There's something rather magical about sunrise and sunset, when the fiery sun - low on the horizon - tinges the land with a golden hue. I've always wanted to travel north of the Arctic Circle to experience a Summer when the sun never sets.
I took the above picture of Wainman's Pinnacle during a recent evening when the light was especially clear. The monument itself overlooks Sutton-in-Craven in North Yorkshire and was built by a local landowner in 1816 to celebrate the Battle of Waterloo and to commemorate his son's death in the Napoleonic Wars. It forms a curious double act with Lund's Tower, a late Victorian birthday present to a local's daughter located further along Sutton Crag. It's an exceedlingly pretty location and if you're around in the vicinity I'd heartily recommend a visit.
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