Shining Tor, Peak District
20 November 2004
On another beautiful November day, while Henry and Lucy were winning Best of
Breed once more, Stephen and George went for a walk in the Peak District.
Although it had been a cold morning in Enfield, there was no snow, and the
amount we found up here was something of a surprise.
Errwood Reservoir
A panoramic shot of Errwood Reservoir in the Goyt valley
The sign posts us up the hill towards Cat and Fiddle
George enjoys his snow-bath!
George powers his way through a snowdrift
Looking back to Errwood Reservoir as we continue to follow the signs to Cat &
Fiddle, now also signing Shining Tor
George charges through another snowdrift
Here we turn off the route to Cat & Fiddle to head to the summit of Shining Tor
Looking ahead to the summit of Shining Tor; the fence marks the boundary between
Cheshire to the left and Derbyshire to the right
George sticks to the track in the snow
He is having fun, honestly
The summit trig point on Shining Tor (559m/1834ft above sea level)
Looking back towards the Goyt valley
The sign to Cat & Fiddle, with immediately above it the road over the pass
Stephen poses before we start back down
George posing too
Heading back
The peak of Shutlingsloe above Wildboarclough from Shining Tor
After this, the ice-balls growing on George's feet started to cause him
discomfort. I kept removing them from under his pads, but those on his legs grew
to the size of tennis balls
Looking to the transmitter mast at the top of the Cat & Fiddle pass
Heading back towards the Goyt
Errwood Reservoir
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