http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Sat, 15 Aug 2015 18:15:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/07/on-a-whim-to-william-gill/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/07/on-a-whim-to-william-gill/#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 10:25:01 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9206 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/07/on-a-whim-to-william-gill/feed/ 33 McEff william gill 14 william gill 2 william gill 3 william gill 4 william gill 5 william gill 6 william gill 12 william gill 12a william gill 12b william gill 7 Someone has tried and failed (not me, I add) to lob these great rocks down the shaft. Good job there was a grille on top or they might have ended up down there themselves william gill 9 william gill 11 william gill 13 william gill 15 william gill 16 william gill 10 william gill 19 william gill 20 william gill 21 william gill 22 william gill 1 image1 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/27/days-like-this-no-15-walking-from-penrith-to-ravenglass/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/27/days-like-this-no-15-walking-from-penrith-to-ravenglass/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:00:36 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8976 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/27/days-like-this-no-15-walking-from-penrith-to-ravenglass/feed/ 61 McEff ravenglass 1 Click map for full-size version ravenglass 2 Blea Water from near the summit of High Street ravenglass 4 ravenglass 6 Sunny Jim ravenglass 5 The beacon on Thornthwaite Crag A last glimpse back at High Street View down to Hayeswater ravenglass 10 Labouring through Langdale ravenglass 11 The bright blue waters of Red Tarn. Apparently, effluent from ancient iron-workings is responsible for the name. Crinkle Crags in the background Looking down Hardknott Pass into Eskdale ravenglass 15 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/12/01/sweet-tees-flow-softly-black-friday-aftermath/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/12/01/sweet-tees-flow-softly-black-friday-aftermath/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 09:00:52 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8592 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/12/01/sweet-tees-flow-softly-black-friday-aftermath/feed/ 51 McEff Piercebridge 1 Piercebridge 2 Piercebridge 3 Piercebridge 7 Piercebridge 8 Piercebridge 9 Piercebridge 10 Piercebridge 11 Piercebridge 12 Piercebridge 4 Piercebridge 5 Piercebridge 6 Piercebridge 13 Piercebridge 14 Piercebridge 15 This is part of one of those ceramic insulating pots you used to see on telegraph poles. I find it in the shingle at the side of the river. Only last week the young Inspector Morse charged a bloke with murder after finding one of these at the crime scene. It???s a scary world. Piercebridge 17 Piercebridge 18 Piercebridge 19 Piercebridge 21 Piercebridge 22 Ah, a recycled Belfast sink . . . Piercebridge 23 Piercebridge 30