Cow muck aye! The kind of stuff you used to deliberately jump in with your wellies. I haven't done that in so long, too long...
Everyone is posting their pics so I thought I'd join the crew. These are from a day out in the Lake District, Buttermere to be exact. The Mountain we were climbing is called Haystacks however Buttermere Lake was our starting point.
The beginnings of a new adventure
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There were some gorgeous trees dotted around the path, and off towards the lakeshore. However I wasn't sure if this tree would withstand the might of my powerful arms
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Path deviating from the main track, reminded me of the Parth Galen scene
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The Door into Khazad Dum
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At this stage my mum went trigger happy because of some lame hen
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You don't wan't to know how many hen pics we have on our hard drive now lol, too many!
Anyway, looing back at where we have just walked from
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And looking forward at our route up the mountain
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At the first major 'summit'/ledge (rather large ledge really)
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We have come to the 'Endless Stairs' of Cirith Haystacks, just had to take a pic of this
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Buttermere Lake below
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The Forbidden Pool
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Yay! Now I know what Sam must have felt like after climbing Mount Doom
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The journey down was shorter in distance and easier to traverse, thank goodness for that!
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This is one of my favourite photos, reminds of what Lothlorien or perhaps the purer areas of Mirkwood 'wood' look like.
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Only a small trek over a bridge and past about 500 yards (I play golf
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It took about 6 hours but we had lunch up there and a few breaks. It's an easy climb, with beautiful views and lots of fun to be had. I would recommend climbing it on a warm summers day. Hope those pics of 'Real Scenery' are of some kind of inspiration to you all.