Starting at Penbont Car Park in the Elan Valley, we headed up into the hills towards Bwlch Croesnewydd. Here is the group roughly halfway along the track, with Penygarreg Reservoir in the background.

At the top of the track. Behind the group the hills stretch out towards Dolfor and Newtown. Circling around we crossed the head of the Nant y Blymbren Valley, making our way towards Crugyn Ci, then we turned round and followed the track along the other side of the valley, down to Penygarreg Farm.

Here we found the local farmers gathered together, hand-shearing the sheep. In the foreground is Dean Addison of Penygarreg Farm. We stopped for a while to watch and photograph the shearing. Brian Lewis of Troedrhiwdraen Farm, the other side of Penygarreg Reservoir, was having a tea break, so he was able to give us a most interesting commentary before we tore ourselves away and headed back to Penbont.

On our way we passed a shady pool by the side of the track…

…and some small waterfalls in the woods.