Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Dales

Back to the Yorkshire Dales for this one taken a few years back now. Another dry-stone wall takes our eye towards the star of the show with one of the Dales ‘Three-peaks’ mountains, Pen-Y-Ghent. At 694m, not the highest mountain in the world but this stands out for many miles in these parts. Of course God’s light spot-lights the peak –as it should be! Enjoy full screen Have a good day.

As the last heavy rainfall passes by, the next is only seconds away. It is always nice to see colours like this which also enhance the overall lighting of the scene. Taken near the tiny village of Long Preston in the Yorkshire Dales. Nb In Yorkshire, 'Double Top' is a term used in the pub game of darts meaning 'double twenty'. It sits at the very centre top position of the dart-board circle. During the game, one would cry out "double top" meaning they were going to try to get a dart in the 'double twenty' slot.

As the rains of the day departs we get a smouldering sunset, at least for some minutes. As I stand here taking this, my feet are sinking ever deeper into the waterlogged field. Ah well, I hope my efforts were worth while.

♫ On a Hill Far away stood an old Rugged Cross......... ♫ An appropriate landscape for this Easter Day. We are looking west on a winters day in 2006 after a walk along the Wharfdale valley in the Yorkshire Dales, dropping down to the village of Linton. Wishing you all a Happy and healthy Easter Enjoy full screen.

Twisleton Scar in the Yorkshire Dales just above the small town of Ingleton. Once seen never forgotten. Taken whist doing the Ingleton Waterfalls trail.

The fifth and last waterfall on this great walk. Again, in reality not a single fall but a series of them. The Snow Falls on the River Doe are the second real falls to be found on the downward (return) leg of this splendid walk just after the impressive Baxenghyll Gorge (yet to come on here). These falls are often said to be the prettiest falls on this route as the water often looks like white snow locked in the river. The adjacent photo is taken from just a few more metres further down the river. As usual, enjoy full size.

Fences and dry stone walls describe the fact that we are in The Yorkshire Dales looking towards the iconic mountain of these parts Ingleborough. On the other side of this fence, one would usually encounter the many breeds of sheep that roam about here but mainly Herdwick. Have a great and safe weekend, ps best viewed full screen

Ingleton - an old village of true character in the North Yorkshire Dales area. The story of the viaduct: www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/ingleton.html The last trains went over this in 1963 and the track was lifted in 1967 - now a gas pipe sits there instead. Nice full size.

Quite a famous view here for many tourist who come from far and wide to visit the Ribblehead Viaduct. Many of those pop into the 'Station Inn' here for a pint or meal, maybe even spending a night or two in its rooms. The lonely station that caters for the 'Settle Carlise' line, that runs over this bridge, is just right of this scene and the viaduct to the left by about 300metres. For those lucky enough here, the sounds of steam can be heard and accompanied by the fabulous sights of some of our most famous steam engines ie 'The Flying Scotsman' , 'Mallard' and 'Black Fives'. The road we can see going uphill carries on to the village of Dent and an unseen road goes from the bottom of the picture, right towards Settle. See PiPs for more from around here. Enjoy large

Servicing the famous 'Settle-Carlise' railway route here is a distant view of its station (on the left) from the main road just below the Inn. Placed here to accompany my adjacent photo of the 'Station Inn' and my Ribblehead viaduct captures. (PiPs) Nice full size.

The classic view of this splendid vision of British Victorian engineering. Best full screen

There is something magical about this viaduct.. Even without a spectacular steam train running almost silently atop these arches, this scene just makes you stop and stare. Behind is Whernside and to my left the beginning of Ingleborough mountains. Notice the scale of this from the people at the bottom best seen at full size. PiPs Essential full size.

Enjoy this view of Pen-y-gent from high above the Yorkshire Dales village of Langcliffe. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet (694m), the other two peaks being Ingleborough and Whernside. In the foreground we have the familiar lime-stone pavement (flat pieces of lime-stone rock swept clean of surface soil by the weather) that is dotted with trees in some places and somehow manage to grow through the cracks. Just behind the pavement we see the dry-stones walls all too familiar in this part of the world too. Built when woodland around here was scarce to build fences and in any event, built to last, doing the twin jobs of marking out one’s land boundaries and also having the more practical purpose of keeping sheep and cattle from straying. Enjoy full screen