Ruby and Phil go to the Peak District  by phil_howcroft

Ruby and Phil go to the Peak District

I've been off work today and we took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk in the Derbyshire Peak District (about 45 - 50 mins from Nottingham)

My wife, Ruby and me, walked from just south of Baslow (Robin Hood Car Park) on the Chatsworth Estate, towards Curbar Edge

I took a few landscape shots but the hazy morning light did not really make for a brilliant pictures.

I took some more after our picnic lunch, but I didn't really do the landscape justice.

So you are stuck with a picture of 'one man and his whippet' . The lighting is not that kind here as the sun remained low all day and is casting bright lighting from the left.

This is Ruby sitting on my knee after a little stop to admire the view and have half a banana.

My android phone app said we walked 4 miles, which may not seem very far, but to travel those 4 miles we had to climb two massive hills twice - once there once back, the app said the lowest altitude was 761 feet and the highest altitude was 1132 feet

Stats:

Duration
2h:37m:21s (includes lunch stop and banana stop)
Avg Speed
1.4 mph
Max Speed
6.6 mph
Altitude
761 ft / 1132 ft
Elevation
715 ft ↑ / 741 ft ↓

Anyway, this is me and Ruby...

The farmers instructions in fields said dogs must be on leads...we passed a few sheep and a massive cow with enormous horns (quite scary).
Sounds like a fab walk and a long way as 4 miles round here involves an altitude change of between sea level and 20m above sea level if you're lucky! Ruby looks lovely & clean....
October 24th, 2011  
Nice day for it Phil.. good shot by the misses (o;
October 24th, 2011  
I too took today off for a hike. 4 miles as well, here in Michigan. Enjoy it Phil, winter is looming!
October 24th, 2011  
@judithg ha ha judith, yes no lakes and ponds to have fun in, oh and dogs must be kept on a lead as you walk through all those fields and pathways !
October 24th, 2011  
@phil_howcroft Yeah it's a shame they put livestock on those hills!
October 24th, 2011  
You are good country code keepers !!! Lovely picture of you & Ruby & the sun is out too !!! Sounds like a great walk, I went for a walk this afternoon too on my own though as Harry has a bad cold ...I was walking off the excess of the week end !! By the way you look younger than I thought !!!!
October 24th, 2011  
@happypat thanks Pat, it was a lovely day. Ha Ha,,,,,,,,,,,,I've always looked younger than I am !!!
October 24th, 2011  
@steveh ahh steve i had to give detailed instuction...'move close', 'bob down a bit', 'use the zoom'...'try again'
October 24th, 2011  
@klemieux nice one ken, glad you had a good walk too
October 24th, 2011  
That is beautiful!
October 24th, 2011  
Wonderful photo of you and Ruby..sounds like a lovely outing.
October 24th, 2011  
That's an awesome climb within 4 miles. Nice shot too.
October 25th, 2011  
Great 'phil shot' mrs h.. and welcome aboard!
phil, like your instructions and love the stats.
October 25th, 2011  
Great shot - we once owned a whippet rejoicing in the original name of Whip! Ken grew up on the Derbyshire side of Sheffield and we did a lot of our courting walking in the Peak district - climbed Kinder Scout the first time! Must be time to go back there - thanks for the memory!
October 25th, 2011  
I just love whippets.Looks like a great day off!
October 25th, 2011  
@patsyjphillips thank you patsy, glad u like the photo
October 25th, 2011  
@keneva Eva, glad i was able to 'bring back the memories'
October 25th, 2011  
@caddick cheers mike :)
October 25th, 2011  
@sleepdozer57 cheers peter, i told the wife that you were impressed with her photo technique. The stats are from a little free app that runs on my android phone...endomondo sports tracker ....cracking little app...after the walk it uploads it to a website and you can see you walk on google maps :)
October 25th, 2011  
@swilde sue thank you for your tremendous support ....it was a great 4 miles to walk
October 25th, 2011  
@kerristephens thanks kerri :)
October 25th, 2011  
@phil_howcroft coolio.. just need an app capable phone now..
October 26th, 2011  
Nice long walk... well done. Love this photo of you and Ruby. Nice to see you enjoying the day.
October 27th, 2011  
@seattle thanks constance it was a lovely day
October 27th, 2011  
"One man and his whippet" ... Great shot of you and Ruby! You look so young - I can't believe you have child about to get married!
October 30th, 2011  
@cath catherine thanks for the kind words ...especiall the 'look so young' bit :) :)
October 31st, 2011  
Glad i went back and caught up with some pictures I hadn't seen. This is a great portrait of A Man and His Dog. You both look so carefree!
November 2nd, 2011  
Darling little Ruby with her daddy. You've got some lovely places to walk where you live, Phil. "Y'all" look great! :)
November 3rd, 2011  
@phil_howcroft How did I miss this?!!! Great selfie with Ruby, Phil! You have a nice smile!
January 8th, 2012  
@marlboromaam awww thank you marlboro, your words are most welcome :)
January 8th, 2012  
Bertie likes bananas too! And lettuce!
March 30th, 2012  
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