Pennine Way / Gallery
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- 01. The Nags Head Inn in Edale is the start of the Pennine Way
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- 02. Climbing up from Edale to Kinder Scout in the rain a few kilometres after the satrt on Day 1.
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- 03. Some of the pastoral fields separated by dry stone walls on the way down to Hebden Bridge
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- 04. Autumnal landscape on the small “Hebden Loop” path through the beech woods beside the Beaumont Clough stream on the way down to Hebden Bridge
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- 05. Looking north from Heptonstall Moor across the Hebden Beck valley to Wadsworth Moor in the distance
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- 06. A Herdwick sheep in a field near Ponden Reservoir in the heart of Bronte Country near the town of Haworth
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- 07. Ponden Reservoir is about 3 kilometres upstream from Haworth
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- 08. The unique double arched bridge at East Marton on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on Day 5
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- 09. Malham Cove is a huge natural amphitheater of Limestone rock. The River Aire flows straight out of the bottom of the cliffs having traveled underground through natural caves and tunnels
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- 10. Looking south from the top of the amphitheater at Malham Cove over the village of Malham in the Aire Valley
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- 11. Pen-y-ghent on a clear frosty morning from near Horton in Ribblesdale
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- 12. A typical Cow House (Cow’us) in the fields on the way down to Hawes. Previously a farmers few cows would have spent a comfortable winter in such barns.
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- 13. Leaving Hawes on a frosty morning with the River Ure flowing across the pastoral floodplain.
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- 14. Looking south from the climb up to Great Shunner Fell. In the valley below (which is Wensleydale) is the village of Hawdraw and the town of Hawes beyond which smoke hanging over the River Ure
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- 15. A Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) which came right up to me when I tried to imitate its call
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- 16. Looking down on the small village of Keld in Swaledale. The two famous walks of Northern England, The Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast, cross here.
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- 17. High Force waterfall on the River Tees is just west (upstream) from the charming town of Middleton in Teesdale. The total drop is 20 metres
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- 18 The remarkable High Cup is a deep valley gouged into the Pennines. The unseen cliffs in the immeadiate foreground form the bottom of a giant horseshoe of crags
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- 19. Hadrian’s Wall is built on top of a natural ridge. Here is one of the ruins of a typical Milecastle fort which are frequent along the wall’s length
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- 20. The famous Sycamore tree in the saddle called Sycamore Gap. The wall on each side of the tree are the ruins of Hardian’s Wall.
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- 21. On the Border Ridge to the north of Byreness. The large wallowing hill in the center left is The Cheviot and the hill in the right is Windy Gyle
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- 22. A very cold camp just to the west of Windy Gyle which is in the distance. I had to wait for the sun to hit the tent before I got up.
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- 23. Looking NW from the top of Auchope Cairn down into the Scottish Borders. The 3 distant dark lumps center left are the Eildon Hills by Melrose
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- 24. The sun setting on the final descent of the Pennine Way as I make my way down to Halter Burn which leads to Kirk Yetholm
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- 25. The end of the Pennine Way is The Border Hotel in Kirk Yetholm. Thereis a pile of trashed walking boots under the sign.