Parlick & Fair Snape

This was a walk me and Gary did of about 6 miles. We aint really done much walking this year and it told! As soon as you park up, the hardest part of the walk is upon you. A nice warm day, plenty of paragliders and microlights in the sky and some great views :)

Williamson Park - Lancaster

What a disappointment this walk turned out to be :(

Everything was perfect. the weather was gorgeous and the place i chose today was perfect. Williamson Park in Lancaster is very very nice and really lifts you when you walk around it. The stunning Ashton memorial tower looks like something out of the Lord of the Rings films and the park is filled with lovely views, good facilities, a butterfly and animal house and statues and lakes fill the park.

However it all went wrong after 2 mins when my walking trousers ripped big time as I bent down! And in the worst place too! a huge tear right in the groinal area which left me rather exposed and very embarrassed. I quickly unfastened my coat for which you can turn into 2 coats by unfastening the fleecy underlayer and wrapped it around my waist for a 'cool' new look. Hoping that this would keep my dignity intact and stop me being arrested in a public place!

Unfortunatly as i just couldnt relax for fear of things all going wrong and people pointing and laughing at me we decided to cut the walk short after less than an hour. a great shame on a otherwise perfect day :(

ps. click on my picture to see my inprovised look ;)

Cuerdan Valley Park- Near Preston

This was a short and easy walk in Cuerdan Valley Park south of Preston with Amy,Henry and our friend Terry. A great walk for dogs and Henry loved it. the weather held off till near the end when we all got soaked.

The park has lots of paths and a river running through it with several bridges and a nice lake. Some higher ground means you can look down on the river and the people walking it. This would be a nice place to come back in the summer when the weather is better. Time i think to do something slightly more challenging :)

Pleasington circular walk - near Blackburn

This is my 1st walk since October, my first with my new boots (i chucked the old ones)and my first with Amy since we did a walk a couple of miles from here in September.

We started in the village of Pleasington not far from Blackburn and did a 5 mile circular walk accross large fields,by rivers, through woods,under railway viaducts and past plenty of streams. Oh and a very cool waterfall too!

I was full of cold, was unsure of the leg i injured in December and had boots that were cutting into my feet. Amy was tired too and Henry the dog had been sick the night before and was very off colour!

As it was January the walk was very muddy in places but we had no rain and a bright blue sky at least. The walk was picturesque and a good starter for tougher walks later in the year. We all enjoyed it and wondered just how nice it would look in the summer :)

Grizedale Forest

This was a walk in Sept 06 to Grizedale Forest- our first walk in the lakes and one of my favourites. It was a great day for walking. You can basically choose different paths around the forest all colour coded and make the walk as long and hard as you want. We chose the hardest walk to the top point of the forest at Carron Crag - just over 1000 feet up. It is only 3-4 miles all told but it seemed much longer and it was quite steep as the path curved around to the top. There are sculptures around the forest too and mountain bikers flying past on the way down. Great views from the top and a great walk. ps. these are two of my favourite pictures of Henry and Amy :)

Downham - near Pendle Hill

Another walk I did over a year ago..

This walk started off in the very picturesque village of Downham in the shadow of Pendle Hill. We skirted around the smaller hills surrounding Pendle and despite the cool looking hills on here the walk was actually fairly flat. This walk was very muddy and we had some cattle to dodge which always makes me nervous when you have a dog with you.

Some great scenery, we even scrambled up a grass slope to find a couple of goats there already!

This is a place that is perfect for a slow walk on a nice summers day and I want to come back again :)

Warton Crag -Warton - near Silverdale

I thought I would add a few 'older' walks on here. This was one of our 1st walks together back in Sept 06! Warton Crag is only some 500 feet high but as the land around is so flat it seems bigger. It is steep and you walk along some pretty big drops. You can see Carnforth and Warton village from the hill and on the top there is a Beacon that they used to use to burn to warn of invaders! Once you get to the top the walk changes into a scenic walk through long lanes and by nice ponds and lakes. Only problem is I must have took a wrong turn and the walk ended up taking about 5 hours and at least 10 miles long! We came out eventually and walked the last 3-4 miles along the road passing through small villages that seemed to take forever as by now I could barely walk my feet were hurting so much. Still Amy rates it as one of her favourite walks so I reckon we will come here again.