Post by 4wd on Sept 28, 2011 20:25:42 GMT
Having finally finished harvest yesterday there was no good excuse for not making the most of todays lovely late warmth and sun.
It touched 23C here near the coast and was probably even warmer over there.
The Dales are about 40 miles west of the N.York Moors and quite different character although both have a very lot of sheep
Soldiers on exercise, Feldom Ranges.
Bleak upland road near Marrick above Swaledale.
Looking across Swaledale to the hamlet of Feethams
Upper Swaledal from near Crackpot (really)
Swaledale is well known for hundreds of isolated field barns.
Hay was stored upstairs and a few cows were kept in each barn, the hand milking was done there and the milk carried back to the farm in churns by horse or even on the farmers back.
Many of the more remote barns are in poor condition, but more accessible ones are sometimes converted to housing or holiday lets.
These two are probably too close to this stream for comfort due to flash flooding risk.
Barns near Crackpot, Swaledale.
Impressive drystone walls
The (very) minor road from Swaledale over to askrigg in Wensleydale.
Semerwater seen from the opposite side of Wensleydale.
It's a rather strange elevated location on the side of the main valley, no doubt an ice-age feature.
Finally a stitched panorama of Addlebrough hill framed by two classic Dales barns - link because it's too wide
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The main roads were quite busy, but off the beaten track it was quiet.
Some late silage being done here and there, I think all grain crops were clear edbut ther was some maize round Leyburn for silage to do.
It touched 23C here near the coast and was probably even warmer over there.
The Dales are about 40 miles west of the N.York Moors and quite different character although both have a very lot of sheep
Soldiers on exercise, Feldom Ranges.
Bleak upland road near Marrick above Swaledale.
Looking across Swaledale to the hamlet of Feethams
Upper Swaledal from near Crackpot (really)
Swaledale is well known for hundreds of isolated field barns.
Hay was stored upstairs and a few cows were kept in each barn, the hand milking was done there and the milk carried back to the farm in churns by horse or even on the farmers back.
Many of the more remote barns are in poor condition, but more accessible ones are sometimes converted to housing or holiday lets.
These two are probably too close to this stream for comfort due to flash flooding risk.
Barns near Crackpot, Swaledale.
Impressive drystone walls
The (very) minor road from Swaledale over to askrigg in Wensleydale.
Semerwater seen from the opposite side of Wensleydale.
It's a rather strange elevated location on the side of the main valley, no doubt an ice-age feature.
Finally a stitched panorama of Addlebrough hill framed by two classic Dales barns - link because it's too wide
img62.imageshack.us/img62/3019/panoweb.jpg
The main roads were quite busy, but off the beaten track it was quiet.
Some late silage being done here and there, I think all grain crops were clear edbut ther was some maize round Leyburn for silage to do.
