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This made me think "what is interdisciplinary research if not a crossover fic?" 😄
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This made me think "what is interdisciplinary research if not a crossover fic?" 😄
Last bridges for this walk. There's only a small section I've still to cover between here and Greenfield and then I'll have completed the Ashton to Marsden leg.
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Last bridges for this walk. There's only a small section I've still to cover between here and Greenfield and then I'll have completed the Ashton to Marsden leg.
Some sections had damage to the banks and the canal had been drained to low water.
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some sections had damage to the banks and the canal had been drained to low water.
It wasn't a long walk back to where I'd parked and gotten the bus over to Marsden, but it was scenic.
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It wasn't a long walk back to where I'd parked and gotten the bus over to Marsden, but it was scenic.
The blue sky of early morning was replaced by grey clouds, but it wasn't raining yet
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The blue sky of early morning was replaced by grey clouds, but it wasn't raining yet
The tunnel is the highest point of the Huddersfield Narrow canal so it's locks all the way down to Ashton on this side.
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The tunnel is the highest point of the Huddersfield Narrow canal so it's locks all the way down to Ashton on this side.
And that's the end of the tunnel, which came with a talk on the history of the place. All in all, great trip would recommend. 8/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And that's the end of the tunnel, which came with a talk on the history of the place. All in all, great trip would recommend. 8/8
Although you can see it at the point the boat lights go out 7/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Although you can see it at the point the boat lights go out 7/8
And you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel till past halfway 6/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel till past halfway 6/8
The rock section is most dramatic. The trip takes about two hours 5/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The rock section is most dramatic. The trip takes about two hours 5/8
Standedge holds a lot of records for a UK canal tunnel (including deepest) and has sections of brick, rock and sprayed concrete, 4/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Standedge holds a lot of records for a UK canal tunnel (including deepest) and has sections of brick, rock and sprayed concrete, 4/8
I'm taking the Pennine Pride boat trip through the tunnel. This is the last day for trips this season 3/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm taking the Pennine Pride boat trip through the tunnel. This is the last day for trips this season 3/8
I've been walking the Huddersfield Narrow canal and this bit doesn't have a tow path. Since I didn't feel like getting my feet wet... 2/8
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've been walking the Huddersfield Narrow canal and this bit doesn't have a tow path. Since I didn't feel like getting my feet wet... 2/8