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Father’s Day. Celebrated with a run in calf-bursting hills.

Post author By Simon Scarfe
Post date June 22, 2020

Hand made father's day card. Theme minecraft - mine, and my son's faces pasted over the main characters'. — This is a bit of a yearly tradition now. Currently, he is obsessed with Minecraft, and so that got the homage treatment.

Gorgeous day for it, so went with the family to Ramsbottom. Left family to ramble up the hill, while I went on an adventure.

Approach to Peel Tower

Looking up at Peel Tower

View towards Manchester from Peel Tower

Natural biking "bowl" — Natural biking “bowl”

Peel Tower from the back

Gateway to the hills — And so begins the rest of the run

Selfie with Peel Tower in the background — Quick last one of me and Peely before I shoot off.

Mossy quarry

picture of overgrown wooded trail — Starting through the forest trail

Stairs in the forest

Worn away forest trail. — This was steeper than it looks in this picture. And slippier.

Overgrown stile

Bemused cows — These cows were mighty skittish

Selfie with cairn in background — Those things are called “Cairns”. I really should pay attention to where they are, I come across several every run.

trail with tower in very distance — So begins the route back to Peel Tower

trail by a valley

Two male goats on trail — These two let me get very close before shuffling out of the way

selfie with goats running off in background — These were standing their ground. Attempted to grab selfie highlighting that. Now it’s just an idiot pulling a face

Picturesque valley with stream running through it — I really am spoiled by some of the routes around my local area. Gorgeous.

Sign reading "Danger - military firing range. Keep out when flags or lights are displayed. — It was great seeing this after I’d passed 3 or 4 of these mysterious flagpoles. Not a single sign from the other direction.

Tags adventures, Fathers Day, photolog, Ramsbottom, running