Cwmorthin July 2019.....42

Final pic's from this walk.

Flock being moved up to the lake to meet the ram, lambs to be made.

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Sun reflecting off the lake.

  

Rock, stable I hope.

Overhanging rock.

Cwmorthin July 2019.....18.

Surviving in the harsh environment.
  

Looking back along the track.
  

View from the chapel.
 

Cwmorthin July 2019.....17.

The miners chapel.

 

Cwmorthin July 2019.....15.

Sleepers and rail from the old tramway.

Sun reflecting off the lake.

  

Ruin on the farside of the lake.

  

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Fishermens cottage.

  

View over the lake.

  

Old mine building.

 

Cwmorthin July 2019.....10.

Barracks and waste tip.

  

Barrack ruins.

  

When I first started walking in the mountains I came across one of these signs way in the middle of nowhere, thought I'd check it out, wouldn't be working up here I thought, it was!!

Autumn at Cwmorthin, 2007.....17.

Final pic's from Cwmorthin today.

Boathouse.

Reflection.

  

Lone tree.

 

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Miners barracks.

  

Boathouse.

  

Barracks reflected in the lake.

 

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Cottage and dressing shed.

  

Reflections in a pool.

  

Slate cutting disc.

 

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Never managed to find out what was in the black bags, body parts maybe.
    

Looking across to the miners barracks.

  

Mine buildings and waste slate.

 

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The track past the miners chapel is to the left of the lake.

  

Rock pool.

  

Reflection.

 

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Another view of the slate quarry.

  

Looking down on Blaenau Ffestiniog.

  

View up the valley.

 

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Having reached the ridge the slate quarry is in view.

In the distance through the haze, nuclear power station.

 

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In the distance is the wall of the Stwlan dam.

  

Gained plenty of height now.

Plenty of quartz in the rock.

  

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Dressing sheds caught in the morning sun.

  

The miner's chapel.

  

View up the valley.

 

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Making good progress.

  

Large rocks.

  

View from the old winding drum house.