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Lakes District

Marie and I did a hike in the English Lakes District before the 2009 Kadampa Summer Festival. Marie planed a town to town route. Each day we got up, had breakfast, hiked a full day, had dinner in a pub, and stayed in a B&B or Hostle.

	Baffin island, seen on flight to England.		Walking from train station to B&B, Ulverston.
	30 hours of travel later - St. Mary's Mount B&B, Ulverston.		Train to Ambleside
	Scoping out the route at Ambleside Youth Hostel.
	Confirming our location along the path, Ambleside.		View down to Ambleside from Wansfell Pike.
	Dinner in Ambleside with the Buddha.		Change of plans - taking the bus from Ambleside to north of Grasmere to start the hike.
	Rainy start to our hike. Travelers rest north of Grasmere.		View of Glenridding.
	Wet hike into Helvellyn Youth Hostel		Arrive Helvellyn Youth Hostel, wet and hungry.
	Cozy.		Weather moving in.
	On the way to Legburthwaite.
	Meeting new friends along the way.		Gate latch.
	Castlerigg Stone Circle.		Abbacourt B&B, Keswick.
	Public path walking, outside of Keswick.		Windy ridge between Keswick and Buttermere.
	View down to Buttermere.
	Hiking out of Buttermere.		Steak and onion potato chips is just wrong
	Descending Great Gable to Wasdale Head		Lingmell House B&B, Wasdale Head
	Looking out window at Wasdale Head, Lingmell House B&B
	The look of things to come. Trail to Scafell Pike starting from Wasdale Head.		Blowing a gale on the top of Scafell Pike. WWI monument.
	Tom heading down the trail from just below the summit of Scafel Pike		Several hours later, we stop for a bite during a break in the weather. Langdale Valley.
	Lambs acting like lambs. Great Langdale Valley.		Drowned rat at the hotel gate. Great Langdale Valley.
	Wet clothes off and warming up. New Dungeon Ghyll hotel. Great Langdale Valley.		Another rainy day of hiking. Great Langdale Valley.
	Rain passing through the Great Langdale Valley.		Marie crossing creek on way to Coniston.
	Dropping into Coniston.		Returning to St. Mary's Mount B&B in Ulverston.

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