The day after wandering around on Bonsall Moor ... in the dark ... you would have thought I would have gone out earlier wouldn't you.
Well, hang on ... I'm getting ahead of myself.
Back in December 2010 I wasn't straying too far for some reason so I just drove three miles or so along the A6 and parked up in Matlock. I had a look at the old bridge crossing the Derwent ...
Then I was following the misty riverside path towards Darley Bridge ...
The railway bridge that crosses the Derwent is just used by Peak Rail nowadays. They run steam trains which seem popular with visitors to the area [and which I have never ever been on] ...
You can walk over the railway bridge ... but it's just a concessionary path ...
... but an interesting one for all that ...
On the other side of the bridge the path [the concessionary path remember] stretched away into the mist ...
Mist isn't a bad thing. It can make for atmospheric photographs ...
Photographs that would be better if there wasn't some fluff or something in the camera !
The local farmers have been troubled by their sheep leaving the farmgates open ...
The path still headed into the mist, as did the railway line.
By the side of the line there was an old 'MR' post ~ I assume 'MR' represents Midland Railways.
I came to one of the original signals ...
I turned left a few yards beyond this and headed through the fields towards Darley Bridge ...
Darley Bridge dates back to at least the 16th century and as I crossed the River Derwent the mist was still hanging around ...
On the far side of the bridge I turned left along the gated road [as it's called]. This is open to all traffic but few people use it in vehicles. Part way along I recorded this ...
You could probably see signs of a tiny hair and what have you in the video.
The Derwent Valley Heritage Way makes use of the narrow tarmac lane hereabouts and it must be eight or nine years ago that a group of Derbyshire Dales Ramblers secured the appropriate waymarks to wooden posts between Darley and Matlock ... and some of them haven't been vandalised !
The path continues into the attractive village of Oker [or Oaker if you prefer] ...
A few hundred yards later and I was heading back alongside the river towards Matlock ... and that isn't the setting sun ... just security lighting ...
It was getting dark [where've you heard this before ?] ...
I passed under the railway bridge I'd gone under earlier that afternoon ...
The street lights added a certain piquancy to the view across the river towards the A6 ...
The walk featured above was followed on the 29th December 2010
Length of walk ~ 4.5 miles
Total mileage walked so far in 2010 ~ 388.5 miles
Total mileage between the 1st September 2009 and the 29th December 2010 ~ 522.25 miles
81 of 2010
For sure that mist gives a WOW effect to your photos. I really like the 2 photos of trees lost in the mist. Nice walk and videos :D
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane ~ yes, I like the pair of trees in the mist too. September is the time of year when we can get some mist in these parts so I will have to try and get up early.
DeleteOur sheep couldn't read,they must be smart sheep.Love the mist but wouldn't want to walk alone when it's like that.Hope you are feeling good Charlie. Ann.
ReplyDeleteI think they must be very smart sheep Ann. I love walking alone but it's probably easier for a man. As for my health there's an update elsewhere on here ... I can tell you I feel pretty well, thank you Ann.
DeleteWell I sure enjoyed walking with you again. Even though it was in December I think it would make a great walk at Halloween with children to tell ghost stories to. We can find beauty everywhere if we look for it.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it was an interesting walk Karyn, full of interest and a bit spooky too. As you say we can find beauty everywhere if we look hard enough.
DeleteI sure do enjoy your Walks Charlie. They provide us a look at the countryside we would never get to see. The mist and train track signs were great. I was just talking to a buddy yesterday who is an exec with on of the big railroads and he said were like 450 people run over by trains every year...then he backed up and said damn it migth even be (4500). It seems a lot of photos ops are being taken (like for catalouges etc) on railroad tracks and that seems to have increased the useage and the number of squashees. Some on purpose, some drunk, and some accidental. That is why i really liked the sign. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThank you Chuck. Fortunately there aren't many people knocked over on that particular line as trains only run two or three days a week ... and they go fairly slowly. It is a popular way of ending it all I know but for those who have to pick up the pieces [literally] it's not so much fun.
DeleteThat was actually a very beautiful walk. I liked the mist! I now see it was filmed in December; I thought it got dark early up there in September!
ReplyDeleteI am way behind with my walking blogs Neil ... way behind. Glad you enjoyed it though.
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