18 May 1970 Dust rose from the scree runs, and the rocks were warm to the touch, while on the tops people were dozing in the sunshine THE LAKE DISTRICT: The easiest way up Great Gable for the infirm or lazy is from a parked car on top of Honister Pass - a gently undulating walk of about three miles, with less than two thousand feet of ascent and the reward of changing views every few hundred yards. The other day I passed an old gentleman of perhaps 80 pottering along quite comfortably in the sunshine and I've no doubt 4 year-olds - with the inducement of some small reward - could do it. It is, though, rather a dry walk on a warm day, with few sizeable becks and no opportunity for a quick bathe - unless you seek out the pools on Grey Knotts - so that the distant views of lakes and tarns are particularly tantalising. Related: Country diary: Lake District, Great Gable Continue reading...
Lakeland fells shimmer in the heat haze: Country diary, 18 May 1970
18. května 2020 11:30
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/18/country-diary-lakeland-fells-shimmer-in-heat-haze-1970
Zdroj: The Guardian