On Friday 13 April, seven members of Staffordshire Moorlands NWR (Maggie, Tessa, Liz, Jenny, Yvonne, Pauline & Jane) set off to walk 10.1miles from Mow Cop to Ryecroft Gate.
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| It's 10.00 am and we're on our way! |
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Dogs straight on, Slightly Confused Women to the left!
One man went to Mow, went to mow a meadow
Tess comments how misty it is
Are you sure this is the path? |
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| Of course it is! |
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| Mud glorious mud |
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| "Nick i' the Hill" |
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| Free range Shetland Ponies |
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| What's up duck? |
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| Onwards and Upwards |
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Does it explain here what "gay oil" is?
Primroses
Wood anemones |
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| and soon the bluebells will be blooming |
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| Get your kicks on Route 55 |
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| Hawthorn and Holly |
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| Deep down into the woods |
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| There was total agreement |
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| Tessa's looking for her contact lens |
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| Up and over |
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| Ahhhh, baaa! |
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| I can see clearly now......... it's this way |
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| Still in total agreement |
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| Footpath diversion |
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| Mellow Yellow |
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| Keep right on to the end of the road |
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| Tessa still looking for her contact lens. There's a telescopic lens on the horizon |
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| We'll lend you our map if you take our photo |
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| Hey, you, get offa my cloud! |
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| Fantastic view |
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| Oh what a shame..... |
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| Looking back, over my shoulder |
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| Nearly there! |
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| Does this signal the end? |
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| Two happy taxi drivers |
And at the end of all that, two superfit members, Liz and Yvonne, walked an extra seven miles all the way to Deep Hayes.
Well done girls!
Great post and lovely pics! Looks like a fab day! Xxx
ReplyDeleteLooks like you "girls" had some fun and a good walk too. Great photos! Hope all the other NWR walkers enjoy their walks as much!
ReplyDeleteGo back and study the 4 ducks carefully
ReplyDeleteOne of the amazing things about the walk was the variety of weather we experienced. At one point looking to the right the sun was out and the warmth was soaking into our faces. Look to the left and the sky was dark black clouds lowering down like a winter day. As we waklked through the woods there was a stir as rain started to patter down and hoods were pulled up and shoulders pulled in. Then hail started to beat down, the full impact softened by the branches of the trees as we hurried through. We sat on the Cloud in warm sunshine with no wind eating our meagre meal and then slithered and plodged through a mile or so down lower and lower skittering through mud and pools of muddy water. But hey what do you expect walking in England on an April day.
ReplyDeleteAs Tessa says, weather is one of the pleasures of walking, in that when you are out in it, you experience it to the full, be what it may!
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