Afoot in two dales

50.8 miles walk in 15 hours 25 minutes ~ DONE

Last weekend

Stepping stones

My favourite image from our Dales Way walk last weekend

Around Grassington

No sleep till Buckden

Stef and I caught the train to Dent station on Friday evening from Skipton and then walked home on the Dales Way. We had a couple of bivvy stopovers and visited a few cafes and a couple of pubs 

I'd walked sections of the Dales Way between Yockenthwaite and Ilkley loads of times but Friday's ten mile or so section to Swathghyll and Saturday morning's start were new

I took loads of photos so will make two or three further posts. It was just great to be out for what Stef called an adventure

Friday's lambs

Lambs

Spotted yesterday as I drove down the dale after a lovely walk from Grassington with Rich, Jan and Tussock and snapped today by Stef

A perfect autumn day

I've worked in and around the textile industry for over 33 years and meet a lot of people every year. Some are just starting out in their careers. Some feel like contemporaries. Some are real gurus; leaders and learned people. Two of the gurus work at separate plants in Lancashire and not only are they both great guys but they are expert in theier fields plus have an ability to not only pick up new things but share the old too. Today I saw them both. They were pleased to see me and I enjoyed our time together as I do always

Today I saw also some wonderful autumnal trees hanging on to their leaves if only at least for the time being. I spotted a couple of flocks of marauding winter thrushes, recently arrived from cooler climes. By a newly flooded corner of a field I noted a brace of oystercatcher proving that they don't all over-winter on the west coast

On the way home, on the edge of Three Peaks country, I treated myself to a new tweed cap made from wool cloth produced by Abraham Moon who employ some experts and gurus of their own. It'll be perfect for winter dog walks. It's great we still produce some fantastic product in our islands, and a shame that what my friends and colleagues do isn't better recognised and acknowledged