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Grace and Grandeur
If you’ve never known the Langdales in November, it’s hard to imagine their rare and fleeting beauty. This is the season’s final act—a crescendo of colour and contrast before winter takes hold. I stood there wrapped in silence, the sun never rising far above the horizon, casting low-angled beams that swept across the land. Brilliant light searched across Side Pike and Pike o’ Blisco, while thunderous shadows crowned the noble peaks of the Pikes.
Scenes like this are rare. Often, the drama comes and goes in seconds, leaving you scrambling for a quick handheld frame. But on this day, the moment lingered over the tarn—five whole minutes of glory. Time enough to set up the panoramic camera and make several exposures.
Its steel-grey surface shimmered—a fitting forewater to Harrison Stickle and Pike o’ Stickle. Walk the circuit around Blea Tarn, and every step reveals another view of Lakeland’s most dramatic crests. Seen from the water’s edge, they speak not only of height, but of presence—mountains with grace and grandeur.
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