By myself again today as Edith is still looking after George (the crazy boxer). I didn't have a lot of time to play with, having to be back home around 1-30pm so I had decided on this walk. Actually it had been in my head, so to speak, for a few days as I had kept seeing the summit on my previous Dales walks and thought a revisit was due.

Pen-y-ghent in cloud from where I parked at Horton.

I had taken the paths to Brackenbottom and then up the fellside towards Pen-y-ghent. Looking back down to Horton with Horton Quarry behind.

Ingleborough was also in cloud at this point.

Whernside however was just about clear and enjoying a little sunshine.

Looking towards Foredale Quarry and Moughton Nab.

From a little higher I got this view of Pen-y-ghent. It is quite a few years since I've been up here but I seem to remember a section of raised "boardwalk" around here. Maybe some of you more frequent Dales walkers could let me know when it was removed.

I'm nearly at the ridge wall here and looking forward to the short climb up the South end.

At the ridge wall. From here there is about 400 feet of steeper climbing onto the summit ridge, you can make a little more exciting by leaving the welltrodden path and doing a little easy scrambling.

Fountains Fell from the ridge wall

A close-up of Ingleborough now cloud free from the ridge wall.

Pen-y-ghent summit with Fountains Fell

Looking along the ridge to Plover Hill. If time hadn't been a bit short today I would have walked along there.

Instead I took the path down to Horton. You can see the scar of the Pennine Way going down.

It was quite breezy at this point and the shadows of the clouds over the moors were moving quickly

This picture and the previous one were taken within 20 seconds of each other but the light was completely different.

Looking towards Horton and the Quarry from the descent

I didn't bother with the Pennine Way for my descent instead I took the 3 Peaks route.......wet and yucky as ever!

I then made my way over to Hull Pot

The path to Hull Pot

On the way I passed this beck which as you can see was quite substantial, but......

suddenly disappeared undergound. A common sight in Limestone country.

This is Hull Pot. I'm no geologist but even I can see somethings wrong here.

The original watercourse as now gone leaving just a peaty stain where it used to be.

It looks like it may have changed course slightly!

From Hull Pot I picked up the Pennine Way which leads down a walled lane to Horton. The showers were coming and going at this point so it was just a case of catch what you can.

The way back to Horton. Shortly after this was taken it threw a series of quite heavy showers so the camera went into the rucsac.

Back at Horton and the River Ribble

The River Ribble on it's way to Preston then out to sea at Lytham St Annes.

Next Walk:    15th August 2007 -- A short walk from home with "George"

Last Walk:    10th August 2007 -- Blea Rigg and Stickle Tarn from Elterwater

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