We did some fieldsketching at close quarters...
..and posed for a team photo...
Then it was on to Chapel Le Dale with its barns and walls scenery 
...overlooked by the summit of Ingleborough 
Saturday morning saw us at Malham Cove before climbing the 417 steps to the limestone pavement on top.
...and our first sight of those clints and grykes!
...and here they are at at closer quarters 
ahead of team photo 2......
The sun came out briefly in Watlowes dry valley.... 
..very briefly. It was gone by the time we got to the top and took in the view!
From there it was on down to Gordale Scar... 
where the depths of the gorge inspired Tolkein's vision of Helm's Deep
and after all that walking, there was more mental exercise in the evening! 
and more limestone pavement on Sunday... 
Grikey... it's a long way down!And here's the shot of the Ribblehead viaduct that delayed me getting back to the bus....... my picture of the weekend. It's a bit of an optical illusion - the 'sky' in the distance is actually sunshine on a distant hillside and the whole shot is foreshortened with a zoom lens.
And finally, despite lucrative offers of work from the BBC... Mr Foulds and I have decided to stick to our day jobs!!
And finally, despite lucrative offers of work from the BBC... Mr Foulds and I have decided to stick to our day jobs!!
