Another forest walk
May. 16th, 2024 04:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heleninwalesThe forecast was for a fine day today -- or at least it was supposed to stay fine for the early part of the day. We therefore decided to do one of our favourite forest walks. I drove us to the car part at the Coed y Brenin mountain bike centre and, leaving the car in the car park, we set off on a circular walk along tracks and paths.
We've done this walk a few times before, but this time G led us on a slight variant, taking us along small paths rather than the wide forestry tracks. Twenty years ago he knew this part of the forest well because he had some scientific equipment there recording rainfall and river flow. He remembered it as being more open and indeed the trees didn't look more than 20-30 years old. It's amazing how fast nature returns if an area is left to its own devices.
The light was rather meh, so these photos are just to give an idea of the terrain.
A bench where you can rest your weary feet and pause to admire the view. Anyone sitting at this bench still just about gets a view of the distant scenery, but for how much longer?
Do not climb on timber stacks! We've often wondered why stacks of timber are left lying in the forest. Our best theory is that when the timber was being extracted, when it got near the end, there wasn't enough for a final load so it was just left.
It was fortunate that we did walk in the morning because after lunch we had a thunderstorm with terrifically heavy rain. The forecast, normally very accurate, had given us no warning.
Eowyn Challenge -- weekly progress report
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled today 4:
Miles travelled this week: 18
Miles travelled from Bag End: 104
Miles still to go: 354
Percentage complete: 23%
Point reached on journey: Our journey nearly ended by the River Withywindle when Old Man Willow cast us into an enchanted sleep. Fortunately we were rescued by Tom Bombadil and have spent a couple of nights in his house with Goldberry. We had a rest day because it was raining.
We've done this walk a few times before, but this time G led us on a slight variant, taking us along small paths rather than the wide forestry tracks. Twenty years ago he knew this part of the forest well because he had some scientific equipment there recording rainfall and river flow. He remembered it as being more open and indeed the trees didn't look more than 20-30 years old. It's amazing how fast nature returns if an area is left to its own devices.
The light was rather meh, so these photos are just to give an idea of the terrain.
A bench where you can rest your weary feet and pause to admire the view. Anyone sitting at this bench still just about gets a view of the distant scenery, but for how much longer?
Do not climb on timber stacks! We've often wondered why stacks of timber are left lying in the forest. Our best theory is that when the timber was being extracted, when it got near the end, there wasn't enough for a final load so it was just left.
It was fortunate that we did walk in the morning because after lunch we had a thunderstorm with terrifically heavy rain. The forecast, normally very accurate, had given us no warning.
Eowyn Challenge -- weekly progress report
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled today 4:
Miles travelled this week: 18
Miles travelled from Bag End: 104
Miles still to go: 354
Percentage complete: 23%
Point reached on journey: Our journey nearly ended by the River Withywindle when Old Man Willow cast us into an enchanted sleep. Fortunately we were rescued by Tom Bombadil and have spent a couple of nights in his house with Goldberry. We had a rest day because it was raining.
