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Could that be the smell of Spring?

Saturday March 14 - Vale of Edale

A feeling of Spring in the air. Forecasts of high winds on the tops kept us in the valley all day for a calm 7 mile stroll.

I love the sense of life emerging again at this time of year and the contrast of still-bare trees with a balmier feeling in the air than since October last.

Walking down the valley, Lose Hill beckons on the right. One of my favourite hill shapes in the area, you can see it for miles if you're heading toward Ladybower from Sheffield.

They call the walk from Mam Tor to Lose Hill 'The Great Ridge'. That one's on the cards again for a forthcoming weekend. Last time I was on Mam Tor the wind blew me off my feet 3 times. Today would have been similar, since wind speeds were up to 70mph up there.

 

Jaggers Clough looks like a must for one day soon too. That's a route onto Kinder I've not tried before.

Today though, it was great just to wander the lower levels. And at the end I was struck by the fact that Edale is one of those places that genuinely does 'nestle' in a valley.

 

The best tonic

Laughter. Especially when it's about something that really gets your goat. This from the latest Sniff Petrol

Surreal and sad

 
Saturday February 28. Bleaklow on a flat grey cool afternoon. What remains of the B29 Superfortress 'Overexposed' that crashed, killing all 13 crew, in November 1948. I kneel for a few moments and think of those people. Susie photographs a glove that later sends chills through her. It's a surreal and macabre and moving place.

There's a good account of the Overexposed tragedy here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My very own Word Cloud

I love this. It's a Word Cloud of my blog. It was done by Wordle.