19.5.2009 The Journey and Pooley Bridge to Hallin Fell
The plane has a lift off at 7:55 from Vienna International Airport. It is a bright day, and sitting at the window on the left side enables me good views to the country beneath. Himberg is the first village to be seen.
Achau and Laxenburgs castle with the park and the big pond to the right behind.
Wiener Neudorf and Mödling (from left) on the bottom, Traiskirchen and Baden in the centre of the picture, the famous wine village Gumpoldskirchen in between
Baden in the centre of the picture, far left bottom Gumpoldskirchen
More of a lift now. Spot Schneeberg in the dust of the centre of the picture. An unusual view, indeed.
Somewhere above Germany; one of the rivers has attracted some ground fog.
The difference is more than striking: this only can be England! - on the approach to landing at London Heathrow
More showers over England´s capital
with only a few glimpses down
Diving through the clouds with some heavy turbulences
Shortly before landing.
The direct train from Manchester airport to Penrith was cancelled - taking the next one of course meant that I missed the Patterdale bus at 4 p.m. The taxi driver, however, brought me directly to the start of my walk at the end of the asphalted road near the farm at Roehead.
Ullswater and Dunmallard Hill with Pooley bridge to its right.
Panoramic view of the foot of Ullswater with Arthur´s Pike far left and Pooley Bridge far right. Click here or into the picture for a larger version.
Zooming to the foot of the lake, Dunmallard Hill and Pooley Bridge
Watermillock and Little Meldrum, I suppose
Cotton grass along the slopes of Barton Fell
More of the cotton grass
Blencathra in the distance with Foul Crag and Sharp Edge to its right.
Clouds
Good visibility - the distant Pennines
More clouds behind Hughscar Hill
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Pooley Bridge
The Pennines in the backdrop
Sunlight on Blencathra
Ullswater from Arthur´s Pike
Loadpot Hill is inviting me, but I choose to save it for tomorrow.
More Ullswater backlight
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Hallin Fell and the first glimpse to the Howtown Cove from Bonscale Pike.
Rampsgill Head and Rest Dodd in the distance - tomorrow´s goals.
and once more, this time with sunlight on Steel knotts in the foreground.
Ullswater with Gowbarrow behind, once more Blencathra in the distance.
Sunlight on the Howtown Cove.
Slopes of Hallin Fell and Gowbarrow behind Ullswater
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Groove Gill on the slopes to Loadpot Hill, I suppose
Nearly down to Howtown now.
Sunlight on the very green grass at Howtown
Steel Knotts
Cuckoo Flower (Lady´s Smock, Cardamine pratensis)
Boats on Ullswater
Sunlit Steel Knotts
Now I climb up a steep ravine to Hallin Fell. Last sunlight on Howtown ...
... and a last zoom to Pooley Bridge, this time with Penrith in behind. I placed my tent on a dry place on the footpath to Hallin fell, about 10 minutes down the summit.
