Category Archives: Cycling

Autumn and Unfound Paths

Posted on October 19, 2015 by

THAT feeling has returned ??? the yearning that has its roots in the depths of the stomach and rises in a flood of warmth and expectation. All I did was raise my eyes towards the hills and behold streams of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Cycling, Footpaths, Hiking, Mountains, Ruins, Walking | Tagged , , , | 26 Comments

In Praise of Scotch Pies and Carn ?? Chlamain

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

A man needs sustenance in the mountains. There is nothing finer than a Scotch pie . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Cookery, Cycling, Food, Highland Clearances, Hiking, Mountains, Scotch pies, Walking | Tagged , , , , | 31 Comments

Beinn Dearg ??? A Teenage Dream

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

I LIKE Beinn Dearg. It???s a mountain with character way out in the backcountry. And I like the sound it makes when people pronounce its name correctly. It???s like the call of a bird or the noise of a rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Cycling, Drove roads, Environment, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Tide In, Tide Out ??? A Thirty-Year Journey

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

A walk along the Wherryman’s Way to England’s most inaccessible pub . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Berney Arms, Cycling, Environment, Hiking, History, Life, Machine Gun Corps, Norfolk Broads, Norfolk Regiment, Railways, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Walking, Windmills | Tagged | 19 Comments

Empty Skies, Empty Moors, Empty Head . . .

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

How to cleanse the mind: cycle to the Tan Hill Inn and swoop like a swallow . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Environment, Hiking, Life, Mountains, Ranting, Tan Hill Inn, Walking, Writing | Tagged | 9 Comments

Long Meg ??? Standing with the Stones

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Neolithic memories in a stone circle on the edge of the Lakes Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, C2C, Cycling, Environment, Geology, History, Mountains, Quarrying, Walking | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Mount Keen, The Mounth, and a Pan of Polish Borscht

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Mountain climbed, you need good food to finish the day . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Allotments, Beetroot, Borscht, Climbing, Cookery, Cycling, Food, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments