Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Fox House

Went off to Fox House to try and find some people. I just can't believe that I'm in the 2nd most visited national park in the world!! Eventually I found a group of climbers on Burbage edge...but it took a fair amount of hunting.

The weather was beautiful, and I wished I could have stayed out longer. It was the perfect spring evening. However, if I'd done Stanage edge as well, it would have been dark before I got back.

Monday, May 21, 2007

....And Again

I'm a creature of habit. I find a walk that I like and do it over and over again. So, in that spirit, and with the limitations put on me by my car, I returned to Houndkirk Moor. Once again, I was surprised by how empty the place was. Okay, so it looked like it was going to rain, but really....three kids and a dog isn't quite what you expect to meet on a 1 1/2 hour walk that is no more than 15 mins from the centre of Sheffield.

Fortunatley the rain held off, and I had a nice stroll across the moor, and along Burbage Edge. And no, there wasn't an ice cream van at Upper Burbage Bridge :-(

Friday, May 18, 2007

Houndkirk Moor

Sad news. My car is has a terminal diagnosis :-(

The result is that I can't quite get back from work without it overheating. The midway point in my journey is somewhere near Ringinglow, so I decided to stop there and go for a walk on Houndkirk/Burbage Moor.

Usually when I go out in this area, I'm parked at Foxhouse and doing navigation training, so it was nice just to be able to wander. It is great how many nice places there are walk, that are within easy reach of work or home.

As with Ladybower, I was amazed how few people there were out on a beautiful spring evening. Still, mustn't complain....it's better than it being busy!

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Ladybower



One of things I love about the light evenings, is being able to get out to the Peaks after work. It's amazing how quiet it is. The past couple of weeks I've been out four or five times to Ladybower. If I park on the A57, it's a nice walk to Fairholmes and back, round past Derwent dam. It also has the added bonus of toilets half way round (I drink far too much tea at work!).

At this time of year, it's quite common to see low flying aircraft trying to emulate the dam busters practices...however the one that I saw tonight was even lower than usual. It was quite a sight, and I almost felt that if I reached up that I could touch it.