Fall in NY

Fall in NY, by rantoutloud.

Sweeping up the leaves at Don & Lynn's house.

The house is in Ossining just north of New York itself, in the Hudson Valley. Its a rambling colonial style building dating from the late 1700's and is beautiful. Spent the morning raking leaves and other odd jobs around the house making me feel at home. The weather is fine, cold and blustery, some snow showers. There's the possibility of some real snow and X-Country skiing later in the week. Built a cider press, see photo, and looking forward to a cook-in come pressing tonight. Some 8 or 10 bushels of apples to be dealt with, apple sauce and cider, real home cooking, mom's apple pie. 'Bushels' an oddly old world word to be using today while using the internet to record this holiday break.

Options and decisions for the remainder of the week are as usual too many, it's the NY Marathon on Sunday, not to compete but to watch, not so sure it makes a great spectator sport though. Halloween parade sometime at the weekend too maybe but a visit to MoMA is a definite. Rough Guide at the ready.

Y Lliwedd

Y Lliwedd, by rantoutloud.

Sunday 26th Oct 2008
The last top on the Snowdon Horseshoe. Weather by this time was excellent and the whole round from Crib-Goch was one of the best days I've had. The start of the walk was in thick mist which persisted until we got to Snowdon itself. It started to clear on the way down the Watkin Path. This view of Y Lliwedd looks almost alpine in character reminding me of something from the Italian Dolomites perhaps?

Apple Web Development

Apple Web Development, originally uploaded by rantoutloud.

Wow!

HHL

HHL, originally uploaded by rantoutloud.

Grisdale Pike

grisdale pike, uploaded by rantoutloud.

Cold wind on top, cloud closing in from west, ipod karma shuffle in reflective mood. The weather is fantastic and the clouds hold off all day. Didn't stop anywhere for long and the complete round took just about 4.5 hours.
The route takes the path from the quarry car park at the edge of Braithwaite up on to the ridge to Sleet How and Grisdale Pike itself. After a brief stop for coffee and a banana (?) Hopegill Head or Hobcarton Crag depending on which map you read, down to Coldale Hause and back up to Crag Hill, or Eel Crag again depending on which map you read. From Eel the ridge is followed over Sail and on to Causey Pike. The descent from the col between Scar Crags and Causey Pike leads down to the path which skirts Outerside and Stile End and back down to Braithwaite by the Coldale Pub, about 9.5 miles. This means I still haven't visited the summit of Grasmoor! I was informed by John that it was too boring anyway so I don't feel I missed out.

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Grisdale Pike

me and grisdale pike, originally uploaded by rantoutloud.

Grisdale Pike behind, the roiut taken follows the skyline. The weather was fantastic and was as clear as this all day.