The Lakes in March 2014

Had a great fortnight in the Lakes and here are my 4 best walks in fantastic weather.

A Skiddaw horseshoe at EveryTrail

Coniston Old Man at EveryTrail

Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Whiteside ridge at EveryTrail

Birkhouse Moor and Catstye Cam at EveryTrail

GPS

The other day, Daddy bought a keyring GPS to measure how far I 'walk' compared with him. He bought it on eBay.

I wore it for the first time on our recent walk up Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man and the results show that I walked 3 times as much as Daddy on Walna Scar (open ground). Funnily enough, Evan Davis was on yesterday's Saturday PM programme on radio 4 saying the same thing. Overall I did 2 times as much from the start to Goat's Water. Daddy had to take it off then because of my love of swimming! It doesn't look as though you can download my route, which is a shame, but here is Daddy's. Notice the Brocken spectre at the top of the Old Man. Daddy got really excited when he saw this.
Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man at EveryTrail

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A wet time in the Lake District

Well, it rained and it rained and it rained. But who cares? I love swimming and I couldn't get enough of it. Coniston Water was overflowing, which is unusual for this time of year, but it isn't as high as last October when the boathouse was flooded.

I went on some great local walks and, on the only fine day, a high level one up Coniston Old Man. Here are our recorded walks (ie excluding the short ones down to the lake).

Yew Bank from Water Yeat, via Torver Tarn at EveryTrail

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Quick walk up Beacon Fell at EveryTrail

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Beacon Tarn and Cockenskell at EveryTrail

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High Nibthwaite, High Bethecar and Low Nibthwaite at EveryTrail

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Boo Tarn, Coniston Old Man and Low Water at EveryTrail

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Boo Tarn

Low Water

Lake District 2 May

This walk took in all the Coniston fells apart from Wetherlam which we did last November, ie Greyfriar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Brim Fell, Coniston Old Man and Dow Crag. I managed to swim in Seathwaite Tarn and Blind Tarn on the way round which was very refreshing. It was very busy on the tops because of the Coniston Fell Race.

Coniston Fells from Seathwaite at EveryTrail

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Seathwaite Tarn

Grey Friar

Great Carrs

Swirl How

Brim Fell
Coniston Old Man

Dow Crag
Blind Tarn
Walna Scar