Category Archives: Geology

Sutton Bank, Witches and Featherless Geese

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

A walk along the Cleveland Way from Sutton Bank . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Allotments, Bronze Age, Cleveland Way, Environment, Footpaths, Geology, Hiking, History, Iron Age, Legends, Walking | Tagged , , | 22 Comments

Forever Changing – Broad Majestic Duddon

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

A walk along the shifting sands of the Duddon estuary . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Beer, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Second World War, Walking, William Wordsworth | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Mud: It’s Alive and Sticking

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

MUD. Don’t go there except with your feet. Let it fill your boots and stick like it’s supposed to. But don’t delve any deeper unless you want a shovelful of acronyms . . .

Posted in Environment, Footpaths, Geology, Hiking, History, Life, Ranting, Walking | Tagged | 27 Comments

A Blackpowder Blast From the Past

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

IUSED to blow up huge chunks of Cumbrian hillside for a living. I stopped doing it not through any regard for conservation or the environment, but because I’d noticed that none of my more senior colleagues ever reached retirement age … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Explosives, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Quarrying, Railway goods wagons, Ranting, Slate quarries, Walking | Tagged , , , | 25 Comments

Rookhope: A Reminder of Who We Are

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

WEARDALE is a Pennine valley that has the footprints of industry stamped all over it. It has no pretentions and shows no inclination to tidy itself up. That’s why it appeals to me so much . . .

Posted in Archaeology, Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Quarrying, Railway goods wagons, Railways, Ranting, Walking | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

High Cup – And the Rise and Fall of Belfast Sinks

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

Don’t ever, ever, ever, say the slog from Cow Green to High Cup is devoid of interest . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Barry Bucknell, Belfast sinks, Charles Darwin, Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Life, Mountains, Ranting, Walking | Tagged , , | 44 Comments

And Finally, Lujar . . . Finally

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

McEff climbs Sierra de Lujar. It’s his fourth attempt . . . Continue reading →

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Glen Roy – A Parallel World

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

GLEN Roy is the place that thwarted Darwin. That’s Charles Darwin – the man who turned conventional knowledge on its head with his revelation that our ancestors emerged from the sea, not the Garden of Eden. Glen Roy is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Charles Darwin, Climbing, Environment, Geology, Glen Roy, Hiking, History, Louis Agassiz, Mountains, Parallel Roads, Walking | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

The Circles that You Find . . .

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

A final trip back into the Bronze Age in search of rock carvings . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cup and ring carvings, Environment, Geology, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Stone Circles, Walking | Tagged , , , | 26 Comments

Madeira: The High and Mighty (Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

The most spectacular walk in the Atlantic . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking | Tagged | 21 Comments

Madeira: So Let Me Get Right to the Point . . .

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

A clifftop path through some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the world . . . Continue reading →

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Madeira: Stairways to Heaven

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

McEff discovers the mountains of Madeira. It’s more than a piece of cake . . . Continue reading →

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