BB1920 : God Wants Us To Be Happy

Friday 14th June 2019

It was Benjamin Franklin who wrote “Behold the rain which descends from heaven.”  He went on to explain that this is a constant proof that God loves to see us happy.

Well, he has certainly tried to make us happy recently.  Indeed, very happy.

However, this afternoon we had the rare opportunity to be miserable.  Time for a quick trot before happiness would rain down upon us once more.

There is little point in going into detail.  There is not a lot to say.  Basically we started from Stan’s house in Kendal and climbed up through the fields to Paddy Lane.

Stan had an encounter with a small horse, reminiscent of the apple incident on BB0807b.

From there, a bit of a meander took us past the Thirlmere Pipeline inspection building then up the back of the Helm to the ridge.

We wandered south as far as the summit cairn where we had to make a decision.  In my mind, this was the half-way point.  I had plans for an interesting round that would take us through the fields and lanes to the south of Kendal.  However Mike had his eyes on a different sort of round.

“Look,” he said, pointing.  “There’s the Punchbowl.  That’s where we could be really happy.”  Stan agreed.  How could I persuade them otherwise when their minds were set on that destination?  Not possible.  

By the quickest route we dropped down and entered the pub.  It was then that I realised what Mike had meant.  There, written on a beam was the statement:

We put the statement to the test and I can confirm that, despite being ankle deep in cow plop under the railway bridge, we finished off the stroll down into Natland very happy indeed.

Don, Friday 14th June 2019

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Don:  For the pedantic reader, I should make it clear that, contrary to popular belief,  Benjamin Franklin did not say “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Apparently Franklin did not like beer very much.  He was much more of a wine lover. In a letter to his friend, André Morellet, what he actually wrote was:

“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy!"

However that was in France.  In England rain does the same thing with hops.

Bryan: Had a good week in Lochcarron with the Fellwalkers. Typical Scottish week of weather - a mixed bag ranging from rain; strong winds; clag and snow to glorious sunshine and a light breeze! I'd not been to Lochcarron before so it was a chance to do some of the more remote Munros that can be accessed from there.  One of them is said by Walkhighlands to be the least visited Munro. To do it we had to do the 7.5 mile walk in to a bothy and use that for the night, before doing the two Munros and walking out next day. I was pleased with my efforts given the time that's elapsed since the accident.

The real target for many of the club was the Torridon hills which are an hour's drive from Lochcarron and has some of the classic mountains in Scotland.  I've done them before so didn't bother this time. But these photos of the day they had on one of them (Liathach) shows what a brilliant place it is - on a dry day. It's lethal when wet!!

You can see Bryan's photos at BH1 , BH2 , BH3 and club pictures at KF1

Mike B: Not sure if anyone is interested but the online magazine Outdoor Enthusiast is free and not too shabby! Its introduction says:

Our new summer issue has just landed, featuring plenty of gear reviews, features, interviews and much more. It’s completely free to read online, simply click on the front cover image on the right.

The Lake District offers something to whet the appetite of every child from tots to teens. Rachel Crolla picks some of the best lakes…..

Don: Last week's talk of Lynchets and Plovers produced quite a lot of comment which you can read if you click on bb1919.

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STATISTICS

BB1920 : God Wants Us To Be Happy

Date:

Friday 14th June May 2019

Features:

The Helm

Comitibus:

Don, Mike T, Stan

Distance in miles (Garmin):

7.5

Height climbed in feet (OMN):

1,007

GPX track

BB1920.gpx

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