1990_100017 - Ralph Cross - a photo on Flickriver

1990_100017 - Ralph Cross

            The North York Moors are dotted with stone crosses, like Ralph Cross on Westerdale Moor.

I took a walk out from the car from Rosedale Head on a fine, clear winter's afternoon.

On my return I spotted a man walking towards me purposefully. I thought from a distance he didn't look like just  another walker. I said "Good afternoon" as I passed, to which he replied "Oh! It's a tripod", referring to the common gadget I had on my shoulder. "Yes, I've been photographing the cross ..."

Apparently a passing motorist had seen me departing (with tripod) and reported to the Warden's office that a man had been spotted walking out onto the moor with a crossbow! And this Warden had been rousted from his fireside to investigate. 

Suitably embarrassed and irritated, he proceeded to give me a lecture about "how easily the weather can change, you know ..." and "you should really not be out here late on a winter afternoon, because people get caught out, you know ..." 

I irritated him further by gaining his concession that the weather was not going to change this afternoon, and by showing him my prepared  compass back-bearing, and pointing out that I could get it 120 degres wrong and still be on the road in ten minutes.

I hope he had the kettle on for when he got back ...

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Westerdale (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1990

Tags:

North York Moors

Yorkshire

moors

snow

winter « less

Sets appears in: • British Mountain Years: 1990-94

Stats: 338 views / 2 comments

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