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Black Mountains

Black Mountains

At last I finally got some time to get out on the hills. This is a shot of me at the small cairn that marks an isolated top on The Black Mountains just north of Waun Fach. On the 24th March 2009 the weather was lovely and clear but the wind was blowing strong gusts and it was biting cold. Still it made a great days ridge walk of about 12 miles in 6 hours.
daveyboy
on Mar 28, 2009 9:30 am
Lat/Lon: 51.97353°N / 3.15409°W
Image Type(s): Hiking
Image ID: 501765

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lcarreau

lcarreau - Mar 29, 2009 12:50 am - Voted 10/10

Gotta love the red gloves...

Congratulations! It's great to get out into the
hills. Of course, it's also great to get back
inside and listen to 'Pink Floyd.'

Great photo, Daveyboy!

yatsek

yatsek - Mar 29, 2009 5:35 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Gotta love the red gloves...

To Larry,
Hope these Black Hills cheer you up as the colour red is also included in the overwhelming black :)

daveyboy

daveyboy - Mar 29, 2009 10:41 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Gotta love the red gloves...

Out of all the gloves I took with me in the rush to get away these were the only ones that ended up in my car. Getting home after the day on the hills required 225 miles back to Kent via the M4/M25 and local roads. Whilst driving home I was listening to a group called Covenant from Sweden.

yatsek

yatsek - Mar 29, 2009 5:32 am - Voted 10/10

Thumbs up

David - for fell/hill-walking! BTW Is this what the British use for 'hiking'?

daveyboy

daveyboy - Mar 29, 2009 10:44 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Thumbs up

Its a thing I have always done when on the highest points of the hills. Stand with thumbs up next to cairns or standing on top of the trig points with thumbs up. The red gloves do stand out a bit and were the only ones I had at the time.
All the best for now - David.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Mar 29, 2009 11:29 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Thumbs up

Safety is a prime factor to consider when
roaming though the hills in search of
elusive "trig points."

Colourful objects, such as bright red gloves, have been known to protect oneself
against evil spirits ... at least until we
get back into town and rejoin the rest of
humanity. : )

daveyboy

daveyboy - Mar 29, 2009 12:18 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Thumbs up

I never thought a pair of red gloves would get so much attention...! LOL
I will have to make sure I take the black ones instead. The red gloves also clash with the yellow wind jacket...!
All the best for now - David.

yatsek

yatsek - Mar 29, 2009 2:11 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: gloves

Please don't change your gloves David! That might get Larry down. He'd already complained about my Black Cauldron :-)

lcarreau

lcarreau - Mar 29, 2009 9:39 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: gloves

My vote would be to keep the gloves. : )

I think I'll venture outdoors to fly a kite.

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