Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 903403 times)

Peter · « **Reply #5375 on:** 02 April, 2013, 02:43:47 pm »

David, you are right, it could be any of those places - but it isn't!

longers, you are in the right county!

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5376 on:** 02 April, 2013, 02:51:15 pm »

Sykes Lime Kiln at SD 62758 51897.

Peter · « **Reply #5377 on:** 02 April, 2013, 02:58:20 pm »

Is the correct answer! (I skidded to a halt as I descended past it last Saturday, having crossed the Trough Of Bowland from the west. I'm just surprisd i've never even noticed it before on either ascent or descent. I think the reddening of the rocks is probably pleurococcal algae, rather than due to iron.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5378 on:** 02 April, 2013, 05:47:02 pm »

Deano · « **Reply #5379 on:** 02 April, 2013, 05:55:48 pm »

Dove Crag?

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5380 on:** 02 April, 2013, 06:10:31 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 02 April, 2013, 05:55:48 pm

Dove Crag?

'Fraid not.

Peter · « **Reply #5381 on:** 02 April, 2013, 11:49:17 pm »

Fairfield? Any road up, it's a Herdwick sheep!

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5382 on:** 03 April, 2013, 12:04:47 am »

Quote from: Peter on 02 April, 2013, 11:49:17 pm

Fairfield? Any road up, it's a Herdwick sheep!

We did the Fairfield Horseshoe on Sunday, this was Saturday.

Peter · « **Reply #5383 on:** 03 April, 2013, 01:00:13 am »

Fancy me not knowing your itinerary, D! Assuming you were staying locally, it might be the col between Gibson Knott and Helm Crag, maybe frrom Steel Fell but then again, maybe not. I did Trough of Bowland on Saturday; where was I on Sunday?

tonyh · « **Reply #5384 on:** 03 April, 2013, 09:55:38 am »

More Langdale perhaps...

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5385 on:** 03 April, 2013, 10:54:25 am »

Quote from: tonyh on 03 April, 2013, 09:55:38 am

More Langdale perhaps...

That's more like it.

Peter · « **Reply #5386 on:** 03 April, 2013, 10:58:36 am »

I did wonder if it was Loft Crag but Iwasn't sure about the angle

RJ · « **Reply #5387 on:** 03 April, 2013, 11:19:42 am »

Pavey Ark?

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5388 on:** 03 April, 2013, 11:22:51 am »

My viewpoint has the backing of Bob Dylan.

Peter · « **Reply #5389 on:** 03 April, 2013, 03:40:19 pm »

In that case, you are on The Band and does your view itself have the backing of George? Could it be Harrison's Tick(le)?

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5390 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:05:25 pm »

This is the view of Harrison Stickle from The Band, albeit higher up. A good view of the Axe Factory.

Peter · « **Reply #5391 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:09:49 pm »

OK, Rossett Pike, then? (He said desperately.)

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5392 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:15:39 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 03 April, 2013, 06:09:49 pm

OK, Rossett Pike, then? (He said desperately.)

That's right. It took me some working out, as the perspective is extremely foreshortened, with about a 300mm equivalent lens. Rossett Ghyll seems even steeper. This picture made my mind up.

Peter · « **Reply #5393 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:26:49 pm »

Yes, I see it now. I went over the col on the left last year (I think it goes down to Angle Tarn). But that was before they painted it black and white! That valley (Mickleden?) is wonderful. I walked back over the back of HS and Pavey Ark onto Blea Rigg and down into Easedale.

Great pictures; the first one has a bit of white spider about it!

Edit I mean the col on the left in your original picture, by the way.

tonyh · « **Reply #5394 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:29:49 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 03 April, 2013, 03:40:19 pm

In that case, you are on The Band and does your view itself have the backing of George? Could it be Harrison's Tick(le)?

Perhaps George Band should get the win over George Harrison, here.

tonyh · « **Reply #5395 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:33:02 pm »

And I was sure it was Bowfell. Which was a sure sign that it wasn't.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5396 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:39:21 pm »

Quote from: tonyh on 03 April, 2013, 06:33:02 pm

And I was sure it was Bowfell. Which was a sure sign that it wasn't.

I thought it might be Ore Gap, which is what sent me to image Google, looking for 'The Band', where you get Robbie Robertson et-al. 'The Band Langdale',makes it clearer. I was just taking a picture of the obliging sheep without thinking what the background was.

Peter · « **Reply #5397 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:41:23 pm »

Of course The Herd(wick) was another band..... But compared with The Band they were wick, as we'd say in the north east.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #5398 on:** 03 April, 2013, 07:22:40 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 03 April, 2013, 06:41:23 pm

Of course The Herd(wick) was another band..... But compared with The Band they were wick, as we'd say in the north east.

Peter Frampton was the lead singer, he always looked a bit unshorn.

Steph · « **Reply #5399 on:** 03 April, 2013, 10:56:37 pm »

Quote from: David Martin on 02 April, 2013, 12:31:21 pm

Cumbria, North Yorks, Scotland.. Could be a number of places. I'd go for North Yorks/Northumbria as a guess.

North Yorks is in Northumbria....as are parts of Scotland. Did you mean Northumberland, David?