~Pendle Hill~
19th February 2010
Winter won't go away and I'll keep climbing Pendle Hill in the snowy conditions. It makes up for many of the recent mild winters when these opportunities didn't exist....
At The Top
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Pendle Hill
I carefully calculated a departure time from home to catch the sunset from the top of Pendle Hill. Here's a view from the road on the approach to Barley. It's 15/20 mins from home to the roadside and 30 mins walk to the top, an ascent of 750ft.
The Ascent
The path follows the wall and then takes a diagonal route up the fell, quite steep all the way.
Aled the Snowman
It's the end of half-term and I reckon some youngsters having been having fun.
The Stile on Pendle Hill
Ah well, you can't win them all, as one good friend said when I reported the lack of sunset at the top. There is often a chance that the clear skies over East Lancashire do not extend to the coast and this is the case today. I suspected this would be the case as the clouds to the east were not the reddish/pink colour they would have been if the sunrays had a clear path.
View to the summit of Pendle Hill
One other sunset seeker had reached the top before me and I imagine he, too, was a little disappointed.
The Moon
Day 5 of the lunar cycle, where day 14 is the full moon, so two days to half-moon.
Not the Sunset
Have a look below for a reminder of last week's display
Sunset, 10th Feb 2010
There were no aeroplanes today, or at least no condensation trails.
Cloud Hole
Greetings!
I left a greeting for tomorrow's early risers and you can see the cloud hole in the distance. This is the time that the sun was due to set.
Walkers: Just Me
Time taken: 1hr 3 minutes over a distance of approx. 2 miles.
Route: Shortest road to summit route from the Eastern side, up right, along the top, down left.
Weather and conditions: Cold, no wind.
Greetings Count: Low, one ahead, two following on behind.
Richard's Refreshment Review: Nothing to report today.
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2010 ©