This weekend just gone my wife and I met up with David from the Internet for a walk, talk, and geotagging/ track logging at Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales.
One of the natural attractions along the Pennine Way, from the bottom this 80m tall and 300m wide crag is one impressive wall of rock. No water has fallen down the cliff face since prehistoric times; today the gentle Malham Beck mysteriously emerges from subterranean origins at the base.
But it's the weather-eroded limestone "paving" at the top of the crag that is the real attraction. The dissolved plant-filled fissures are known as grykes, and the blocks are termed clints—since you asked.
Aside from the oddity of the paving, the views from the Cove and surrounding hills are remarkable. The rolling green hills, dry-stone walls, and constant threat of drizzle are so quintessentially English. Well worth a day trip.
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The limestone paving of Malham Cove
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I've done the Holux exercise Bruce, along with my daily Rufus walk plus iPhone photos.
I got quite a variance on positioning at times, but generally worked a treat - can't wait to get a Garmin and I think I'll invest in RouteBuddy real soon!
A detailed post D; I've been itching to see what Geotag looks like (lacking the ability to run the required version of Java, as you know). I've clipped it in NNW for a thorough read later ;-)
You may be interested to hear that the RSPB claim 20 000 people from all around the world, have been to see the Peregrines at Malham Cove this year.
The 2 chicks hatched this year are called Splish and Splash - because of the crap weather.
Just shows you how resilient these birds are to human disturbance, what with all the gogglers and climbers etc., no wonder they are being so successful in returning after DDT (and other nefarious stuff).
LOL. Gryke and Clint would work too ;-)