Shots from around the Yorkshire Dales

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From bracket fungi to waterfalls and the panorama of majestic green hills.

Holm Dale – Yorkshire.

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We set off in the morning sunshine to walk down Holm Dale, past Harper Dale, up Horse Dale to Huggate for a pint and some lunch.

Photography – The Dales Pt. 10 – Salmon skies & home for a pint.

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We turned for home. The sky was brilliant with those salmon cloud effects. I was very taken.

You really do need to click on the photo to get the full effect.

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Somewhere out there was where my Nanny was born. She died in her fifties when I was fourteen but I remember her well. She was a big jolly lady – full of fun. I wished I had known her as a flighty young girl. She was full of life and rebelliousness. I think I’ve got a bit of her in me.

Photography – The Dales Pt. 7 – heading down for a pint.

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We headed back to Austwick and the pub for a meal and a pint. Didn’t get rained on once!

Click on the photos to blow them up to get the effect!

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Photography – The Dales – Pt. 6 – into the escarpment

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We headed back down through the amazing eroded limestone and down into the valley.

Don’t forget to click on the photo in order to see it properly.

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Photography – The Dales Pt. 5 – Limestone escarpments and mountains.

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As the sun was coming out we ate our sandwiches and gazed over the panoramic views. It was complete peace. The whole landscape was devoid of people. You could let your eyes feast and your mind absorb.

To get the full effect you need to click on the photos so that they open up – particularly the panoramic shots. They don’t look much small.

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I loved the way it changed mood as the sun came out. p1120846 p1120847 p1120859

Photography – The Dales – Pt.4

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We started to come out on the limestone escarpment with its panoramic views. There was patchy sunshine and a strange blue light. It gave everything a great majesty.

 

If you click on the pictures you get them blown up in panorama. They look a lot better.

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Photography – The Dales – Pt3

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We started going uphill a bit.

If you click on the pictures they blow up into much better shots.

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The mother might be a bit confused about her offspring. p1120775 p1120776

I don’t think these were standing stones – probably gateposts from a long gone wall

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Ingleborough caves

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It was quite desolate and we hardly saw anyone. There was a bleak beauty to it.

We wondered what it would have looked like long ago. Probably the natural climax is trees. We thought it wouldn’t have looked as beautiful. But then it would have been teeming with life – insects, birds, mice, rabbits, boar, wolves and bears. We only see the tiny rump of what once was thriving here. The volcanoes, ice and erosion  created the basis – We merely destroyed the rick tapestry of life that lived on it.p1120791 p1120797 p1120801

Photography – The Dales – Day 2

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The second day started a bit overcast but at least it wasn’t raining. We were planning to go on a circular walk around Whernside and out to Ingleborough.

If you click on the pictures they blow up into much better shots.

 

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Photography – Moss walls in the Dales.

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The Dales are beautiful but it rains a lot. The mood changes as the weather moves through. Without the rain you wouldn’t have the fabulous mossy walls. Dry stone walls caked in luscious green moss.

If you click on the pictures they blow up into much better shots.

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