14th April 2008

Today's walk: Beacon Fell (Wainwright's Outlying Fells p98)


Coniston Water from Brown Howe


the road to Blawith Common and Beacon Fell


Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man from the slopes of Beacon Fell


on the north ridge of Beacon Fell


zooming in over Torver to Wetherlam


the rocky gully


looking down the rocky gully to Coniston Water


the Coniston fells from Beacon Fell summit


360 degree panorama from Beacon Fell - click on the image for a larger version


the foot of Coniston Water from Beacon Fell


first sight of Beacon Tarn


Beacon Tarn with a goose


the descent path heads for this wedge of bog ..


.. passes it below the steep slopes of Beacon Fell ..


.. drops steeply down beyond the bog ..


.. and swings back to the tarmac road


Beacon Fell from the road


fields bordering the road ..


.. with many young lambs