Sunday, February 20, 2011

Snowy Walk on Hadrian's Wall

 For this weekend walk, I thought I would do a bit of Hadrian's Walk.  As my Dad didn't have any Scout camps he decided to pop over from Wales and join me.

The plan was to walk from Steel Rigg, then along the ridges until we got to Housesteads Fort.

Start of the morning was rather late as we slept in a little, as the curtains were opened we got out first view of the weather.

"Oh bugger it's raining agian!" moaned my Dad, " That's 3 walks in a row, we are jinxed"

But if we can manage the walks on Offas Dyke with the weather we have had the last few times, a little bit of rain will not stop us.

So off we left in the car, the closer we got to the wall the rain had stopped and we started to notice patches of snow on the fields.  Which ment my Dad might get his wish at last, as we have never managed to be on the wall after it has snowed.



As we parked up at Steel Rigg and could see it wasnt a total wipe out but fairly well covered and should make the walk different.   So kitted out in out gear, waterproofs etc off we treked.


First milestone Sycamore Gap

Dad please as a kid

Onward we tred





 First stop on our little walk after a few up and down hills was Sycamore Gap, used of course in Kevin Costa Robinhood movie.

Which is quite funny as the means poor robin got lost on way home as he was nearly 200 miles north (and seeing as he would have got to England via the Channel) also when he is asked which way is east by Azeem played by Morgan Freeman, Robin points in a southerly direction.   Which means either poor Robin has a real bad sense of direction or a wicked sense of humour......



After a stop for a bite to eat and something to drink, not forgetting taking a few photos, onward and upward we went.  At the top of the rock climb we came across  a drywall which some of had collapsed so my Dad of course had a quick go of dry wall building to repair part of the gap.


 











While my Dad did his good deed for the day, I admired the views from the edge and of course took a few pictures and may be a few more.

From then on it was slg our way through the snow up and down the slopes until finally in the distance through a gap in the trees we saw the Fort, then once at the fort just a little walk down the hill to the visitors car park where the car was waiting to pick us up...   Not a long walk, not as wet a walk either but most enjoyable and was nice to see what it is like with the snow up on the wall.  As you walk along you with all your warm and waterproof gear you think of all those Roman Soldiers a few thousand years ago with there mega gear, tough life it must have been.


last little bit an we are at the carpark

Snow got heavy at some point

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