Corris Uchaf
The walk up Cadair Idris is a killer :-) whoever told me it was easier than Snowdon is a liar! On a more serious the note the last two times I've been landscape togging in Wales (both Mondays) the USAF have blitzed the Mach Loop with F15s so as I'm off work this coming Monday do I go for landscape or sit on the side of a hill and hope?
I was waiting for the light to soften and as it did so clouds began to rush up the bowl of the mountainside. It was quite a sight, and eventually...
Cadair Idris as seen from about halfway up Mynydd Moel, looking directly into Cwm Cau. The view (left to right) includes Craig Lwyd; the Pencoed Pillar and the obvious point of Craig Cau rising directly from Llyn Cau; and then finally the great bulk of Pen y Gadair just visible through the mist. Cadair Idris is one of Wales' great mountains, not quite 3000 feet high, but always a wonderful day out. Go on - zoom in and have a look around.
It didn't take long for the early morning sun to clear the horizon and light up the side of the mountains. A little bit of morning mist diffused the...
Looking down the glacial bowl toward LlynY Gadair from close to the summit of Cadair Idris. I Couldn't help but be drawn to the still waters of the...
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