Cader Idris

Went for the day up Cader Idris. We were lucky that the sun shone and the summit was not shrouded in mist.

Compare our photo with the painting by Richard Wilson, c 1765, which is in the Tate Gallery, London. Llyn Cau is probably halfway up to the summit. The spectacular peak shadowing the lake is Craig Cau. Wilson has used his artistic license quite liberally to create this stunning composition; also adding cattle where they never could have been – (a few sheep, yes), and surprisingly few birds but many flies.

The reality was the immensity of Craig Cau beyond the lake, and the actual summit, even higher, to the right of the picture.