" Rannerdale Beck Falls " at EveryTrail

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Often seen from afar, we decided that the time available for today's short walk

should still allow us to get to somewhere different. 

Sunshine was the order of the day so we chose a west facing slope to enjoy the afternoon sun to the full.

To place it in context, this is a photo from a year or two back when we walked along the summit ridge of Rannerdale Knotts. 

Seen above, the Rannerdale Beck actually leaves the valley quite quickly and heads up that deep, incised valley between Grasmoor and Whiteless Pike

leaving the Squat Beck to do the work of draining the rest of the Rannerdale Valley.

Today we headed up from Cinderdale car park and crossed the fell side on the left, heading for the falls hidden in the shadows opposite.

The best weather in Britain was forecasted for West Cumbria.

They were right . . . the sunshine was in profusion today as we walked up from the side of Crummock Water.

I'd left the camera behind for this shorter walk . . . but with colour like this how could I not record it for posterity.

" Stairway to Whiteless Pike "	"All that's left is a pond of gold " . . . to para-phrase two older songs.

We climbed across the fell side, staying a little lower than the normal Lad How route,

and followed along the wall along to meet Rannerdale Beck as it climbed up from the valley . . . or should that be "cascaded down" to the valley ?

Usually seen from a distance, today we were able to get up close and personal . . . and what a nice little cascade it was.

A twenty foot water slide but sadly no deep pool to drop into.	Climbing above the falls, I could look down on Ann and the dogs below.

The sun is setting behind Mellbreak.	The new bridge below is in shadow now.

By the time we stroll back to the car, our outward track has also succumbed to the advancing shadows

. . . but it has been a great afternoon walk.