{"id":1782,"date":"2010-11-24T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T12:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:58:46","slug":"coal-pit-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2010\/coal-pit-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal pit dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Patchett and I headed up to Coalpit dam in the Naseby forest for some ice skating. There was excellent ice coverage on one side (100 mm +) but the other half was either very thin or non-existent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1788\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/11\/24\/coal-pit-dam\/dave_patchett1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1788\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/ryan_coalpit1-680x510.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/ryan_coalpit1-680x510.avif 680w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/ryan_coalpit1-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/ryan_coalpit1-900x675.avif 900w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/ryan_coalpit1-250x188.avif 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/ryan_coalpit1-1000x750.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me (Ryan Hellyer) standing on coal pit dam<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1790\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/11\/24\/coal-pit-dam\/dave_patchett1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/trees2-680x510.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees2-680x510.avif 680w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees2-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees2-900x675.avif 900w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees2-250x188.avif 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees2-1000x750.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trees close to the shoreline on Coal pit dam<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1785\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/11\/24\/coal-pit-dam\/dave_patchett1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1785\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/dave_patchett3-680x907.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"907\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1785\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Patchett posing on Coalpit dam<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1787\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/11\/24\/coal-pit-dam\/dave_patchett1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1787\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama2-680x591.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama2-680x591.avif 680w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama2-768x668.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama2-900x782.avif 900w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama2-250x217.avif 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama2-1000x869.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shade under the trees gave terrificly thick ice<\/p><\/div>\n<div 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trees made a terrific backdrop for the ice. <a href='https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/panorama1.jpg'>Download high resolution version<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1789\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2010\/11\/24\/coal-pit-dam\/dave_patchett1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1789\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2010\/07\/trees1-680x510.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees1-680x510.avif 680w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees1-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees1-900x675.avif 900w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2010\/07\/trees1-250x188.avif 250w, 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