Barmouth – rediscovered
Mawddach Estuary A couple of years ago I did an overnight wild camping trip to Barmouth, southern Snowdonia. This is a truly spectacular...
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Feb 19, 2019
Llanberis Pass under grey skies
Llanberis Pass Seeing the Llanberis Pass in Snowdonia in heavy cloud is pretty common. Even on a bright day it doesn’t see much sun, the...
Jan 13, 2019
Llanberis Slate Mines
The welsh tourist town of Llanberis, at the foot of Mount Snowdon, is not dominated by the highest mountain in Wales and England, nor by...
Jan 4, 2019
Three monochrome shots
Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf I was going to title this post “Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf” but that would look like I’d just dropped a book on the keyboard....
Nov 9, 2018
Trefriw
I took a couple of shots earlier this year that have had a big influence on me. They were both shots of narrow, tree-lined lanes. Since...
Nov 7, 2018
Welsh autumn colour
Some shots from a welsh trip this week. Not as successful as I’d hoped even though the colours were at their best. I didn’t focus in...
Jul 4, 2018
Porth Or, Sunset
Porth Or Seaside trips are at the mercy of the tides, as well as the light. High tides aren’t so useful as I like to see the exposed sand...
Jul 2, 2018
Porth Or, Sunrise
Porth Or, Whistling Sands The strange long run of hot and sunny weather has been making it easy to plan overnight wild camping trips. I...
Jun 12, 2018
Crimpiau – part 2
I think I’m getting better at wild camping as I slept well again (by bivvy-bag standards, at least). A very calm and warm night helped. I...
Jun 11, 2018
Crimpiau – part 1
Crimpiau is a minor top in Snowdonia, an eastern outlier of the Carneddau. It’s only about 450m high but has one of the best views in...
Jun 4, 2018
Penllech Beach
Moon setting over Penllech Beach shortly before dawn Revisiting a location doesn’t always work well. Sometimes it means you’re better...
Jun 2, 2018
The Heights – part 2
The Glyders from Yr Arddu The morning after the night before (see Part 1), half past four, and the alarm wakes me up after a surprisingly...
May 28, 2018
The Heights – part 1
Snowdon from Yr Arddu, Llynnau Cerrig y myltt in the foreground Another overnight trip while this fantastic weather lasts. Although I...
May 21, 2018
Cnicht overnight – part 3
As described in part 1, this overnight trip gave three distinct shooting sessions. First, the sunset, which was slightly disappointing....
May 21, 2018
Cnicht overnight – part 2
Cnicht at sunrise, Moel Siabod in the distance After a night spent mostly wide awake in my plastic bag on top of a hill the alarm went...
May 16, 2018
Cnicht overnight – part 1
Sunset from Cnicht A fine weather forecast encouraged me to try my first wild camping trip of the year. The plan was go to Snowdonia and...
May 11, 2018
Don’t go into the woods – lessons you’d think I would have learned by now
Coed y Brenin Whenever a walk has a significant stretch in managed woodlands, like Forestry Commission woods, I always get lost. It isn’t...
Apr 6, 2018
Barmouth Views
Mawddach Estuary Some weeks ago I took a trip to the Mawddach estuary, with the seaside holiday town of Barmouth at its exit to the sea....
Mar 5, 2018
Textures of Snowdonia
Lliwedd and Moel Siabod are prominent, with Nant Gwynant between. There’s a wonderful texture to the wild hillsides around Cwm Bychan....
Jan 30, 2018
The Heights
“The Heights” is the anglicised name of Yr Arddu, a hill of modest height but tremendous character just east of Beddgelert, North Wales....
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