I’ve uploaded a backlog of photos from February to Flickr. I’ve taken rather a lot which is largely attributable to having a new camera to play with, but also because I’ve had more opportunities to take pictures. Here are the sets I’ve uploaded:
Skipton and Embsay Crag, which are pictures from a walk starting at Skipton station and heading up to Embsay Crag, a hill north-east of Skipton. It’s quite a nice walk, considering I hobbled it together out of 3 different walks that I found via Google a few days before. I would have taken more pictures but both my camera batteries died when I got to the top of the crag.
Haworth and the Worth Valley in the snow – taken in early February during the heavy snowfall. I and a group of friends took the steam train from Keighley to Haworth, and then walked around the area after the obligatory pub lunch. Though there was a lot of snow on the ground, it was a lovely clear day and I’m quite proud of some of the shots.
Walking between Shipley and Leeds is a set of photos that I took while walking the 13 miles between Shipley and Leeds on the towpath of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. It wasn’t a very interesting walk but somehow I managed to take 24 interesting photographs.
On Saturday I was walking in Dovedale in the Peak District National Park. Dovedale is a very picturesque valley, now managed by the National Trust, and it formed part of a 14 mile circular walk from a nearby village. I can thoroughly recommend the ice cream shop at the car park at the bottom of the valley.
On Sunday I was in Sherwood Forest, which predictably had lots of trashy tourist stuff about Robin Hood but also a lot about how the ancient forest is being managed and preserved. This includes the Major Oak, shown above, which is over 1000 years old.
Lots of new photos on Flickr
March 5, 2009
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March 6, 2009 at 23:02
I love the picture of the 1000 year old oak tree. Never been to Sherwood Forest. Touristy crap aside, worth the visit then?
March 7, 2009 at 09:21
Yes, I’d say so. There’s a good balance of touristy crap with interesting conservation. It is a nature reserve first and foremost and it’s possible to largely avoid the Robin Hood stuff if you must.