Hellvellyn's Views
Lake District & North East England Photography
Aira Beck
A truely descriptive introduction to Aira Beck is way beyond my literary means. There are not enough adjectives in the English dictionary to describe the true emensity of emotions felt, whilst exploring a relatively short walk, up a very picturesque, beautiful and exciting vale. Again, I found it very difficult to restrain my finger on the camera & go rather shutter-happy; how I managed it, I don't know! Even the likes of Wordsworth struggled to document his innermost feelings whilst being surrounded by some of the most intrigueingly attractive scenery in the whole of the English Lake District, concentrated into such a small area.
These pictures were taken at the end of June, 2007. The weather hadn't been previously too wet, as far as the North of England weather goes. However, the weather on that day took a turn for the wetter! Lovely, cloud-covered pictures were taken across Ullswater, which can be seen in the Ullswater page. The torrential rain, cleverly concealed within the high sides of vale, gave way to a somewhat swollen beck and very powerful waters. The thunder of Aira Force could be heard way before it's awe inspiring, physical presence. This was further reiterated upstream, where the chatter of wildlife and the rattling of heavy rain high up in the canope above, was rudely interrupted by yet more thunder; High Force & The Cascades.
The highest of the falls; Aira Force.
Pictures taken from the top.
Moving further up the beck.
High Force.
Further up the beck.
The Cascades.
The view down from the top.
The cows weren't too keen on the rain either!
Heading back down the beck. High Force from the other side of the beck.
And further downstream.
More pictures of Aira Force, High Force & The Cascades can be found on the Waterfalls page.