Photography

In May 2006, I spent two weeks following the Coast to Coast Walk across northern England. My walking companions were my sister, Joan, my brother-in-law, Ted, and a friend, Catherine. Below are a few photos from the walk.

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On Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk, England, 2006


The route starts at St. Bees Head on the Irish Sea and ends 192 miles away, in Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Sea. It is named for Alfred Wainwright who laid out this and other classic long-distance walking routes in England.	We began the walk in cloud and ended it in sunshine – not a bad progression. My walking companions, Joan and Ted, emerge from the mist at St. Bees Head.

The first part of the walk goes through gentle, pastoral country, with some lovely buildings like this vicarage.	But the hills rise above the flowers and green fields of the valleys.

There are plenty of beautiful views – and plenty of time to enjoy them.

Then we climbed the hills – three major ranges of hills that run through the Lake District. We’ve just come down from this pass, with the mist and rain chasing us.	Heading down into the next dale in a wilder landscape than the previous couple of days.

We provided a spectacle for some of the local wildlife.	Others really didn’t care!

Catherine, Joan, and Ted consult about the route while I enjoy the view. They’ll figure it out fine without me.

After the Lake District came several days’ walk across the Yorkshire Moors – high, open country that feels like the roof of the world.

The last few miles of the walk were sunlit and pleasant on the clifftop beside the North Sea.	The traditional end of the Coast to Coast Walk – Wainwright’ Bar at the Bay Hotel in Robin Hood’s Bay.

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