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World Autism Awareness Day 2nd april 2012
Posted in 8 year old, autism, explore, Jake, world autism day 2012 with tags 8 year old, Autism, Autism spectrum, explore, Jake, Neurodevelopmental, winter hill, World Autism Awareness Day, world autism day 2012 on April 1, 2012 by jakeofwinterhillTwo Lads to Rivington and back again in fog/deep bog
Posted in Brown Hill, fell running, Foggy, Horwich, Night Run, Night Time Navigation, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Two lads with tags Global Positioning System, GPS, Horwich, Jake, Walkie-talkie, Wind chill, winter hill on December 21, 2011 by jakeofwinterhillTowards the two lads
the two lads in mist /fog
Me on two lads
race down towards Pike cottage
Brown Hill
River Douglas
getting foggy now
The pike in the fog/mist
getting a drink
between the pike and the mast
The three photos shows you the visibility issue with the boundary wall
3 metres away
1 meter away
the boundary wall – this is very distinctive but unless you were on-top of it almost invisible
Headlamp allows me to see
Night Time Navigation Two Lads , Crooked Edge Hill ,Russian Food Night
Posted in Crooked Edge Hill, Hail, Hole bottom, Khalva, Night Time Navigation, poor weather Navigation, Rivington Pike, Russian Salad, Shashlik Caucasian, Siberian Pelmeni, Silva 123 system, Two lads, winter hill mast with tags Crooked Edge Hill, Hail, Hill, Hole bottom, Horwich, Jake, Khalva, Night Time Navigation, poor weather Navigation, Reebok, Rivington Pike, Russian Salad, Shashlik Caucasian, Siberian Pelmeni, Silva 123 system, Two lads, Weather, Wind chill, winter hill, winter hill mast on December 3, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill
The Mast
rear reflective stripes
I had to find my way up to the two lads I was using map and compass
Note from Dad
weather was very gusty although clear driving rain/Hail in the gusts 3c with high wind chill due to wind and rain , Some of the Gusts measured 45mph , wind 15 to 20 mph, Jake was struggling to move against the wind on top of the two lads ,
Two Lads – I was testing extra layers of clothing tonight , the hail was not nice !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail
me navigating from point to point , I found the post ! I was on the way from the two lads to Crooked Edge Hill but the wind was very strong and we were facing the wind and rain which made this difficult,
the weather was getting back now we were lower down I had to find my way without paths from crooked edge hill back to the road !
I am making sure that the red needle (N) is kept between two dots, this is difficult sometimes it take practice , my dad just watches me do this and trusts me to get to the place we need to get to !
Khalva
http://www.scotlandforvisitors.com/recipes/khalva.php
http://www.internationalrecipes.net/find/Khalva
I didnt like this nor did Evie , Leo loved this ! its a type of pudding ! It has walnuts in it , Leo wasn’t allowed these nuts.
Siberian Pelmeni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmeni
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7612/siberian-pelmeni
These are meat dumplings -yummy ! Evie and Leo liked these as well
This is Russian Salad
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7025/easy-russian-salad
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-recipes/Russian%20salad/3645
we used to eat this in the Czech republic i don’t like the Olives but the rest is yummy
Shashlik Caucasian
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/russian/00/rec0049.html
http://yulinkacooks.blogspot.com/2006/06/lamb-shish-kebabs-or-caucasian.html
http://www.food.com/recipe/true-caucasian-shashlik-238474
I really liked this !
we are looking at the food , its great to try different foods from other countries
I liked the Kebabs
Evie tried the food as well
Winter Hill Navigation Practice and Spanish food week
Posted in (Garlic Prawns). Spanish meats, Gambas Ajillo, Mist, paella, patatas bravas, poor weather Navigation, Spanish Food, Tramway, Two lads, winter hill with tags (Garlic Prawns). Spanish meats, Compass, fell running, Gambas Ajillo, Global Positioning System, Jake, Mist, Mobile phone, Navigation, paella, patatas bravas, poor weather Navigation, Spanish Food, Strobe light, Tramway, Two lads, Weather, winter hill on November 26, 2011 by jakeofwinterhillJake has been taught many techniques to reduce windchill and the effects of the weather ,and now does this instinctively , Jake has on him headlamp, emergency led light whistle, mobile phone (fully charged), spare gloves, spare batteries ,extra clothing, GPS tracker, walkie talkie, map, compass, high viz clothing/reflective piping, running strobe lights with 1 mile range. giving him 360 Visibility which is essential in these conditions. he has sweets plus GORP snacks on him.
