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Category Archives: Hiking
Glen Roy – A Parallel World
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 Munros, Scotland, The Munros
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From Gable’s South Traverse to the Breaker’s Yard
IT’S 7.45am on Friday morning and I’m standing on the flight deck of HMS Invincible, watching the sun rise over a scarlet Morecambe Bay. I shouldn’t be up here; I should be down in the aircraft carrier’s aft engine room … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Hiking, HMS Invincible, Mountains, Napes Needle, Walking, Willie Horne
Tagged Lake District, The Lakes, The Pennines
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Still Walking in Circles
Exploring the Bronze Age rock art of Barningham Moor . . . Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cup and ring carvings, Environment, Hiking, History, Mountains, Stone Circles, Walking
Tagged The Pennines
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Bronzed Off . . .
Another walk in search of Bronze Age rock carvings high on Barningham Moor . . . Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cup and ring carvings, Environment, Hiking, History, Mountains, Stone Circles, Walking
Tagged The Pennines
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In the Bronze Age on Barningham Moor
Searching for Bronze Age cup and ring carvings on Barningham Moor . . . Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cup and ring carvings, Environment, Hiking, History, Life, Mountains, Walking
Tagged The Pennines
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Madeira: The Royal Road to Ruin (Pico Grande . . . nearly)
THIS is a tale of bewilderment and defeat in a strange and hostile environment. It started out like any other day in the mountains – one man with a cheery whistle and a bag of food. Then things deteriorated . … Continue reading
Posted in Allotments, Climbing, Environment, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Madeira
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Madeira: The High and Mighty (Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo)
The most spectacular walk in the Atlantic . . . Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Madeira
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Madeira: So Let Me Get Right to the Point . . .
A clifftop path through some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the world . . . Continue reading
Posted in Cookery, Environment, Food, Geology, Hiking, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Cape Wrath Trail, Madeira
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Madeira: Walking with Water
Levada walking in the mountains of Madeira Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Environment, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Levadas, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Madeira
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Madeira: Stairways to Heaven
McEff discovers the mountains of Madeira. It’s more than a piece of cake . . . Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Madeira, Sierra Nevada
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Voyage of a Dawn Treader (Buachaille Etive Beag)
THERE is something hauntingly primeval in watching the sun rise through a cold mist. And somehow a lonesome lorry roaring over the pass of Glencoe adds to the starkness . . .
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Environment, Glencoe, Hiking, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Munros, Scotland, The Munros
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