After a dry night we woke to find that the flood waters on the site had drained away. It was, though, much cooler than yesterday's 20+C. After a very lazy start we moved at the end of the morning calling in first at Ings Services and Biketrex before setting off for Ullswater and Treefold North, one of the links in The Longview network of seven remarkable trees. The drive over the Kirkstone Pass was beautiful and dramatic as usual with views down into the head of the Trout beck Valley and the Troutbeck Alder and once over the summit down to Ullswater. On the way over the pass we could see brighter weather moving in from the west. The sky soon cleared to leave a beautiful Autumn afternoon. We had made a slight error of judgement, however, when, despite three trips round the car park at Aira Force we could find no parking spot. Realising that It was Sunday we returned to the cafe in Glenridding and then returned to a different parking spot. In order to find the Treefold we then set off along The Ullswater Way back towards Aira Force. We were rewarded with excellent views through trees and bracken glowing golden in the afternoon sun to the lake below. We soon found the Treefold with its entrance aligned with The Glencoyne Pine high on the fellside. Unlike Treefold East a year ago, Treefold North has had an oak planted within it. We wish it well. Like the Little Asby Treefold this one has the words of a line of Harriet Fraser's poem inscribed on its walls:
roots deep
years weathered
taking the long view
Hoping that Treefold East at Little Asby now has its tree we returned to the car with plans to walk to The Wasdale Oak tomorrow. Before returning to the site we drove to the end of the lake at Pooley Bridge looking for photographs. When we got back we were greeted by mouth-watering aromas of beef in beer coming from the slow cooker, one of the best investments we have made for the caravan. Rehydration was, of course, essential.
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