My quick visit to the Coniston copper mines to check out the blue walls and the spot where a bomb was once found.
Outdoors
Mystery bomb – A tale of Coniston copper mines
On our first day out climbing, my current boyfriend started reciting a tale of an assassination attempt that happened in the Coniston Copper mines in the mid-1990s
Cathedral Cave – Tunnels, drops and a fish?
Easy cave and tunnel fun exploring Cathedral Quarries in the Lake District
Little van – Much better than a fancy caravan
We spend our first night in our new-old van last week. Sleeping by the road is not as nice as putting a tent up in the woods but the occasional night in the van can be great.
Hidden by clouds – Fingers Ridge
Somewhere inside the clouds is the slippery and loose Fingers Ridge. If only we could see where.
Helvellyn and a dip in the Red Tarn
A wee walk climbing to Helvellyn twice with a swim in between. A good way to spend a sunny day – however, it is likely to be busy in the summer.
100 lakes in one summer – Dipping-challenge?
Challenge is to swim in 100 different lakes and ponds in summer 2020. Not a problem in Finland.
Pens and guns – About Borrowdale graphite mine
The Borrowdale Graphite Mine is not just any mine: it is the only graphite mine in England. Its dark tunnels on the hillside remind of its surprising history.
Tunnel or a waterfall? – Exploring Borrowdale Graphite Mine
I am abseiling down into a graphite mine in Lake District on the wettest day of the summer. Why am I going underground again? I thought I figured out that I don't like dark tunnels.
Walking through a national landscape – Karhunkierros
Four days of rocky cliffs, mysterious woods, bright eskers, suspension bridges, clear rivers, foaming rapids, and wild campsites.
Near Here Way Away 