Be careful where you walk on Low and High Rigg

The clouds are down but the forecast is for much worse later in the week, so we grab the opportunity to get out on the fells, there is no point going high so we opt for Low and High Rigg

Having parked at Naddle, we started out by heading across to Tewet Tarn

As we climb up the diminutive Low Rigg (which at 820 feet is lower than our house) and look back to Blease Fell, you can see why we don't want to walk anywhere high today

High Rigg from Low Rigg. The buildings in between are St John in the Vale Church and Youth Centre

Looking back down to St John from High Rigg

Thirlmere from High Rigg which at 1106ft is just slightly higher than our house!

Follow the wall but mind the bog. Soon after this photo we stopped to put the dog on a lead as there are a few cliffs about and spaniels and cliffs don't mix. Whilst we were stopped a lady passed us and went on ahead after a brief chat. Crossing a boggy section just to the right of the water seen here, the poor lady went from 'terra firma' to 'up to her chest in it' in one footstep. It was pretty shocking to witness, but must have been very frightening for her. Needless to say we ran to her rescue and literally pulled her out, dripping wet but unharmed. I will be more careful where I put my feet in future, and selfishly, I am so glad we stopped to put Breeze on a lead or it would have been me (and Breeze) in that bog

As the weather has started to close in even more, we decided to shorten our route and turned right to follow another wall down the fellside

Then it was a nice easy walk round the bottom of the fell back to St John's

"Come on You Two".
Just back over Low Rigg and back to the car as the heavens began to open

Although it was a grey old day, we managed to stay pretty dry other than the last half mile or so. An eventful 6 miles and a lesson in walking over boggy ground.