary from Askam Pier.

And zooming in on Stickle Pike with snow-covered Harter Fell behind it.

Black Combe.

Askam with Ireleth and the windmills behind.

Zooming in on the Fairfield Horseshoe and part of Dunnerholme Rock.

Boxing Day, and the walk around Hodbarrow: Black Combe has noticeably less snow on it than it did on Christmas Day.

The wind farm off Walney Island from the outer barrier of Hodbarrow.

Black Combe above Hodbarrow lagoon.

Looking up to Stickle Pike and Caw above Hodbarrow lagoon.

A robin taking advantage of one of the bird feeders on the side of the path around Hodbarrow.

Christmas 2009 photos

I haven’t had the chance to get out any long walks of late with the inclement weather, so here are some photos from today and yesterday. Yesterday I visited How Tun Woods, a viewpoint in the Hawcoat area of Barrow, and did a late afternoon walk up to White Combe. Today I walked from Askam along the old line to Roanhead and back along the beach with my family. The fells certainly look spectacular and snow-covered. More photos will follow between Christmas and New Year, until then I wish a Merry Christmas to all that read this site.

 

The Isle of Man, with a good covering of snow, viewed from How Tun Woods across Walney Island.

Black Combe viewed across the industrial area of Barrow and Sandscale Haws.

Looking north from How Tun Woods – Stickle Pike (in sun), Harter Fell (dark).

Looking across to Millom with the snow-covered fells behind it. I was to ascend the valley in the background later in the day.

Now up on the moorland to the north of Black Combe (in some 2ft of snow) with a view to the Isle of Man.

Looking north to Buck Barrow, Whitfell, Great Gable, the Scafells and Esk Pike.

Looking out to sea from White Combe, with the slopes of Black Combe on the right.

The sun going down now, zooming in on a cold-looking Bowfell and Harter Fell.

To today (Christmas Eve): looking across the Duddon Estuary on a cloudy afternoon to Black Combe.

Zooming in on the snow-covered fells above the houses of the Lots, Askam, with the Scafells in sun along with Green Crag and Harter Fell. Stickle Pike is the conical fell in the shade.

A bit later on in the day, looking over Askam Pier. It was obviously a lot brighter in the central/northern Lake District today.

Merry Christmas!!!

– Jon