Monthly Archives: August 2018

Skiddaw via Millbeck

Posted on August 30, 2018 by crosbyman66

It’s been a couple of weeks since I last had my boots on and during that time I have been looking back on some of my past walks. One of my favourites is the ascent of Skiddaw via Millbeck which … Continue reading →

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Thwarted by the tide.

Posted on August 14, 2018 by crosbyman66

Sunday 12th August 2018. Today I was out with Crosby Rambling Club and our destination was Anglesey where we intended to walk a section of the Anglesey Coastal Path. The plan was for the coach to drop us off in … Continue reading →

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A soaking at Grasmere.

Posted on August 10, 2018 by crosbyman66

While I was on holiday in Austria the U K was in the grip of a heat wave with hardly any rain for a month. But, at the weekend the weather broke and parts of the country had torrential downpours. … Continue reading →

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A walk to the Schwarzensee.

Posted on August 7, 2018 by crosbyman66

It was the last day of our holiday and I wanted to fit in another walk. All week I had been reading about a walk to Schwarzensee, the Black Lake. It would take approx. 4 hours to get there and … Continue reading →

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A stroll though the Blinklingmoos Nature Reserve

Posted on August 6, 2018 by crosbyman66

Our plan for today was to stroll through the Blinklingmoos Nature Reserve on the western shore of Wolfgangsee. We caught the ferry from St Wolfgang to cross the lake to Gschwendt Parkplatx to begin out 4.5 km walk. After skirting … Continue reading →

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Lunch down on the farm.

Posted on August 4, 2018 by crosbyman66

Today I was going to a ‘Farmers Lunch’ at Mostbauer where we were looking forward to some home produced food. There were six of us in the group including Stephen our guide. We climbed steeply out of St Wolfgang on … Continue reading →

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Around the Burglstein

Posted on August 3, 2018 by crosbyman66

We had moved to St Wolfgang on the shore of Wolfgangsee and were setting off on a short walk. As we waited for the ferry to take us down to Strobl the RMS Kaiser Franz Josef I came by. This … Continue reading →

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Flowers on the Kitzbuheler Horn.

Posted on August 1, 2018 by crosbyman66

Our plan for today was to catch the cable car to the summit of the Kitzbuheler Horn at 2000 m. However at the ticket office we were handed a leaflet that explained that major construction work was taking place at … Continue reading →

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