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Thursday, 20 August 2015

GLACIAL BIRTHPLACE: CWM IDWAL

In 1983 me and Mrs. Moonbase moved to Snowdonia in North Wales so I could study Countryside Management at Bangor. Whilst there I discovered what was probably the most dramatic single place I had ever seen, Cwm Idwal. 

As part of a short break this week and seeking inspiration for a new Sarge storyline we visited Cwm Idwal again on Monday! Imagining mountain SWORD wars I took these short video clips as a reminder of our visit.

At the start


On the path


Mountain cow


Mountain herd


Reaching the Cwm


The far wall


The cwm reflecting in its own lake on our way back to the start


Do you like mountains readers?

Welsh 101: cwm = corrie, cirque [birthplace of glaciers], Llyn = lake

Cwm Idwal is on the Nant Ffrancon pass, Snowdonia, Gwynedd.
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8 comments:

  1. Bill Everatt8/20/2015 8:53 pm

    As many of your readers know quite a few of the guys at Celtica Radio are based in South Wales. The scenery is not quite as dramatic as Snowdonia, although this is the same part of the world that Richard Burton came from. I also found out quite recently that both me and at least one of the other guys practiced projecting our voices on the same section of mountain as he did.

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    1. WOODSY8/21/2015 10:48 am

      I didn't know that's what Richard Burton did but I can see why Bill. Cwms and valleys are great for spreading your wings. Cwm Idwal would make a superb natural stadium.

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  2. Ed and Bettina Berg8/21/2015 3:52 am

    Looks rugged but beautiful Bill! Having grown up in Wisconsin which, except for the Kettle Morraine area and Dells, is relatively featureless being near to mountains here is nice.

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    1. WOODSY8/21/2015 10:49 am

      So which mountains are near you then Ed?

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    2. Ed and Bettina Berg8/21/2015 5:58 pm

      We sit in a basin or valley surrounded by: North; The Sheep Range and Las Vegas Range. Northeast. The Las Vegas Range, Apex Hills, Muddy Mountains, and Sunrise Mountains. East: The Sunrise-Frenchman Mountains and the River Mountains. South and Southeast: The River Mountains and North McCullough Mountains. West. The Spring Mountain Range.

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    3. WOODSY8/21/2015 11:02 pm

      Woah Ed! You sure got mountains! Must be really beautiful.

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    4. Ed and Bettina Berg8/22/2015 3:29 am

      It is! Unless you're a hiker or off-roader most of them are pretty much off limits to the average tourist but going up to Mt Charleston (in the Spring Mountains) is always a treat

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  3. WOTAN8/21/2015 11:15 am

    Beautiful stuff woodsy, im well jell!

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