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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Another, and another, and another…
Another weekend in January and the sun is shining again. Generally, the weather has been foul – on Thursday night we had lightening and one of the heaviest and most prolonged hail showers I’ve ever seen. But if it all … Continue reading
Birding by the Kent – Kendal to Hawes Bridge and Back
Saturday brought real rainbow weather. It was quite dramatic at times: strong sunshine with forbidding black skies behind. We tried to get out for a walk, down to Haweswater to look at the snowdrops in the woods there, but … Continue reading
Oolite Now – part III
So, having become a little obsessed with this strip of limestone which extends across the country I naturally engaged in a little internet research. I found that the Cotswold Way largely follows the scarp along the edge of the limestone. … Continue reading
Turned Out Nice Again.
It rained and it rained and then it rained some more for good measure. Here in the North-Wet we made copious cups of tea and quietly went about the business of evolving webbed feet and gills. It seems in retrospect, … Continue reading
Posted in Frost, Moon, Sunrise, Sunset
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Oolite Now – part II
With my interest in all things geological, and maps in particular, sparked by Garry Hogg’s idea of following the oolitic limestone across England, I remembered that amongst my legions of as yet unread books I had a copy of Simon … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Plans
Tagged Ermine Street, Garry Hogg, Jurassic Way, Oolitic Limestone, Simon Winchester, William Smith
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Plantar Fasciitis
Matthew Bennett left this comment: Hi Mark I have put a video together on the merits of insoles to help foot, knee or hip pain which your readers may find helpful. Having suffered from plantar fasciitis last year I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Oolite Now – part I
A Limestone Pilgrimage The third section of Gary Hogg’s ‘And Far Away’ concerns a walk from the Dorset Coast to the Cotswolds which is actually just the first section of an envisaged longer route. Mooching about on the beach near … Continue reading
Whin Rigg and Illgill Head from Miterdale
An (edited) exchange of emails with my old friend CJ: In a moment of weakness, TBH has suggested that I meet up with you for a walk. Are you free at all this week? Where did you have in mind? … Continue reading
Posted in Birketts, Friends, Wainwright bagging, Walking
Tagged Birketts, Illgill Head, Miterdale, Wainwrights, Whin Rigg
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