Wednesday 7 October 2009

Autumn visit 2009

About to head out to Carreg Goch, the 'bomber' and the waterfall near Llwyncwmstabl.
Looking back over the Giedd Forest.

The wind was blowing at the top of Carreg Goch.

Time for a fag.

That's better.

The Saturday walkers - from the left: Me, Pete, Maria, Marcus and Colin.


The sight where on Nov 20th 1944, during a training flight, the Wellington bomber MF 509 crashed.




Pete.

Down stream from the waterfall.


Taken at 10:22 pm under moonlight.

A thistle.



A bit of autumn colour.

Some fungus.





The Sunday walker in front of an old, wide tree.

Monday 18 May 2009

A visit to Tir-Y-Cwm on a cold, wet May weekend in 2009



Pete our guide for the day.




On our way to Llyn y Fan Fawr.



A small stream joining Gwys Fawr.



The Giedd Forest in the background.


Approaching the high point of 802m at Fan Brycheiniog.



Llyn y Fan Fawr before the weather came in.



Llyn y Fan Fawr and trig point (802m).



Fan Foel perhaps?



A fungi I noticed.





Heading back.



Time for another lunch.



Me and my shake hole cave.



Rain clouds approaching.


The Motley Crew.



It's this way.



No it's that way.



The River Giedd (Afon Giedd).



Rich and his pizza biscuite.




A Rhododendron flower.







A Rhododendron bush.





Some fallen brances behind the cottage.







An unusual pine tree.



Colin Hood.







If only I had an arrow.







Leaving Fan Brycheiniog.





Having our lunch in the wind, rain and hail at Fan Brycheiniog.