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Page 149:-
all at once, the vales would be flooded,- as we see, very
inconveniently, by the consequences of improved agricultural
drainage (p.17). The tarns are a security, as far as they
go; and at present the only one. The lower brooks swell
after rain, and pour themselves into the rivers, while the
mountain brooks aloft are busy in the same way, emptying
themselves into the tans. By the time the streams in the
valley are subsiding, the upper tarns are full, and begin to
overflow; and now the overflow can be received in the valley
without injury. As for their aspects, under all lights, and
in all weathers, they must be studied on the spot, for no
description can afford any impression of the truth to
highway tourists.
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Langdale Pikes
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If the traveller means to ascend Harrison Stickle, (the
higher of the Langdale Pikes,) it will be from this point.
The summit of the Pike is 2,409 feet above the level of the
sea. The height is not very great; but the view is
interesting, from being unlike most others that can be
obtained,- extending over the level country to the south and
south-east, while commanded by the loftiest peaks of the
district.- Passing the way up the Pike, the moorland path
leads over into Easedale, and down upon Easedale Tarn, which
has been noticed at p.51. There is a way down into
Borrowdale also, by crossing Codale Fell, and getting into
the Stake road.
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Green Family
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There are other mountain paths out of Langdale. There is one
into Easedale, easier than that just described, and commonly
used in good weather. It was by this track that the
unfortunate couple,- the
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-- Harrison Stickle
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-- White Gill
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