Pictures from a walk along Derwent Edge in the Peak District.
This second batch is loosely “practicalities” – accommodation, transport etc. (OK a submarine and a conference banquet aren’t natural partners, but this was the best theme I could come up with).
By tradition a wet and miserable month, November this year has been unreasonably pleasant; more blustery showers and sun than rain. Although the country around Durham is generally nothing special, autumn brings out the best.
A few photos from a couple of trips to Yosemite National Park (California). Yosemite is a truly spectacular combination of granite hills, waterfalls and lakes. Although the Valley itself is (rightly so) a tourist honeypot, the hills and backcountry are much quieter.