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Moody Monday……. On the Moor
The Old Sheep Pens on Howden Moor, Upper Derwent Valley, Derbyshire. Sometimes idyllic, but for much of the time rather bleak. The numbers of sheep that graze these moors has been drastically reduced in recent years. It took sometime for the penny to drop that these moors were being over grazed. Now a tree planting scheme is underway on these moorland slopes.
Please Remember ….
Stay Safe …. Be Kind…. Look After Each Other
30th November
(C) David Oakes 2020
Silent Sunday…… Off to Church
Aalborg, Denmark…. and Budolfi Cathedral.
The snow white facade and it domed topped tower is one of the most distinctive, and in many ways dramatic, Cathedrals I have visited. Very unique.
Built in the highest point of the Old Town in Aalborg, its distinctive outline also features on the Cities Crested Emblem.
As to its name. Budolfi is named after the English Benedictine Monk, Saint Bodolfus, said to be to protector of travellers, very appropriate for this old and important harbour, a prosperous centre of Jutland’s trading history.
Please Remember ….
Stay Safe …. Be Kind…. Look After Each Other
29th November
(C) David Oakes 2020
Another Month is Nearly Over
Tarn Hows, The Lake District, Cumbria
November is nearly over. As it fades into the history of 2020, autumns decline into winter also reaches its conclusion. Tarn Hows in late autumn always boost’s my spirits, either in reality or virtually by way of memories.
It has been a strange year for everyone, for some with traumatic repercussions. And we still have a month to go.
They tell us hope is on the horizon…… maybe so.
Till then…..
Please Remember ….
Stay Safe …. Be Kind…. Look After Each Other
28th November
(C) David Oakes 2020
The Start of a long walk or a short stroll……
Edale, Derbyshire
Last time we were here it was a sunny November day….. sunny and November don’t always go together, particularly in the shadow of Kinder Scout, Derbyshires highest point. This is Edale, and we just had a splendid afternoon walk up the Clough.
But Edale is also the start of the “Pennine Way”. The track ahead takes you to the summit of Kinder via Grindsbrook Clough. This was the original start of the long distance path, later an additional start to the route was mapped out, possibly to save the over use of paths, in what is a nature sensitive area. But both starting points are from the ‘Old Nag’s Head Inn‘ in Edale Village
The Pennine Way was the idea, and hard work of a Tom Stephenson. He was one of the key people in establishing The Right to Roam across our countryside, he also did much to promote the pastime and challenges of Rambling.
From Edale, to where the route terminates at Kirk Yetholm across the Scottish Border, it is 270 miles of tough terrain. It takes the walker through most of the northern counties of England including three National Parks. Even if you start at the end and work south to the finish, either way is a major challenge for any walker… tough terrain, tough weather but a walk of constant variety of landscape
Its creation, was a milestone in establishing long distance walking trails in the UK.
I have only ever done sections of the route, so take my boots hat off to those who undertake the full challenge.
Please Remember ….
Stay Safe …. Be Kind…. Look After Each Other
27th November
(C) David Oakes 2020
