Damp on Dollywaggon

  Just to prove that I do actually own a full set of waterproofs (and to test that they still work) I headed over to Dunmail Raise again to try and confirm the location of the elusive cascades in Raise Beck. There cant be many ocassions where poor weather has helped in my reference finding but after the recent rains I reckoned that the water flow down Raise Beck would be an advantage in locating the watefall that I looked for a few days ago. Conditions were excellent if you love waterfalls but pretty dire for walking.

Raise Beck in Full Flow

From the top of Raise Beck, and after locating the required photo, we headed up to Dollywaggon Pike and along to Helvellyn via Nethermost Pike. Low cloud and rain were the conditions of the day and the dogs really did enjoy themselves despite the looks in the photos! Unusual to be all alone on the summit of Helvellyn in September but considering the condition, not surprising. The full set of photos are now online: http://www.theteesdalegallery.co.uk/