Recent Posts

Lens Artists Challenge – Dreamy

‘Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, And somebody spoke and I went into a dream’ ...

The Lighthouse Loop Trail – Vancouver Island

When ‘Oyster’ Jim Martin moved to Vancouver Island in the 1980’s he fell in love with the rugged landscape and rocky headlands of the west ...

A walk around Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park

The alarm goes at 6am and by ten past we are on the road, half awake and unwashed with the bed still warm in the ...

Walking the Tonquin Trail on Vancouver Island

It’s a six hour drive from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia on Vancouver Island to our campsite in Tofino and my nerves are tested ...

Allen Crags and Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite

In March 1988 Andy and I were enjoying a few days walking in a cold and frosty Lakeland. Having walked up Grains Gill from Seathwaite ...

Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara from Rosthwaite

It’s always nice to start a walk straight from the campsite and Chapel House Farm has the added benefit that I can have breakfast looking ...

Walking the Wainwrights Book By Book

Book One The Eastern Fells

All the hills of the Eastern Fells listed in height order with the sixteen walks that took me over them ...

Book Two The Far Eastern Fells

All the hills of the Far Eastern Fells listed in height order with the sixteen walks that took me over ...

Book Three The Central Fells

All the hills of the Central Fells listed in height order with the eleven walks that took me over them ...

Trails Tramps and Treks

Climbing Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route

Kilimanjaro is the highest free standing mountain in the world, one of the seven summits and still an active volcano ...

Wainwrights Coast to Coast Walk

My journey along Wainwrights Coast to Coast Walk from St Bees Head to Robin Hoods Bay. Walking from the Irish ...

Trekking In Nepal

Trekking in Nepal. From Lukla to Everest Base Camp and then a taste of 'real' Nepal walking out to Jiri ...

Hiking The Tour Du Mont Blanc

My hike along one of Europe's classic long distance trails. Click on the walk to read the post or use ...

Tramping In New Zealand

My Walks in beautiful New Zealand including two of the world's 'Great Walks' The Milford Track and The Routeburn Track ...

The Sandstone Trail

The Sandstone Trail is a thirty four mile footpath that runs down the centre of the county of Cheshire in ...

Day Hiking

USA Walks and Trails

My walks in the United States including Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Click on the walk to read the post ...

UK Walks and Trails

Walks throughout the UK that can be completed in a day. Click on the walk to read the post or ...

European Walks and Trails

Walks throughout Europe that can be completed in a day. Click on the walk to read the post or use ...

Canada Walks and Trails

My walks in Canada including the rain forests of Vancouver Island and the Canadian Rockies. Click on the walk to ...

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