Yesterday’s fast walk on the lumpiness of the Chase (after 2 weeks of doing nothing and 2 months of no hills), followed by my small jogette last night, followed by another couple of hours at a blazing pace on the Chase this morning may have been a bit much. I’m not sure that the gardening I did when I got home was entirely wise either. My thighs are protesting quite vocally just now!
As I wasn’t causing Mick to have to loiter in a car park for me today, I took the time to take a few photos.
My attempts to capture the colour of the heather and the greenness of everything else (the bracken is only just starting to die off) failed pretty miserably in their intention:
The colour was much more vibrant than this photo would suggest
Heather, greenness and blue sky – a good combination
Taking a different route to usual today I passed this man-made pool in the beck
Sometime during our Big Walk earlier this year, a series of new signs appeared on the Chase. The bit at the top sets out various useful information for the event of emergencies, and that I understand. But why, if there’s all that text, is there not a short description of the route being marked by the arrows? 
Congratulations. You got out!
ReplyDeleteLots more trips planned in these heady days of sunshine, warmth, and the onset of Autumn and its wonderful colours?
I'd love to plan lots and lots of trips for the autumn. Unfortunately working full time (boo hiss!) is rather limiting the time available to me. I will be making a special effort to get out on the Chase over the next couple of months though, to make sure that I don't entirely miss the turning of the colours.
ReplyDeleteThe new signs have the grid reference on them. The first time I saw them I was comparing it with the output of my GPS and ending up like the guy with two watches who is never quite sure what time it is.
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