Helping my daughter with her D.O.E training today.We started at 11am at the Bann's road,with a collection time of 5.30 pm at the Donard carpark.
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1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727650676/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727652360/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
The trek starts out with crossing over two stile's before taking a lesser trek on the right towards the end of Silent valley dam,the ground becomes very boggy after crossing a ford & with the long grass & hidden holes i tumbled over more than once ;D
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3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727651896/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
the sundue plant,sorry if the spellings wrong,BigE has me looking for plants now ???
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4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727652982/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727654626/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
it was liam that first noticed these gate posts,nice one
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6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727653518/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
these stuff was pure class,not even one bite ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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7 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727654232/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
our first break at the second stile
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8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727655092/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
LOST again ??? ::)
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9 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727656534/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
found this during one of my falls ,lol
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8 b (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727723428/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
view along the Banns road
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8 a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727722056/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
view back along silent valley
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10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727656832/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
the mourneman trademark
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11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727657334/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
the scramble along ben crom dam
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13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727658446/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727659218/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727661032/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
Super girl
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16 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727659614/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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17 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727661528/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
towards the end of ben crom dam we climbed back onto the bank
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18 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727662596/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
the start of the gorge leading towards the Brandy pad
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19 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727663766/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
some really cool rock formations
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20 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727665462/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
here's a photo of the screen slope we climbed out of the gorge,wee bit hairy :P
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21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727666246/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
we both nearly collapsed at the top of the gorge
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22 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7727666730/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
getting near the saddle,we quickened our pace,with a run from the saddle down to donard forest,a real cracker of a day
here's some footage--- http://youtu.be/LWA2Wjn15GU
gaiters for the banns road john ??? admit it, your trousers shrank in the wash and you have to wear gaiters to hide the shrinkage ;D
love the pineaple pic, makes my mouth water
Flip - I've been along that side of Ben Crom dam once. Fair play...It's a nightmare. I was close to trying swimming as the progress was so slow on the rocks. The trail on the other side is 100x quicker!
Insect repellent that works!! Where did you get it?
Great photos as always John
Quote from: Paul72 on August 08, 2012, 02:17:13 PM
Insect repellent that works!! Where did you get it?
Great photos as always John
Think i got it on Ebay,leaves the skin a bit oily,but works a treat & cost around £6.00,so a must have bit of kit ::)