Surprisingly there was no one in Cwm Idwal this afternoon. The forecast of 80mph gusting winds and drizzly showers must have put them all off!? It sure was wild up there, but not particularly wet. (only when the wind blew off the surface water off the lake at us!). Given it's close proximity to The Cottage, we decided to get a last blast of the Welsh Mountains before heading south tomorrow. There's a decent path all the way around Llyn Idwal, which meant that we could enjoy the views and take in the surroundings much more than when we are normally scurrying in to climb a rock, laden down with our climbing packs. We must have been up there hundreds of times over the years now, but there always seems to be something new to notice and it was great, despite the wind to soak up the atmosphere of the place.
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| Cwm Idwal - Idwal Slabs on the left, Llyn Ogwen on the right |
One thing that was cool to watch was when there was a really strong gust of wind, you could actually see it coming as it was picking up the surface water! - We had to time our run across the end of the lake to avoid getting a soaking!
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| It's a bit windy! |
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| A cool rock on the path |
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| Pen yr Ole Wen and Tryfan from the back of Cwm Idwal |
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