Snowdon from Crib Goch

This picture was from a sensational walk that I did in 2006 around the Snowdon horseshoe (walk is described here). The weather was really warm for the time of year and I had a great time on the challenging round. I thought this picture was so good with the pointed peak of Snowdon in the background that I used it at the top of this blog for many years and now I am showing it again to add cheer at this difficult time.

Ullswater from Steel End, Martindale

Like most people I have been stuck in my house for the past week, and last weekend I found myself looking through my old photos remembering times when I was able to walk free and unfettered over the beautiful hills of Britain and Ireland. Most of the pictures are not very good, either because of the frequently poor weather in Britain or my bad photography skills. However, occasionally a good picture escaped through the lens and these have helped to revive my spirits and look forward to better days and I thought it would be a good idea to share some of these pictures with you, so I am starting with this one taken on a walk around Martindale in 2006 (the walk is described here). I was standing on Steel End at the northern tip of the ridge that rises to Steel Knotts and looking out over Ullswater.