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Aug. 8th, 2009 04:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellarienThe status.livejournal.org page claims that LJ is up and running, but what I'm getting isn't slow loading or network timeouts, it's near-instantaneous "Firefox was unable to connect to the server at ..." messages.
I haven't spent the whole day futilely hitting Refresh, though. We climbed Win Hill, starting from Hope Station; the ascent was fairly gentle and very pleasant, with views of Mam Tor and Castleton. The summit is a craggy little snub of a mountain, surrounded by heather which isn't quite at its best yet, and commanding views of the Derwent-Ladybower Reservoir system. (One of my father's photos shows me at the age of nine or so, looking out over that view; we tried to reproduce the shot today.) The descent, on a very steep, rough path through the woods, like a crude staircase made of about equal parts rock, tree roots, and mud, was less enjoyable, but we made it down in one piece and with only slightly wobbly knees. From there we went up to the dam, and then back to Bamford to catch the train home, along a fairly level and well-made trail with occasional cyclists. The weather was excellent -- sunny, but not too hot.
I haven't spent the whole day futilely hitting Refresh, though. We climbed Win Hill, starting from Hope Station; the ascent was fairly gentle and very pleasant, with views of Mam Tor and Castleton. The summit is a craggy little snub of a mountain, surrounded by heather which isn't quite at its best yet, and commanding views of the Derwent-Ladybower Reservoir system. (One of my father's photos shows me at the age of nine or so, looking out over that view; we tried to reproduce the shot today.) The descent, on a very steep, rough path through the woods, like a crude staircase made of about equal parts rock, tree roots, and mud, was less enjoyable, but we made it down in one piece and with only slightly wobbly knees. From there we went up to the dam, and then back to Bamford to catch the train home, along a fairly level and well-made trail with occasional cyclists. The weather was excellent -- sunny, but not too hot.