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TR.Derwent Valley

Wy Wurrie · 2005-03-07T21:26:43+00:00

Picked our friend up at 8am, pulled into cark park at the visitor center just after 10am, just time for a quick coffee and bacon bap, then off for a circuit of the Derwent and Howden Reserviors. A bit of a boring walk but because of the ice at low levels we decided this was the best plan. Anyway on reaching the bridge where you cross the Derwent it suddenly become very unappealing to walk all them miles on the road, so we were faced with the choice of either going up the hill or walking back the way we had come. Really it was no contest it had to be up the hill. What is usually an easy walk up, the higher we were going the harder it was becoming, the snow was getting deeper all the while and was not taking any weight, at times it was thigh deep and we were begining to regret going up.But we carried on.Got shouted at by a man with a camera to put the dogs on the leads because he was looking for hares (was that anyone in this group cos you could have said please. And you was in the wrong place further long we saw 2, one running rings round some sheep and the other being chased by a dog which soon realised the hare was too fast and give up the chase) About an hour and half after leaving the bridge we got to Margery Hill and the walking become a lot easier with the snow frozen solid, but this wasn`t to last, in places it was very soft and very deep, at one time our friend was almost waist deep where the snow had given way and it was a real stuggle to get him out. Managed to get to the end of the ridge without any more mishaps, but we had overshot where we should have started to come down and we were now facing a reasonably steep slope with what looked like perfect snow. Don`t know who`s idea it was but all of a sudden we had our sit mats out and all three of us were sitting in the snow and sliding down the hill, then climbed up and did it again, this time ending with the biggest snowball fight ever. We were covered from head to foot in the stuff. Goodness knows what the few people that saw us must have thought seeing 50 somethings carrying on this way. We eventually found the right way down and was soon on the track back to the reservior, but there was one more obstacle to overcome. A rather large snowdrift was partialy blocking a gate so it could not be opened. So what do we do here, climb over the gate where the snow wasn`t so deep or climb up the snow pile and take a chance it will take the weight and just step over the fence onto an even high pile up of snow. After several attempts to climb the gate there was no way I was going to get my legs over (somehow I don`t think women`s legs are made for this sort of thing) the men got over with no problems, so that left just me to climb this big heap and take a chance that I would not be lost forever in the snow. As it turned out there was nothing to worry about and we were so on our way back to the cark park. Arriving back at 5-59pm the cafe was closing but the very nice young girl said she would make us a drink. So a good end to a what was going to be a boring walk but turned out to be one of the best. None of us had ever walked in them sort of conditions before and don`t suppose we ever will again. A really great day out, shame the legs are not in working order today. Feels a bit like the day after the day before. Things we`ve never seen before....a helicoptor with skis.....2 white hares and 4 people skiing on Howden Moor. Never written a TR before. Is it boring? Is it too long? comments please. Christine.

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Wy Wurrie
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7 March 2005, 21:26 UTC #1

Picked our friend up at 8am, pulled into cark park at the visitor center
just after 10am, just
time for a quick coffee and bacon bap, then off for a circuit of the Derwent
and Howden Reserviors. A bit of a boring walk but because of the ice at low
levels we decided this was the best plan.
Anyway on reaching the bridge where you cross the Derwent it suddenly become
very unappealing to walk all them miles on the road, so we were faced with
the choice of either going up the hill or walking back the way we had come.
Really it was no contest it had to be up the hill.
What is usually an easy walk up, the higher we were going the harder it was
becoming, the snow was getting deeper all the while and was not taking any
weight, at times it was thigh deep and we were begining to regret going
up.But we carried on.Got shouted at by a man with a camera to put the dogs
on the leads because he was looking for hares (was that anyone in this group
cos you could have said please. And you was in the wrong place further long
we saw 2, one running rings round some sheep and the other being chased by a
dog which soon realised the hare was too fast and give up the chase)
About an hour and half after leaving the bridge we got to Margery Hill and
the walking become a lot easier with the snow frozen solid, but this wasn`t
to last, in places it was very soft and very deep, at one time our friend
was almost waist deep where the snow had given way and it was a real stuggle
to get him out.
Managed to get to the end of the ridge without any more mishaps, but we had
overshot where we should have started to come down and we were now facing a
reasonably steep slope with what looked like perfect snow. Don`t know who`s
idea it was but all of a sudden we had our sit mats out and all three of us
were sitting in the snow and sliding down the hill, then climbed up and did
it again, this time ending with the biggest snowball fight ever. We were
covered from head to foot in the stuff. Goodness knows what the few people
that saw us must have thought seeing 50 somethings carrying on this way.
We eventually found the right way down and was soon on the track back to the
reservior, but there was one more obstacle to overcome. A rather large
snowdrift was partialy blocking a gate so it could not be opened. So what do
we do here, climb over the gate where the snow wasn`t so deep or climb up
the snow pile and take a chance it will take the weight and just step over
the fence onto an even high pile up of snow.
After several attempts to climb the gate there was no way I was going to get
my legs over (somehow I don`t think women`s legs are made for this sort of
thing) the men got over with no problems, so that left just me to climb this
big heap and take a chance that I would not be lost forever in the snow. As
it turned out there was nothing to worry about and we were so on our way
back to the cark park. Arriving back at 5-59pm the cafe was closing but the
very nice young girl said she would make us a drink. So a good end to a what
was going to be a boring walk but turned out to be one of the best.
None of us had ever walked in them sort of conditions before and don`t
suppose we ever will again.
A really great day out, shame the legs are not in working order today. Feels
a bit like the day after the day before.
Things we`ve never seen before....a helicoptor with skis.....2 white hares
and 4 people skiing on Howden Moor.
Never written a TR before. Is it boring? Is it too long? comments please.
Christine.

