The Rambling Badgers

route: whernside from ribblehead
Date: 24th august 2013
distance: 8.3 miles
ascent: 1589 feet
time: 4 hrs 25 mins
walkers: abigail, dave, leanne, sandra & simon

For one reason or another we hadn’t been walking for over a month, and as such we decided to plan a last minute walk. The thing was, the weather looked decidedly dodgy all over northern England, and with Snail in tow, we have to be a little more selective with our choices. The usual walk selecting method involves deciding where and when we are going a few weeks prior to the walk and letting all Badgers know. Each one then decides if they fancy it and are available, then simply turn up and the pre-determined start time/point. This walk would be different, as it was mentioned a walk would take place, but the location and meet point wouldn’t be decided until late Friday evening to give us chance to pick the best of the weather. I don’t want us to become fair weather ramblers as we never have been previously, but with a young Badger I don’t feel it is fair to subject her to some of the conditions we quite happily (in some cases) put ourselves through. If Snail doesn’t come, Wu Tang also doesn’t come and she enjoys it as much as I enjoy having her there. Read the rest of this entry »