Cowpers Cross

 The plan was to walk from East Morton, up to the Keighley Mast and across to the 12 Apostles on Ilkley Moor.  However when we got up to Keighley Mast and started up the path to the 12 Apostles it was Baltic, the wind was blowing a Gale and the path underfoot was treacherously icy.  So we retraced our steps and cut across to Cowpers cross (plan B was in place).  From there the path went to the Buckstones, and down a rather hairy slippery path across the boggy moorland using the wooden walkboards and into the Plantation.  We had a brief stop here for some lunch but the chill factor in the wind was taking the temperature well below zero so we didn't stop long.  As soon as you took your gloves off your fingers were frozen.  We walked on through the plantation back down the fields which were pretty ice covered and onto the main road back down to East Morton.  A good 10 mile hike which at points made you feel like you were artic explorers.

Small Stream iced over in parts looking very pretty

 

Cowpers Cross

A couple of images of the Buck Stones

NEW YEAR - NEW START

 Well I've been away from here for quite a while, so new year new start. Only a little late starting.

A month and a half actually.  It's now mid February 2021 and Lock down no 3.  But getting through these strange times.  So thought I needed something to get me creative again and where better than here with walking and photography.

So today it was a mean temperature of about minus 5 and the wind was raw cutting straight through you, but with working from home I really needed to get out in the fresh air for a walk.  I went down to East Morton, met up with a friend and we walked over to Riddlesden, bacl along the canal to Micklethwaite, up to the top of East Morton then back down to the village centre.  Blew the cobwebs away and beautiful clear views and a frozen canal.

Frosty Canal walk

Top of East Morton looking across to St Ives, Bingley