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Paul Richardson
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7 March 2005, 22:54 UTC #2

Wy Wurrie said:
Picked our friend up at 8am, pulled into cark park at the visitor center
just after 10am, just
<snip!>
Quoted message said:
Things we`ve never seen before....a helicoptor with skis.....2 white hares
and 4 people skiing on Howden Moor.
Never written a TR before. Is it boring? Is it too long? comments please.
Christine.
No, certainly not boring! Yes, quite long, but it was a long and
varied day so you wrote a long and varied report - well, I enjoyed it
anyway. I love the description of the 50somethings going crazy in the
snow - the influence of the mad march hares maybe?
Paul
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Rooney
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7 March 2005, 23:17 UTC #3

Wy Wurrie said:
.Got shouted at by a man with a camera to put the dogs
on the leads because he was looking for hares
That's a lovely indication of changing times, isn't it?
(Though I'm well aware that another poster met people out to shoot the
hares with guns. Sickos!)
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Geoff Berrow
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8 March 2005, 00:36 UTC #4

I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]>
from Wy Wurrie contained the following:
Quoted message said:
Got shouted at by a man with a camera to put the dogs
on the leads because he was looking for hares
The hares on Kinder Scout took absolutely no notice of Magic. We saw
loads. Mostly they stood stock still and pretended to be rocks.
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Jim Millen
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9 March 2005, 09:36 UTC #5

Geoff Berrow said:
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]>
from Wy Wurrie contained the following:
Quoted message said:
Got shouted at by a man with a camera to put the dogs
on the leads because he was looking for hares
The hares on Kinder Scout took absolutely no notice of Magic. We saw
loads. Mostly they stood stock still and pretended to be rocks.
Well, I suppose they don't call it hare-brained for nothing...

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Geoff Berrow
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9 March 2005, 13:43 UTC #6

I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]>
from Jim Millen contained the following:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
The hares on Kinder Scout took absolutely no notice of Magic. We saw
loads. Mostly they stood stock still and pretended to be rocks.
Well, I suppose they don't call it hare-brained for nothing...
Heh. I think Magic was having too much fun in the snow to bother with
silly hares.
http://www.ckdog.co.uk/dev/happy.jpg
Let me know if this is ok, this monitor is knackered and I have to
guess....
--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

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Rooney
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9 March 2005, 13:56 UTC #7

Geoff Berrow said:
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]>
from Jim Millen contained the following:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
The hares on Kinder Scout took absolutely no notice of Magic. We saw
loads. Mostly they stood stock still and pretended to be rocks.
Well, I suppose they don't call it hare-brained for nothing...
Heh. I think Magic was having too much fun in the snow to bother with
silly hares.
http://www.ckdog.co.uk/dev/happy.jpg
Let me know if this is ok, this monitor is knackered and I have to
guess....
Perfect.
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R
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Dominic Sexton
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9 March 2005, 17:49 UTC #8

In article <[email hidden]>, Geoff Berrow
<[email hidden]> writes
Quoted message said:
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]>
from Jim Millen contained the following:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
The hares on Kinder Scout took absolutely no notice of Magic. We saw
loads. Mostly they stood stock still and pretended to be rocks.
Well, I suppose they don't call it hare-brained for nothing...
Heh. I think Magic was having too much fun in the snow to bother with
silly hares.
http://www.ckdog.co.uk/dev/happy.jpg
Let me know if this is ok, this monitor is knackered and I have to
guess....
Looks like he had a great time. Our two have been enjoying the snow too:
http://www.matley.co.uk/dogs/snowdogs.jpg
Sam, the collie, went on an on bounding through the snow but Jake found
it a bit tiring after a couple of hours!
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Dominic Sexton

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