Category Archives: Religion

Chasing the Storm

Posted on October 23, 2015 by

I RISE at 6am because the thought of wandering through olive groves by the light of a headlamp and climbing mountains as the sun floods the sky appeals to me. But as I???m getting dressed, silent flashes which momentarily transform … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Footpaths, GR 240, GR 7, Hiking, Mountains, Religion, Walking, Weather | Tagged , , , , , , | 35 Comments

The 235 Steps

Posted on January 7, 2015 by

DURHAM is a great place for walkers. Excellent paths follow a winding riverside and fork up into the traffic-free city centre, which because of its historical significance has held Unesco World Heritage Site status since 1986. The city has plenty … Continue reading →

Posted in Durham Miners Gala, Footpaths, Hiking, History, John Buchan, Religion, Tyneside, Walking | Tagged , , | 38 Comments

Lindisfarne ??? A Pilgrim’s Progress

Posted on June 17, 2014 by

THERE are not many walks in Britain best undertaken barefoot ??? but crossing the two-and-a-half miles of mudflats to the island of Lindisfarne is one of them. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and today I have the chance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Environment, Footpaths, Hiking, History, Legends, Life, Religion, Ruins, Shipping Forecast, Vikings, Walking, Weather, York | Tagged , , , | 53 Comments

Cross Fell ??? Fiends, Rivers, Paths and Poets

Posted on May 23, 2014 by

A walk up Cross Fell and down the Tees and Tyne . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Environment, Footpaths, Ghosts, Hiking, History, Legends, Life, Mountains, Pennine Way, Poetry, Railway goods wagons, Railways, Religion, Rivers, Teesdale, Teesside, Tyneside, Walking | Tagged , , , , , | 24 Comments

Old Roads, a Fallen Lady, St Jude and Thoughts for the Day

Posted on May 9, 2014 by

A walk through the lead mines of the North Pennines . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Death, Environment, Footpaths, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Life, Mountains, Religion, Rivers, Ruins, Teesdale, Teesside, Walking, Weather | Tagged , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

In the Footsteps of Offa

Posted on October 2, 2013 by

CALL me a romantic, but occasionally I have been known to throw a load of camping gear in the back of the car and head off ??? on the spur of the moment ??? towards unknown mountains, with neither care … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Camping, Climbing, Cookery, Environment, Food, Footpaths, Hiking, History, Legends, Mountains, Music, Offa's Dyke, Religion, Walking | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

Blencathra by the Back Door . . . Grudgingly

Posted on July 12, 2013 by

MUNGRISEDALE is a village where curtains twitch. Eyes watch your every movement from behind rhododendrons and clipped hedges. Security cameras are positioned above cottage doorways. And the parish council charges visitors ??2 to park their cars on a tiny patch … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Hiking, History, King Arthur, Legends, Mountains, Music, Ranting, Religion, Walking | Tagged , , , | 34 Comments