MARFIELD WETLANDS WALK - Thursday 16th January
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Delayed by a week due to a heavy fall of snow, just five walkers arrived at the car park for the Marfield Wetlands Nature Reserve. Anxious to get started, they left at pace |
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Cunningly the walkers made a small detour to locate a bridge and pose for a group photo |
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DISASTER OCCURED - when the walkers found their route flooded, as it followed the swollen River Burn. Despite heroic attempts by the walkers to proceed, they found it necessary to return to the Golf Course and divert along the road towards Masham, before rejoining the river by Low Burn Bridge |
| Following the 'Ripon Rowel' route, the walkers soon arrived in the Marker Place at Masham, where they quickly made their way to the White Bear Hotel for a well deserved lunch with suffucient Theakstons Best Bitter |
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The route back to the cars took the walkers though the Nature Reserve |
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ChipAdvisor:
(Good quality chips with their excelent lunches)
Ale score:
(Excellent Theakstons Best
Bitter)
Walkers: Bruce, Colin, John, Alan & Jim
Weather: A sunny cold walk with a little mud
KILBURN WALK - Thursday 13th February
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A mere five walkers arrived at the car park beneath the giant Kilburn White Horse. Since the previous Kilburn walk, exactly 10 years earlier, the walkers were pleased to note that the locals had not mislaid the White Horse again, although they were concerned about its missing head!! However, they were more troubled by the disappearance of a lake, which was rumored to have been located nearby. The walkers set off up the White Horse steps at a pace not recorded for years |
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Conditions on the tops deteriorated with driving snow, but the walkers continued their mission unperturbed |
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Paul remained confident of the route to the missing lake, but the others were unsure!!
A bridge hidden by holly was quickly negotiated |
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SUCCESS!!! The walkers were triumphant when the lake was located, having been missing for possibly decades. The co-ordinates were recorded and transferred to the Ordinance Survey so that the lake could be reinstated on their maps. The authorities were again grateful to the walkers for their diligence.
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DISASTER STRUCK when progress slowed due to excessive MUD. Would this stop the walkers reaching the Forresters Arms for lunch? |
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Cunningly the walkers constructed a bridge over the worst of the mud that enabled their passage to the Forresters Arms without further delay |
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Just one more bridge had to be crossed before Kilburn came into sight and the walkers knew that their mission would be a success |
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Soup with chips was selected by the majority of the walkers at the Forresters Arms, before heading, via the Mouseman Furniture showroom nextdoor, back to their cars. |
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A one mile steep road climb was accomplished taking the walkers back to their cars. However, it was remarked how fresh the walkers looked after their legendry walk. |
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ChipAdvisor:
Chunky chips in metal pots, were enjoyed with their excellent, but expensive,
Tomato Soup
Ale score:
(A selection of 3 draft ales met with the approval of the walkers)
Walkers: Bruce, Colin, John, Alan & Paul D
Weather: A cold, damp and muddy walk
NEXT WALK - Thursday 13th March
