tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post7703557269132390486..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Yorkshire Trip. Wharfedale. Langstrothdale. Hubberholme Circuit.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-14675317092066965752019-01-12T23:31:17.598+00:002019-01-12T23:31:17.598+00:00You know your sheep Carol. I noticed most of the f...You know your sheep Carol. I noticed most of the fields we passed had a ram in them, or a least one larger animal for around 10 smaller ewes each. Not big flocks though just around a dozen in each field. That black faced one on its own was the most common type.<br />Aye, that sounds like you. Independent.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-41113824921147078522019-01-12T14:01:37.416+00:002019-01-12T14:01:37.416+00:00your first sheep is a Blue-Faced Leicester, common...your first sheep is a Blue-Faced Leicester, commonly used as tups (rams) up and down the country - not often you see girls but sometimes. Yorkshire sheep are generally mules which are the BFL above crossed with Swalesdales and fairly large. But the native Swaledales are pretty small, as are most native breeds from areas with cold, bleak weather as in up North.<br /><br />Balcony paths are a good idea - I've done the Buckden to Cray one one night. I told Richard and my parents I'd walk back from the pub at Cray to Buckden just before nightfall. I knew I was really going to go up Buckden Pike and they should have guessed. Consequently, when Richard came out around 2200 (well after dark) as a search party, he and they were furious. "Where have you been?" he demanded (as did they when I reached the pub). I asked him the same question and he (and they) said "Buckden Pike". So they knew where I was all along!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-60846222067637680012019-01-12T13:56:40.740+00:002019-01-12T13:56:40.740+00:00Hi Andy,
Yes, I would like to have explored that e...Hi Andy,<br />Yes, I would like to have explored that entire area in spring or summer conditions to see it at its best as my only visits have been in winter when everything is shut down mostly but we did make the best of the time we did have down there and that underground caving weekend years ago was one of the major highlights of my outdoor life. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-4919078631214312162019-01-12T12:43:24.378+00:002019-01-12T12:43:24.378+00:00The balcony paths that run below the summits are e...The balcony paths that run below the summits are excellent with loads of interesting stuff (bridges, caves, small crags, churches, rivers etc). One of the reasons I like Yorkshire, always something of interest on low level walk when weather rules out the tops.Andyhttp://surfnslide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-78473405432550228282019-01-11T23:49:05.142+00:002019-01-11T23:49:05.142+00:00Hi Anabel,
from my own limited impressions of tha...Hi Anabel, <br />from my own limited impressions of that area the Dales are halfway between the English Lake District and the Scottish Highlands as far as wet weather alternatives are concerned. The Lakes still have loads going on through the winter months, busy little communities year round and sheltered walks, the Dales are a bit higher, less urban development, and bleaker although Skipton, Bradford and Leeds are not that far away. In the Scottish Highlands and Islands in bad weather the pub or a tearoom, if open, is sometimes the only dry option available.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-66106009380412250822019-01-11T21:15:21.149+00:002019-01-11T21:15:21.149+00:00Maybe still not quite at its best - but Yorkshire ...Maybe still not quite at its best - but Yorkshire looking more impressive than last time! Fabulous rainbow.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.com