On 14 October 2012 Roger and Virginia Yelland led one of their popular walks from Loughton to Theydon Bois. The photos below and the captions below each photograph were kindly provided by Sheila Bravin.
Greetings and Welcome
Leader, Roger, notes the number of ramblers.
Ramblers keep arriving in anticipation of a good walk
Not very far into the walk assistance was required for a muddy crossing
Autumn shows in fallen leaves
The wet sunny beauty of Epping Forest
The ramblers take time to stop and stare
Making their way in still clean clothing
Pause to enjoy a panoramic scene
Stunning forest scenes. Hard to believe it is so near London and busy noisy roads
Each deep in their own thoughts
The pleasant morning walk continues and our photographer gets a rare shot of Mr and Mrs Connolly
Amid the russett autumn colours some some green leaves linger on
A compassionate leader waits for the ramblers to catch up
Another muddy crossing to cross
Time to pause and enjoy the forest, lake, trees and companionship
The sunny glades are warmer
Roger leads the way on another footpath
The walkers are staggered as each one's pace varies.
Some stiles are catching as they snap shut behind you.
The group, large by recent standards meanders along.
Some mushrooms may be poisonous!!
Another pleasant footpath
Walkers and horse riders share this way
Autumn colours
The peace prayer of St Francis - printed on the back of each membership card
Prayerful attention
Pause for prayer over the group returns to the path
Our photographer, wearing shades takes a spell on the other side of the camera
And now a halo of sunshine
Hard to do a walk without some road crossing
The ramblers among the large forest trees on well trodden path
Some discussion regarding lunch stops
Those who went to Copped Hall were treated to an unseasonal display of Morris dancing. Not sure if our Maurice joined in!!
The Woodredon and Warlies Park Estate
The first apple tree spotted
Praying now for a windfall!!
Always time for berries before lunch
Now to catch up with the main party
But where are they?!!
Lovely cottages in Epping
The main party barely within camera shot.
Another road to cross and another path to take
The two photographs above and below were taken by Robert. I may be able to correct the blurry ones later
And another pause to let the group catch up
Entering copped Hall Park
Copped Hall Estate
And so to the welcome lunch stop, a little later than expected
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