Capel Curig Betws Y Coed, Wales,

Courtesy: The Modern House

Stepping Stones on the Llugwy David Bates (1840–1921) Wolverhampton Art Gallery

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bathing in Ffynnon Llugwy

Afon Llugwy

Posted @withrepost • @immycycles #instagram #foto So so so so happy to be back in Snowdonia for the weekend - it really is one of my most favourite places in the world. I lived briefly in Cornwall some years ago and loved every second of it, but it never felt like home. The north west and north wales definitely do feel like home for me though. Comfortable and familiar like a slipper and an armchair and a cup of tea. My grandparent’s kitchen window framed Snowdon’s peak like a painting, and growing up my grandma always used to say ‘if you can’t see the top, it’s raining, and if you can see the top, it’s going to rain’. We’d look out and check the weather in the morning while making breakfast together. I remember one time itching to go to the beach, so I’d keep running to the window to check if I could still see the peak. Bums - I could - it was going to rain, so I bet we wouldn’t be able to go. Today I spent the afternoon running along a route I’ve never done before outside of Capel Curig, along Crimpeau, Afon Llugwy and Clogwyn Mawr. It was steep and craggy and I kept forgetting to pick my feet up so was slipping and sliding on slimy rocks. I didn’t see another soul for hours, and got utterly rained on, and then far too hot under the autumn sunshine that broke through the clouds seconds later. I’m not sure how far I went, because I didn’t record it, but I only had one very small panic attack. I came out at the bottom of the mountain and it suddenly made me feel very dizzy and sick realising how small and how alone I was. It was pouring with rain, and I suddenly felt rather frail - my little bird bones so easily shattered on the rocks and then me turned to dust. It was amazing. I love it here. #trailrunning #snowdonia #runningintherain #northwales #welshrunning #wales #cymru #outdoorsisfree #weekendvibes #womeninadventure #trail #trailsyourway #trailrunner #hiking #runningcommunity #running https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtS556Lp1b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Capel Curig(North Wales) da William Walton Tramite Flickr: Taken on the hill's above Capel Curig back in the ninety's on a cold sunrise morning, I miss them days. Capel Curig (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɑːpɛl ˈkɨːrɪɡ]; meaning "Curig's Chapel") is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 at the 2011 census. It lies at the junction of the A5 road from Bangor and Bethesda to Betws-y-Coed with the A4086 road from Caernarfon, Llanberis, Pen-y-Pass and Pen-y-Gwryd. It is surrounded by hills and mountains, including Moel Siabod and Pen Llithrig y Wrach. Information by Wikipeda Artwork by William Walton & Topaz Studio 2.

Swallow Falls, Afon Llugwy, Betws-Y-Coed, Snowdonia, Wales - by Joe Price

Swallow Falls, Afon Llugwy, Betws-Y-Coed, Snowdonia, Wales

 The River Llugwy / Betws-Y-Coed - Snowdonia [uncredited]

 The River Llugwy / Betws-Y-Coed - Snowdonia [uncredited]

 The River Llugwy / Betws-Y-Coed -Snowdonia [uncredited]

2019_06_0321 by Peter Mitchell Via Flickr: Swallow Falls (Rhaeadr Ewynnol), Afon Llugwy, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, North Wales.

Falls of the Llugwy, at Pont-y-Pair, Roger Fenton, 1857, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Photography

Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund and Mrs. Jackson Burke Gift, 1988 Size: 35.8 x 42.9 cm (14 1/16 x 16 7/8 in.) Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/265901

Fairy Glen, Betws-y-coed, Conwy © Robert Harding World Imagery/Offset by Shutterstock

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Carving through Conwy There’s a touch of magic about Ffos Noddun, a narrow, mossy gorge in North Wales, where the River Colwyn carves its way through steep-sided rocks. Perhaps that is why it is known in English as the Fairy Glen, so named in 1903 when it was gifted to the council for public use. Its beauty has been admired by artists, poets and writers for centuries and it remains a popular beauty spot for those able to climb down the steps cut into the rock.

Here ancient woodland is home to oaks, ash, sycamore and alder trees while the cool moist conditions near the river provide fertile ground for a wide variety of ferns. Smell the wild garlic and listen to the blackbirds, song thrushes and wrens in the woodland while watching grey wagtails dart about near the stream. The gorge is not far from the beautiful village of Betws-y-Coed, a former artists’ colony which is now a popular spot for outdoor activities and the gateway to Snowdonia National Park.

There is lots to see in this magical area with mountains, castles and the dense Gwydir Forest but particularly popular is the spectacular Swallow Falls, where the River Llugwy hurtles down from the mountains, through a narrow chasm and over a 138ft drop, spraying onlookers on its way past.

I’m not really sure what the lack of swim mojo is about. I miss these women like crazy and know the first moment of normal life we are being reunited in a mountain lake 🖤 ~~~ One of my favourite images I’ve taken of The Swimming Scientist @charlotteonion here in the darkest depths of Ffynnon Llugwy. There aren’t many people who surface to tell you they just saw a horse hair worm 🪱 , or grab your camera to get a better shot of the tentacles of the lions mane jellyfish you are running away from! This woman is not only beautiful, clever and funny but nails 💪🏻 (at Snowdonia National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkFFgvBUWB/?igshid=q01kmpgjv902

Cataract on the Llugwy, William Pickett, 18th-19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Brooks Reed

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/260411