Bit's and pieces from 2008.......5

Conwy butterfly centre.

  

On the lake at Llanberis.

  

The nuclear power station, de commissioned.

Walk to Devil's Kitchen.....5.

Looking over the edge.

  

Way in the distance I think are the lakes at  Llanberis.

  

Suddenly a break in the cloud. In the mountains the weather can change in an instant.

   

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....35.

Final look across to Llanberis.

  

New gorse.

  

Broken fence.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....32.

Broken marker post.

  

Taking a walk in the sun.

  

The massive dressing shed.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....31.

Barracks ruins in the foreground.

View from the observation area.

  

A look back along the level.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....30.

Looking down on Llyn Padarn and Llanberis town. 

 

 View from the end of the level. An observation area has been made here.

 

Castle form the observation area.

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....29.

Struggling to survive.

  

Picnic area.

  

Looking over the entrance to Dinorwig.

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....28.

Looking back up the incline.

Telephone insulator.

   

Looking inside the dressing shed.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....27.

Lower section of the incline. This incline is so different to ones I have come across before and I don't know why. Rails are normally laid on slate rubble, not slabs.

 

Quarry communications centre.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....25.

Time to drop down.

  

Looking over the quarry.

  

Dual winding drum with transporter.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....24.

Reflections.

  

Power station bridge.

  

Lone tree.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....23.

House on the hill, my favourite shot.

  

Old quarry building.

  

The massive air vent.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....22.

At the side of the gap.

  

The track levels for a short part.

  

Ventilation shaft.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....21.

Lone tree.

  

Mine entrance in the side of the quarry, the fence keeps me out!!

  

The gap!

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....20.

Coming up to the highest point on the track.

  

Large rockfall into the quarry.

 

Looking over the fence into the quarry.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....19.

Low cloud.

  

Old tramway sleepers.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....18.

Entrance to Dinorwig power station.

If you look closely at this you will see there are some small buildings constructed on it, gives a better idea of how big it really is.