Our bed & breakfast, the Maple Bank guest house in Braithwaite (near Keswick), had a great view of Skiddaw (the 4th highest peak in the Lake District at 3054 feet). We were delighted to wake up to clear, albeit cold, skies. Our plan for the day was to walk up Helvellyn, the 3rd highest peak in the Lakes at 3118 feet, which Wordsworth allegedly walked when he was 70 years old.
Britt and Jack in front of the Maple Bank guest house:
A scenic morning drive to the lake Ullswater and the village of Glenridding brought us to the start of our hike:
Looking back over Glenridding and Ullswater:
Britt and Jack near the first minor top of Mires Beck:
The path to Helvellyn:
Britt in front of Helvellyn:
Jack boldly awaits the toughest climb of his short dog-life - our traverse of the Striding Edge:
Me, beginning our walk along Striding Edge:
What a good little scrambler!
Britt, on edge:
Me, on edge:
Looking back along the ridge:
Britt & Jack on top of the world:
Jack, at the cairn:
After descending along Swirral Edge, we came to our pastoral end:
Britt and Jack near the first minor top of Mires Beck:
The path to Helvellyn:Britt in front of Helvellyn:Jack boldly awaits the toughest climb of his short dog-life - our traverse of the Striding Edge:
Me, beginning our walk along Striding Edge:
What a good little scrambler!
Britt, on edge:
Me, on edge:
Looking back along the ridge:
Britt & Jack on top of the world:
Jack, at the cairn:
After descending along Swirral Edge, we came to our pastoral end:
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