Without stating the obvious, it's rather dark outside now isn't it? It's a bit of a so so to get used to, but once you've got used to driving home in the dark you get yourself into the routine eventually. Unfortunately there are people who find this time of the year tougher than others, being taken with 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' or rather glumly known as 'SAD'. There are ways to combat it though and I know a couple of people who use Bright Light Therapy, where your exposed to specific wavelengths or 'tones' of light which mimic natural sunlight. It's not a clinically proven cure or treatment, but it does seem to have some affect, which can only be a positive thing!
Right, now the elephant in the room has been acknowledged (and that's only because I turned my bright light box on), we can get on with the show!
We had a look at Glaramara in the lakes a few days ago, now it's the turn of Dale Head. Another Fell in the Lakes, Dale Head rises to 753 metres and is situated just north of Honister Pass. The route we're checking out today comes from the September/October edition of Lakeland Walker. It starts it's way from Rosthwaite by Tongue Gill and leads you up to the summit of Dale Head itself, where theres some lovely open views of the Newlands Valley and Skiddaw. Here's the route directions...
1. From the Car Park by the Church Hall, continue along the lane away from the main B5289 road, then turn right on track to River Derwent.
2. Cross the stepping stones and turn right, or you can head downstream around 300m and turn back left. Take path up to left of sidestream (Tongue Gill) to plateau.
3. Keep ahead (west) through wide col to meet cairned path and turn left to cross Newlands Beck to Dalehead Tarn.
4. The pitched path to the right of the tarn ascents North-West to shoulder, then less steeply South-West up spur to summit.
And there it is, the four steps of Dale Head!
Not into that? Try this...
Alternatively, you can take a more casual approach and bake a few cakes for the lakes! The 'Cakes for the Lakes' project has been organised by Friends of the Lake district. It's a fundraiser to help raise money to maintain the Lake Districts beautiful landscape. The initiative is being launched on 19th November by local food writer and Chef, Annette Gibbons OBE, at the Kendal United reformed church hall.
Pretty much anyone can get involved though and it's all about cooking delicious Cumbrian cake recipes and enjoying them with your friends and family.
Product Of The Week
This weeks product of the week, to help you up some of those steep inclines on your way to the summit of Dale Head, The Leki Wanderfreund Antishock Walking Pole.
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