Category Archives: Cycling

Autumn and Unfound Paths

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

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

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

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 . . .

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

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

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