High Close, situated above Elterwater, at the entrance to the Langdales.
The Langdale skyline from Loughrigg. Elterwater in the mist. High Close Youth Hostel at the top of Red Bank leading onto Silver How.........
.......originally a victorian residence, now a very popular youth hostel owned by the National Trust.
The main entrance.
From the gardens.
Daffodils
.......and crocus
......in full flower at the moment.
Mobile colour......a male Pheasant wall creeping......
....and the first Red Squirrel that I have seen this year.
The footpath behind the Youth Hostel leading up to Hammerscar.
Elterwater Village and the Slate Quarries under Lingmore.......
.........a closer look.
Along Great Langdale.....
.......Harrison Stickle......
......Bowfell in the clouds.
Greenburn dominated by Wetherlam, Carrs and Wet Side Edge.
From Hammerscar, Dunmail Raise......
....and Grasmere.
One of the many paths down.
Sunset over the Langdales from High Close.