Monday 12/10/2009.Another fine day following a peaceful night on my own at the Mosedale Cottage Bothy. My walk today will retrace Saturdays route over the Gatescarth Pass to Haweswater but today I will be carrying on up the east side of the lake to tackle Branstree by way of the Old Corpse Road (from Swindale to Haweswater, though at the time of it's use it's destination end from Swindale would have been the drowned village of Mardale now beneath Haweswaters billions of gallons of Manchester's tea-making water). A steep climb up onto the plateau provides magnificent views across Haweswater to High Street, Riggindale and Kidsty Pike (to get the best of these the walk from Swindale is preferred, no need to stop and turn round to enjoy them!) and the weather is of the simply glorious-hay-ho-wonderful-to-be-alive, variety. What a joy to be out today. The tops reached are first; Selside Pike, then Howes and on to Artle Crag and Branstree with it's impressive stone pillars (two) and rather ordinary stone marker for it's highest point. From which an easy descent again down into the Mosedale Hawes and back to the bothy. So ends three of the best days fell-walking I have enjoyed this year, what a good decision to come. Tomorrow pack-up-pack-out.
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