The weather was still good so those wanting a walk headed over to Ladybower Reservoir to see what there was to see. A smaller contingent went walking along the river Derwent, and some went exploring the history around the area to find Bronte Cottage and “Jane Eyre” country.
For those that made it onto the tops, the lighting and visibility were vividly stunning from the low angle of the autumn sun and the cool clear unpolluted air from the Arctic. You don’t get such clear sights with the murk from the UK and the rest of Europe! As the day progressed and the cloud base lowered, in the distance Kinder Scout and the western edge of the Pennines kindly pushed the cloud base up to stay just above our heads and spawned a little discussion of compass bearings and (meteorology) orography…
One of our group wished for a shorter walk and so backtracked down early. The rest of us extended the route to make the most of the time and conditions and interest. Excellent walk!
Can anyone identify the mystery object and explain the mystery feature?
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- Mid-morning sun over Bamford Edge and Ladybower dam
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- Morning view towards the submerged Derwent Village
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- The high walkers
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- Climbing up
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- Stone wall lichen
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- Stone wall moss
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- Climbing
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- Stone walls
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- Climbing
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- Climbing
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- Looking from Whinstone Lee
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- Which way?
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- Across Derwent Moore to Bamford Edge, Stanage Edge and beyond
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- Mystery object on Derwent Moor near Hurkling Stones
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- Sheep at Hurkling Stones
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- Wheel Stones and along to White Tor
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- Ladybower, aqueduct, and Derwent dam
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- A happy bright walker!
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- To the Wheel Stones
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- Around the stones
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- Around the stones
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- Around the stones
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- Around the stones
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- White Tor
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- Around more stones
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- Mr & Mrs Troll
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- Mystery feature
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- Along the motorway
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- Through the stones
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- Along the edge
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- Cloud base obscures Kinder Scout in the distance
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- Back Tor trig point
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- Onto Back Tor trig
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- The high walkers
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Back Tor panorama
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- Wheel Stones, Bamford Edge and beyond into the afternoon
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- A slippery way down!
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- Grazing the cloud base near Howshaw Tor
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- Grazing the cloud base near Howshaw Tor
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- Mapping what time to get back
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- Onwards past Millbrook Plantation
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- Heather cutting?!
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- Dovestone Clough and Derwent Edge
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- Back down to Ladybower
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- Down an old lane down Briery Side
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- Wellhead, and old BT poles
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- Old gate posts into (the submerged) Derwent Village
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- An afternoon evening across Ladybower
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- A cloudy Ladybower sunset
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- Ladybower and Snake Road bridge
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- Sunset view towards the submerged Derwent Village
