North Yorkshire in Winter

[Ken Rennie]

I thought that I would give you a glimpse of North Yorkshire on a day of strong winds and frequent squally showers with temperatures just above freezing but almost 100% humidity that chilled despite good down and gore-tex clothing. The roads shown are the main roads just wide enough for a car. Ken

 

[sweetgrass]

Very nice set, with #1 and #4 being my favorites.

 

[AlanLichty]

Interesting looking place. I am also a fan for #1 and #4 and a bit fascinated by the stone alignments in #4. What is the background for the wall remnants visible in the foreground. These appear quite different from the more contemporary walls comprised of smaller stones in the other images.

 

[Ken Rennie]

This is a small area of limestone pavements where the soil has been washed away leaving the underlying limestone visible. The walls are traditional dry stone dykes and have been in the same locations for many hundreds of years. Many of the field patterns have been in place since before the Domesday Book was written in 1086. I will see if I can find a better image of limestone pavements. I visited this area as I only had one hour to spare and my car is just out of sight 50 yards away. Ken

 

[Ben Egbert]

Love that English countryside and those old walls.

 

[John Holbrook]

Very nice images, the first is my favorite.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice set Ken. Having a hard time picking favorites here. Like them all.

 

[JimFox]

Awesome work Ken! They are all great but especially #1 for me.

That is some incredible stormy skies there and they set quite the mood. It sure sounds like cold weather to shoot in.

I remember so many of those roads being so narrow, it was crazy! And the worst was when there would be stone fences on both sides of the road so there was definitely no way to drive around another car.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Awesome work Ken! They are all great but especially #1 for me.

That is some incredible stormy skies there and they set quite the mood. It sure sounds like cold weather to shoot in.

I remember so many of those roads being so narrow, it was crazy! And the worst was when there would be stone fences on both sides of the road so there was definitely no way to drive around another car.

Narrow roads with stone walls cause problems especially when 2 holidaymakers driving hired SUVs meet. Ken

 

[Ken Rennie]

More limestone pavement also from Yorkshire. In the wet this can be a leg breaker. The Grykes, gaps between the Flints can be 4 ft deep and are wide enough to trap legs. Ken

 

[Alisa]

Beautiful series!! Love the tree!!