tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post7268454891955736419..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Wainwright's Way, near Crook to TroutbeckSir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-34882032227516019152019-10-24T09:10:30.767+01:002019-10-24T09:10:30.767+01:00gimmer - I think there is no reason whatever to av...gimmer - I think there is no reason whatever to avoid having one's own interpretation of any work of art. Once the artist (in the broadest sense) has put his work into the public domain he has no further rights over its interpretation other than his/her own.<br /><br />I shall continue to enjoy S's widely varied music which was not all written to avoid the wrath of "the powers that be" and even if it was it had interesting subtleties which actually criticised (according to respected biographers.) Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-91061005668175660122019-10-23T09:48:33.202+01:002019-10-23T09:48:33.202+01:00Well, it won't be 'the ninth' now - fo...Well, it won't be 'the ninth' now - for me anyway - one used to enjoy the fourth movement but the almost fascist fervour of the EU 'anthem' usage has ruined it for me. <br />I always imagine climbing the Peuterey ridge when hearing the fourth movement of the Fifth - I know one is not 'supposed' to be too programmatic but as B himself made the imagery of the Pastoral specific, as did others, in e.g. Fingal's cave, I cannot see why one should not associate one's own imagery with particular music . . . not keen on 'war' music though, so your 'favourite' soviet composer is not really in my bag.gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-60853912192222941792019-10-19T08:32:59.571+01:002019-10-19T08:32:59.571+01:00gimmer - I have walked up there once to Thornthwai...gimmer - I have walked up there once to Thornthwaite Beacon. A friend had an enquiry from a chap who wanted someone to walk with and he was passed on to me. We walked up there but I have no memory of the route after Thornthwaite, nor of the chap I walked with, suffice to say I never saw him again - I'm not sure who that was down to.<br /><br />Hardly a coda by the way. We still have a significant proportion of the route to complete involving several more outings and all over hills not to be taken lightly. We are probably starting the third movement of a four movement opus.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-30108955518337596462019-10-18T13:59:35.725+01:002019-10-18T13:59:35.725+01:00From the main Kirkstone pass road, the valley up f...From the main Kirkstone pass road, the valley up from Troutbeck over to Hartsop has a very grand appearance and always surprises me with its beetling depths and 'vast' distances - seems hardly Lakeland, more Alpine - although I'm sure it must be popular, I've never heard anyone speak of walking it. <br />I've been through that 'hidden' country above the Windermere road, across and down to Troutbeck, a few times recently - as you say, charming and almost untouched: tiny ancient settlements and mysterious rambling 'great houses' hidden in woods and deep folds of the land - and it misses all the traffic going along the main road. Coupled with the views across to the Langdales and the central fells are - quite startling - so close and dramatic compared with the dullness of low level Windermere - rewards indeed, tinged with reminiscence and longing.<br />I hope good weather blesses this 'coda' of your expedition.gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-79429489247958666292019-10-18T09:25:52.799+01:002019-10-18T09:25:52.799+01:00gayle - I'm not sure exactly apart from logic ...gayle - I'm not sure exactly apart from logic and avoidance of walking on sections of busy thoroughfares and main roads.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-35440749604538507002019-10-18T08:45:20.209+01:002019-10-18T08:45:20.209+01:00What led you to take an alternative route to the n...What led you to take an alternative route to the north of Windermere? A specific problem with the defined route or just preferred something different? Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-45274484093941357642019-10-16T21:39:10.568+01:002019-10-16T21:39:10.568+01:00BC - we have certainly travelled through a wide va...BC - we have certainly travelled through a wide variety of terrain so far. Thanks for the correction - update posted.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-21656213288734385522019-10-16T20:32:56.038+01:002019-10-16T20:32:56.038+01:00PS Your diversion route on the map should have bee...PS Your diversion route on the map should have been the footpath to the west from Crosses Farm. <br />Picking nits.bowlandclimberhttp://bowlandclimber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-15263993705104251112019-10-16T14:36:11.636+01:002019-10-16T14:36:11.636+01:00Making progress.
A different set of pictures.Making progress.<br />A different set of pictures.bowlandclimberhttp://bowlandclimber.comnoreply@blogger.com