Much as I love fell running in warm sunshine, sometimes (just sometimes) the Great British Weather has other ideas.
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| Higger Tor shrouded in low cloud |
Driving out through the rain to my favourite running spot wasn’t particularly inspiring and although the rain had eased when I parked, the sight wasn’t encouraging – low cloud shrouded the hills obscuring the usual panoramic view from Abney out to the far heights of Bleaklow.
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| Emerging from cloud on Higger Tor |
Undeterred I set off, I had run from here throughout the winter and this wasn’t the worst weather I’d encountered. I was expecting a soaking so wore a waterproof top but as I descended off Higger Tor the cloud lifted to reveal the trees of the Burbage Valley with tendrils of mist clinging like smoke.
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| The trees of the Burbage Valley wreathed in mist |
I crossed the streams at the head of the valley and took the high line above the crags, no climbers today, and sensed a brightening. Briefly the clouds broke to reveal a small patch of blue, a promise of a change to come?
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| A fleeting glimpse of blue – a false promise |
It proved to be only a fleeting glimpse as the skies soon darkened again, threatening more rain
and by the time I had returned to the car the English summer was once again upon us.
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| Dark clouds threaten Higger and Owler Tors |
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