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2020 Photo Galleries
15th August 2020 ride to Arnside (Page three)
The view looking along the public byway through Dolly Wood.
A bit further along the public byway through Dolly Wood.
The view near end of the public byway through Dolly Wood.
The view looking back up the Towpath at side of locks on the Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield.
The afternoon eat up.
Yarrow on the towpath at side of locks on Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield.
Yarrow on the towpath at side of locks on Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield.
Red Clover on the towpath at side of the locks of Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield.
Pony at side of Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield.
Trees in field at side of Kellet Lane near Over Kellet.
Ride report by Simeon Orme I spent a bit time watching the coverage of 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan celebrations on BBC1 and it does make you think about the freedoms we take for granted in the UK, like I have choice that I can go cycling or not, we freedom of speech and many other things that we take for granted in this modern age, which those folk 75 years ago fought for to protect and when you watch television programs like the ‘Man in High Castle’ what could have happen if Germany and Japan had won the Second World War its worth thinking when we go to vote for which politician we think who’s going to do go job in running the country for next few years and protecting those freedoms those brave folk fought 75 years ago. When we go out for ride on our bikes in this part of world we cycling through landscape of historical events dating back many hundred of years and in this past few months more folk are starting go explore this landscape on two wheels and leaving the motor car at home, I wish more folk would do this put we may big car parks at junctions of M6 in this part of world for this happen, but it brought it home the amount folk that are cycling at weekends when spending a few minutes taking the photo of foot/cycle bridge over River Keer, there were six cyclist’s cross that bridge on bikes. For cyclist its one gateways into one of England smaller national parks and I often spend several hour cycling through it on ride and learn the art of stay at home holiday in the British Isles. Also the art of reading a map or remembering where Mum and Dad took on day out when they were young, it was nice large family groups walking around Arnside Knott. I don’t about large number folk sunbathing on the beaches of Arnside and Silverdale, it was even warmer enough for few women to wear a bikini on beach at Arnside. Anyway this weekend, I was lucky enough to get both days off work, I pick the Saturday to go exploring on the bike, yes seem have about 25 to 30 miles in me for ride and do enjoy combining the two hobbies of cycling and photography together which I hope you enjoy in the photos that I take, for those of you who are non- cyclist I hope they get you thinking about going exploring the local area on two wheels instead four wheels. So once climb out of the Lune Valley and follow the lanes over to Neither Kellet, then headed down Back Lane into Carnforth, then crossed over the A6 before following Market Street which turn into Warton Road out of Carnforth. After short section following the tarmac along the bank of the River Keer which I cross over using the foot/cycle bridge near Hagg Wood which for most local cyclists is main gateway into this national park. After crossing over the bridge, its fairly easy ride up public byway into Warton. From Warton I follow New Road through the hamlet of Crag Foot and then across Leighton Moss, then there a bit of climb up Slackwood Lane which I hold my hand up and walk a bit of it and pass my couple on two electric bikes and those you who know me, that I often can walk faster up a hill with my mobile walking stick than I can ride them. I soon turn on to Hollin Lane and spotted interesting photo opportunity, which put camera on the tripod and took the view looking towards Magastone Wood at the highest possible aperture on lens of F22. After putting the camera back in my camera bag, I continue along Hollin Lane stopping for coffee and cake at the Wolfhouse Kitchen which was case standing in queue of three and waiting get serve at open window. One thing about Wolfhouse Kitchen the cake is alway good, which I enjoy with my coffee in the courtyard outside the tearoom. Once left Wolfhouse Kitchen, the lane soon turn into Lindeth Road which use be home of well known Alpine and Hardy plant Nursery which now as two houses on the site, I still got some Camassia leichtlinii which I bought from there about 20 years which one of highlights of my back garden in Spring. I continue in Silverdale, then on through Elmslack, with detour down to the Cove, the tide was well out with alot folk sun bathing on the beach, it would have dry enough to follow the bridleway from Shore Road in Silverdale around to Cove. I was soon heading out of Lancashire on Cove Road, its of up and down road, has I headed to start of the bridleway over Arnside Knott. Has I was heading up the track, I had stand to one side to let a large number of horse riders pass which has never happen to me on this bridleway before, I another play with camera taking a few photos of the trees at side of the bridleway. You may notice number of close up photos of wild flowers around my lunch stop, after finish my lunch, I spent a bit time taking photos before heading down Saul’s Drive and then Knott Lane into Arnside. The beach at Arnside was busiest that I see it in long time and after taking a few photos from the Pier, I then followed Station Road and Black Dyke Road out of Arnside, then after crossing over Arnside Moss, I headed up Storth Road and then followed the public byway through Dolly Wood and then dropping down to Leighton Beck Bridge. Then following the tarmac through Brackenthwaite and lanes across Hale Moss, the after short section on the A6, I followed Moss Lane across Burton Moss before turning on to Hilderstone Lane, then after passing through Cinderbarrow, I followed Cinderbarrow Lane up to Lancaster Canal, where stop for eat up at side of towpath of Lancaster Canal. After my eat up, it was fairly easy ride down the towpath to Tewitfield and then its was slow climb along Kellet Lane back to Halton in the Lune Valley. You can click here to see photos of 23rd August ride to Gressingham or you can click here to download the 29.4 mile route or you can checkout the What’s New Page to see what’s new on the site and you can also sign up for site’s free weekly newsletter.
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2020 D. Simeon Orme