The school organizes field trip for freshers every year . It always fall on the last day of induction week (Friday for sure). The group went to Malham last year. I was eager to follow but nothing was more important than welcoming my cousin sister who came to visit me from Malaysia.
Although I have been to Malham with hubby in March last year, I was very keen to go again with the group. From 4 coaches went down to 3 (most didn't turn up due to overslept), the coaches took off at 9am sharp. I hate to say this, I think BBC weather is not dependable. However, the weather forecast was quite precise on that day, it was windy and cold when we first arrived, then sunny in the late morning.
Besides helping and guiding the kids, I aimed to take more photos of Malham this time. I realised I can't go any where without hubby now, I felt like I am handicap without him. I have to be extra careful when climbing up and down the rocks as I know no one will be watching my back like hubby always do.
Malham seems to be more beautiful in Autumn than in Spring. Love the romantic color of falls.
Have to stay back to keep the headcount.
Not sure what these two geologist were chatting about, but I guess it must be relevant to ROCKS! People in my department love to talk about ROCKS!
Apart from taking care of the students and snapping photos for myself, I was assigned by Bernice to bring Hrithik Roshan (her Bollywood 'Jayhoo' idol) to Malham too!
Hey Hrithink, where are you going? You better come back dude! If I don't bring you back to Leeds, your owner will definitely chop me into pieces!
A staff was giving 'lecture'. Where else could be a better place to share information about earth?
Walking into the woods.
Breathtaking scenery...
I am not sure what this bunch of people were doing, some how they said it has something to do with analyzing rocks that ware formed in dinosaur era. Please don't expect me to know all these, I am psychologist, not geologist!
I fully respect Phil for his expertise in underwater cave study. Apart from his job as a researcher and teaching staff in University of Leeds, he dives and rescues people who are trapped in the underwater cave too. Some said sometimes Phil has to pull corpse from the cave when rescue was too late to reach.
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Just coudln't resist the beautiful sunny day on last two Sunday, we decided to go to Malham for a walk! I never heard of this place until I saw Bernice's photos in FB. On the Friday before going to Malham, I met Colin and asked for his expertise and experience about which is the best site for hiking in Yorkshire and he suggested Malham too! Malham is a small town located at North Yorkshire, about one and a half hour drive from Leeds. There are a few landmarks that worth visiting: Malham Cove (the limestone cliff), Malham Tarn (UK highest sea-level lake) and Gordale Scar (waterfall). There is a big parking space for visitors to park their vehicles and payment is required. We reached Malham around 10:30am and surprisingly the car park was fulled! Late comers will have to park their cars along the road side. Although it was a bright sunny day, the wind was still blowing strong and cold. I didn't aspect Malham could be so crowded with visitors and walkers. 
Very classical old tavern.
The panorama view of Malaham's farms. (click to enlarge)
I am not sure how long we had walked on that day, but I guess it should be roughly 3-4 miles (or may be more as we took a big round to return to the car park).
Another panorama view of Malham. (please click to enlarge)
I love this place! I love it's landscape!
Behind hubby is Malahm Cove. This cliff is spectacular! It looks like a curving amphitheatre and it is roughly 260 feets high! Geologists believe this limestone cliff was formed after the last ice age.
Paronama view of Malham Cove. (please click to enlarge)
On the way walking towards to Malham Cove, we walked pass a small, quite and lovely stream. The water was crystal clear!!
The stream cuts through the land and form an island that grows a tree.
It's beautiful to see but it's hard to walk! Although both of us put on our new bought walking shoes, I will suggest it's best to get a pair of walking boots to explore this place!
Something just glared on my eyes!! I turned my back and looked... Wow! I found tressure, I found so many coin trees! Do the trees grow money? Don't be ridiculous, of cause not! These coins are push/hammer/knock into the tree trunk, with the believe that it will bring goodluck! It also serves the purpose as a wishing tree.
Fantastic cliff isn;t it? Look at the cliff wall and what can you see?
Let me tell you what was on the cliff wall. A group of people are hanging themselves on the cliff practicing their climbing skills. These cliff hangers are really bold.
After visiting the Cove, we follow the path and the map and walk to this place....
I am not really sure how many steps I have walked from here to reach the top of Malham Cove. According to some information gathered from websites, this stair way contains about 400 steps. I couldn't forget how tiring it was to go through these 400 irregular steps. I stopped once on my way walking up.
Panaroma view taken from Malham Cove (cliff top). (click to enlarge)
Although it was really tiring and exhausting, look at the facinating landscape and gorgeous view! It's worth!
This is another attraction on the top of Malham Cove. This magnificient limestone pavement was formed by the slightly acidic rain, which disolved and widen the joints of limestone. Imagine how long does it need to take to form such an amazing pattern?
How long does it need to take for water to cut through the stones?
Another panaroma view. (click to enlarge)
Big sunny day.... with some snow left on top of the hill......
Panaroma of Malham Cove and the linestone pavement.
My man is standing on top of the big rock/stone!!!
Another panorama of Malham.
Off the hill....
We found a small water fall in the woods. This waterfall has a name, called Janet's Foss.
Found other tree trunks with coins!!
Follow the stream and walking pass the woods....
We walked pass a huge farm before reaching the car park/tourist centre.
