In October 2003 I visited the Yorkshire Dales for the first time. I'd been to the Lake District, which is quite close by, many times so was keen to see how these 2 famously scenic regions of the country compared.

The main attractions in the area for walkers are the Three Peaks - Whernside, Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough. They are close enough togeither to all be tackled in one day, but we dicided to take it a little easier and do 2 on the first day and save the third for the second day!

The photos below are only of the first day when we climbed Ingleborough and then Whernside, on the second day I took my 35mm SLR camera not my digital. The scenery here is less pretty than the Lake District, but still beautiful in a rugged and barren type of way. The peaks are separated by large areas of moors and some impressive limestone pavement.

Johnny, Sid & Simon climbing Ingleborough

John's quality footwear

The barren top of Ingleborough

Ribblesdale from top of Ingleborough

Setting off from the top of Ingleborough

Looking back at Ingleborough from the Northern side

The first of many sightings of limestome pavement

Whernside

The Ribblesdale viaduct

Lunch

Waterfall on Whernside

The face in the wall, top of Whernside

Martin, Si and Sid at the summit of Whernside

A garden gnome

A disfigured tree, near Ingleton