A somewhat longer walk than that around Buttermere, the walk around Crummock Water is rewarding and beautiful. As a detour, on the western side, is the opportunity to go to Scale Force (Force from the Nordic word Foss, meaning waterfall … the Vikings settled Cumbria quite extensively) the highest waterfall in Cumbria. In order to get there you have to walk up a rather unprepossessing valley; very hummocky, with much gorse and boulders; but eventually you turn into a ravine and there it is. A beautiful faerie place, peaceful and not much visited; a place to sit quietly and enjoy. Looking at this image I know I have to go and take more; varying the shutter speed to get different effects with the fall. A lesson to be learned; even in the wonderment (and sharing cake with my son, who is my usual walking companion in the Lakes) you have to think and experiment.