I used this technique to move around in the driving rain to protect my eyes , this rain stings and hurts
I can see without loosing visibility due to the rain, I changed my hat and cover my face to protect my eyes and allow me to see.
the weather was very poor
looking down from the two lads
the weather closes in,
standing on the two lads
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Two%20lads
http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Lads_Cairns.html
http://justramblingon.co.uk/history-pages/two-lads-hill/
this is mals website
I had to find my way on a compass bearing back to the road where the old tramway joins
i use this technique to get away from the rain and wind , I find the place with the least wind and protect myself from the storm.,
I am learning how to navigate – with a map and compass
http://www.ideal-hiking-equipment.com/compass-navigation.html
http://www.walkingstories.com/page.cfm/page_ID/40/menu_ID/5/title/Wise_Walking
I go from point to point , if you look carefully you can find points to aim for , once you have reached this one you check your compass and aim for the next point. you can use a person to do this , but dad wants me to be able to do this on my own without another person.
I used this section of high grass to aim for now that I have arrived ,I am looking for the next point,
the weather is getting worse the wind is stronger and is driving the rain harder now
I was looking at my compass and forgot to remember to look at my feet , I slipped and fell down ,
my dad was there to make sure i was OK before he took the photo I was laughing so much !
one of the old remains on winter hill
I use this combination of hats and clothing to make sure I stay warm and dry , I have upgraded my coat to winter grade and a winter grade fleece, I have another two layers which keep me from overheating and feeling damp
I can run between points ,here I am aiming for a black band of peat .
this made a good point to aim for and road was just past this point,
we ran down the tramway after me taking a safety bearing though the path is very easy to follow
the top path leading to the tramway was very wet
we raced down the tramway
the weather started to clear -this is looking towards two lads
I am having a snack i have a pair of gloves which allow me to do this so I can still have my hands covered up.
This is looking towards Bolton
Two Lads
I keep to the side so my trainers don’t wear out so quickly
Lower Rivington reservoir
Bolton were playing at home this is Reebok, they were playing Everton
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15802657.stm
http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/Welcome
http://www.evertonfc.com/home/
Nearly at the car
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1177/patatas-bravas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/seafood-recipes/paella
http://www.alicante-spain.com/paella.html
http://www.food.com/recipe/sizzling-spanish-garlic-prawns-tapas-style-229363
I love seafood ! Leo liked the potatoes and liked the Paella, Evie liked the prawns and potatoes,
Two Lads, meeting with Mal and kite flying -Clare’s Birthday
Posted in Brett and Sam, Clare's Birthday, Evie, Horwich, Kite Flying, Leo, Mal Frith, Two lads, winter hill, Winter Hill Bell pits/Shafts, Winter Hill Mines with tags Blackrod, Brett and Sam, Clare’s Birthday, Evie, Horwich, Jake, Kite Flying, Leo, Lower Rivington Reservoir, Mal Frith, Reebok, reebok stadium, Two lads, winter hill, Winter Hill Bell pits/Shafts, Winter Hill Mines on November 12, 2011 by jakeofwinterhillhttp://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/57637718
Me and Evie
looking towards Horwich
They have repaired the fence –
can you see the pike ?
the Two lads
the Reebok stadium, Blackrod
I met Mal Frith who writes the following web site
http://justramblingon.co.uk/
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115067517513197991613/posts
Evie playing with Brett and Sam can you see the stick ? we found this later !
Can you see me ? there are some people collecting mushrooms ! can you see the Pike ?
Mal going back
some of the mushrooms we saw
Two Lads -Evie just climbing up
Evie on one of the smaller ones
Jumping down
Me and Evie taking a diffrent path to dad and Leo ,I am helping Evie cross safely
can you see the pike it was very beautiful sunset
the sunset
you have to be careful , dad had checked this out before !
there is a lot of water going down here but it is not flooded ,
this is blocked
on the same line of shafts
the mast
I ran ahead to look at the Kites
Clare came up here to celebrate her birthday what a great idea !
they were flying three kites
Clare is on the two Lads -it was her birthday !
this is Evie flying the Kite,
Note from dad :thankyou very much for letting Evie fly the Kite !
we all wished Clare a happy Birthday !
Evie flying the kite , I did not want to fly the kite !
what a great view and sunset ! fantastic to have a birthday treat up here !
looking at the sunset
we found the the stick that Brett and Sam were playing with !
its getting dark now !